Automation Smart buildings

The principle

Lighting adjusts automatically to detected presence and available daylight, rather than staying on continuously or depending on a switch someone forgot.

What this delivers

• Presence detection : lights come on when someone arrives and switch off automatically when a space empties.
• Daylight-based dimming : brightness adjusts to complement daylight, with no waste.
• Scenarios by zone : a corridor, a meeting room or an office can each behave differently, suited to how it is used.

Comfort that follows occupancy

The HVAC system adjusts temperature and air quality to how spaces are actually occupied, rather than holding the same setting everywhere, all the time.

What this changes

• Unoccupied zones on standby : an empty meeting room or a closed office can run in economy mode, without reduced comfort when occupants return.
• Anticipating needs : the system can pre-heat or pre-cool a space just before a scheduled meeting.
• Adjusted air quality : ventilation automatically increases in heavily occupied areas.

Managing daylight and heat

Motorized blinds adjust to the sun’s position, the outdoor temperature and occupancy, balancing visual comfort, daylight and solar heat gain.

• Reduced glare without closing the space off from daylight entirely.
• A lower cooling load, by automatically blocking direct sun during the hottest hours.
• Integration with lighting scenarios, for coherent adjustment between natural and artificial light.

Seeing and optimizing consumption

Energy management centralizes consumption data from lighting, HVAC and other systems, to identify waste and adjust scenarios continuously.

• Clear dashboards : an overview of consumption by zone, by system or by period.
• Automatic adjustments : scenarios evolve according to real occupancy and consumption data.
• Lower costs : energy is used only where and when it is genuinely needed.