Lighting in Design Q3 2023

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BEKA Schréder celebrates its Exedra smart city system

Schréder Exedra is a remote control platform based on shared and open technologies, allowing for hassle-free vertical and horizontal Internet of Things (IoT) integrations. “This brings a new layer of tangible benefits that maximises the return on investment and creates new opportunities for cit ies,” explains Combrink. “Exedra opens an infinite number of possibilities to improve neighbourhoods and communities with the correct illumination solutions.” Exedra is technology-agnostic and uses open standards and protocols to provide an architec ture that can interact seamlessly with third-party software and hardware solutions. It is considered plug-and-play, so once the node or sensor is plugged into the luminaire, an intelligent automated commissioning process recognises, verifies and retrieves luminaire data into the user interface. The self-healing mesh between the luminaire controllers enables real-time adaptive lighting to be configured directly in the user interface, which features a fully customisable dashboard with infor mation-providing widgets at the user’s fingertips.

Leading lighting manufacturer BEKA Schréder has introduced its Exedra management system. “This is the most advanced lighting management system on the market, and paves the way for future applications in a smarter city,” says Grant Com brink, BEKA Schréder’s Marketing and Segment Development Manager. “We run Smart City canvas workshops. There are three steps: Learning, Ide ating and Improving, all of which help us to plan a city’s smart lighting management.”

Enquiries: www.beka-schreder.co.za

EU lighting revolution stops traditional lamp usage

lamps in September 2021, with further restrictions on CFLni, long-life LFL lamps and circular T5 being imposed on 25 February 2023. From the end of August 2023, users will face restrictions on long-life CFL, T5 and T8 FL lamps, and G9, G4 and GY6.35 halogen lamps being im pacted towards the end of September 2023. Users are required to transition to LED lighting systems that can be combined with sensors and controls to deliver significant energy savings and enable better lighting options.

While South Africa is still in the process of ban ning fluorescent and incandescent lightbulbs, the European Union (EU) has already signed a similar white paper into legislation, taking further effect on Friday 25 August 2023. Use of several commonly used lamps is being restricted, affecting the placing of compact and linear fluorescent lamps (CFLs and FLs T5 and T8) for general lighting, as well as mains voltage halogen lamps (G9) and low-voltage halogen lamps (G4 and GY6.35) over the next six weeks. The legislation, known as EU EcoDesign, phased out CFLi, HL R7s > 2700 lm, T2 and T12 FL

Source: www.led-professional.com

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