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As business owners and facility managers become more aware of the effective use of energy, they are more likely to implement some type of lighting control system. Many of these systems now exist and are sometimes part of a building management system that creates a fixed schedule for the lights (turned off when no one is there) to help save energy and reduce costs.

The IoT lighting system goes one step further. Imagine that the lights turn on automatically a few minutes before the start of the meeting; or get information about how long the customer is standing in the aisle of the retail store and what items they are looking at. These things can be achieved through IoT lighting.

IoT smart lighting uses wireless switches and does not require the lighting switches to be embedded in the luminaires, which are then connected to a network, allowing them to be monitored from the cloud. With the web or mobile app, you can manage individual lights or groups of lights based on occupancy, outdoor light levels, and time of day; you can also control dimming and discoloration. Smart fixtures like this can also transmit information about damage and burnout of lighting equipment in real time.

Because light bulbs are ubiquitous in buildings, these networked light bulbs are also a great way to collect additional data from buildings. Sensors can be embedded in the fixture to collect and transmit information about the facility, including room occupancy, air quality and temperature. The more information you get about how buildings are used, the more you have the ability to manage them more effectively.