Occupancy Controls

The idea behind occupancy control is simple and elegant: use a sensor to determine when people are in the vicinity, and reduce or eliminate unnecessary lighting if areas are empty.

Occupancy control systems provide convenience, security, and cost and energy savings. Many of today's commercial lighting and building automation systems have already begun to use occupancy sensors to turn lights on and off based on whether or not an area is occupied. The California Energy Commission estimates that using occupancy sensors to turn lights off when areas are unoccupied can reduce energy waste and costs by  up to 45%.

Not only does occupancy control reduce energy consumption and save money, it also helps buildings to comply with the "automatic shut-off of building lighting" requirements of energy codes such as ASHRAE 90.1 and California Title 24.

	Find out more in Daintree's white paper: Occupancy sensors deliver lighting on demand.

Daintree's occupancy control solutions 

Daintree Networks enables a complete and powerful occupancy control solution, through the use of wireless occupancy sensors. In addition to simply turning lights on when someone enters a room and off when they leave, the combination of occupancy and task tuning controls enable specific illumination levels to be set based on individual needs. For example, turning lamps on at 85% (instead of 100%) is a difference very few people will notice, and can reduce energy costs while improving the life of the lamps. 

Daintree-based systems can also combine occupancy control with other cost-saving strategies, such as scheduling and daylight harvesting, to further add to savings. And Daintree supports manual over-ride, which allows occupants to brighten (or dim) pre-set levels when they are performing tasks that require more (or less) illumination.

One of the benefits of  wireless controls is the ease of adding or moving sensors to fine-tune the system or collect more granular details about occupancy levels. Daintree-based systems also automatically identify new sensors, and intuitive tools make it easy to configure, manage and monitor your lighting system.