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BACnet Insight

Using Lighting to Your Advantage

Lighting control strategies in buildings are a These codes may often specify the use of occu-
crucial aspect in today’s world, as they can pancy sensors, daylight harvesting, and auto-
make our lives better in several ways. matic shutoff controls to optimize energy usage.

Directly, lighting control strategies are the pri- DALI and BACnet
mary way to create a human-centric lighting
environment, that is, an environment that mim- Knowing this, using the right tools to comply with
ics natural light, improving our well-being and these requirements becomes a matter of utmost
enhancing our concentration organically, some- importance. This can be quite challenging,
thing increasingly important nowadays as we as these tools usually involve using different
spend more and more time inside buildings. technologies that have historically evolved
On the other hand, they are also essential in independently, each covering specific fields.
achieving efficient energy use, helping to reduce For example, BACnet is one of the most widely
energy consumption, and minimizing environ- used protocols in building automation, and the
mental impact on a more global scale. DALI protocol holds a similar position for lighting
control.
Rules and Regulations
In a DALI system, we can have sensors (for light
The importance of both factors has led to the or occupancy) and devices to enable user input,
creation of many energy or building codes and such as push buttons or sliders. These are col-
standards that include requirements for lighting lectively known as input devices because they
controls in commercial and residential buildings. provide information for automated control and

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