Lightnews Vol 13.pdf - Philips Lighting Controls

Light in actionWhere appropriate, theiPad-type application isused in conjunction withthe other controls.The OLED displays of the29 DR2PE Revolution seriespushbutton wall panelsprovide easy-to-understandfeedback about system status.Green oasis in central London continuedseries pushbutton wall panels whichprovide the control for the system. Whereappropriate, the iPad-type application isused in conjunction with the other controls.The owner has been working with the bestlighting designers in Britain and said he feltthat the Philips Dynalite wall panels “werethe most attractive he had seen”.The configuration of any part of theautomation system can also be changedremotely by technicians from Face-to-Face. A DNG100BT Ethernet gateway wasinstalled in the house to allow monitoringof all the activities of the system. Face-to-Face can also make changes in response tothe homeowner’s requests. According toBrocklebank, such support is vital to thesuccess of a project as complex as EnsorMews. “We respond to questions from theclient about day-to-day operation of thesystem,” he said, “but we also can workwith the mechanical engineering companywhen there is unusual behaviour with theirequipment and can direct them to the siteof the problem.”Final commissioning of the Ensor Mewshouse was overseen by AWE Europe Ltd.Paul Mott, Sales Director for AWE, statedthat his company was now becomingdirectly involved with projects at theplanning stages – working with custominstallation companies like Face-to-FaceDigital – providing backup, technicalsupport and training for all the brands theydistribute. “We are seeing more and moredealers wanting to provide lighting controlsolutions that can be expanded to integrateother systems and the Philips Dynalite offerexcels at this,” Mott said. “Even thoughAWE only became the Philips DynaliteVAR last year, we have already run severaltraining courses for new users of theircommissioning software, EnvisionProject,which is very intuitive and reduces time tocomplete projects.”Integration on displayThe homeowner was involved in all aspectsof the project and the quality of the finishedhome is testament to his desire to makesure everything was right. The house is anexceptional example of modern designblended into a heritage residential area.Brocklebank added that the homeowner wasso impressed by the finished project that hehas offered his home to demonstrate whatcan be achieved in terms of integrated homeautomation to other clients.Brocklebank concluded, “It is a verycomfortable home first and foremost;it’s not a techno-palace. That’s what I likemost about it.” Mott added, “It has been achallenge for us, but the Dynalite product isabsolutely fantastic. Add to that the Philipsname and there is huge potential for furtherdevelopment of the brand.”Increasingly, home automation and lightingmanagement are becoming more importantin the residential building and constructionsector. The Philips Dynalite controlsystem featured in the building sets a newbenchmark for future home automation andlighting management projects. n22 | Lightnews Vol 13