1. Lighting and Asset Management
Monitor and take control of lighting across
multiple floors, buildings, or sites from
anywhere, allowing system managers to reduce
operational costs. Real-time performance data
provides immediate notification of faults and
outages, allowing for immediate response. 3. Scene Management
System managers can also utilise Interact
Office or Interact Pro lighting management
systems beyond energy optimisation by
setting lighting scenes for meetings and
brainstorming. This creates a more conducive
and better office environment for employees.
2. Energy Optimisation
Data collected through the connected lighting
system allows system managers to switch off
lighting in areas or floors when not in use,
thus reducing CO 2 emissions and improving
energy cost savings. Daylight harvesting and
occupancy detection also enable offices to
reduce or dim lighting. 4. Indoor Navigation
For larger offices, smart indoor lighting
infrastructure can even be used to guide
new employees, guests, and clients to rooms
and areas they need to go, saving time and
improving their experience.
Case Study
The Edge Office Building
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Just like its namesake, the 40,000m 2 , multi-
tenanted The Edge office building in Amsterdam
truly represents cutting-edge IoT technologies.
OVG and Deloitte worked with Signify to enhance
the flexibility of this open-plan office to create the
smartest office building in the world, as well as
the greenest according to British rating agency
BREEAM, which gave it 98.4% for sustainability.
Powered by Interact Office software,
The Edge uses nearly 6,500 connected LED
luminaires to create a ‘digital ceiling’ in the
building’s 15 stories. At least 3,000 of these
luminaires come integrated with IoT sensors,
allowing facility managers to store, capture,
and analyse this data to better track energy
consumption and streamline maintenance
operations. These energy efficient LED panels
are also powered by the same data cables. The
real-time data collected from the IoT sensors
is also used by facility managers to maximise
operational efficiency and reduce the building’s
CO 2 footprint.
The Edge office employees also have access
to the smart connected lighting features;
workspace lighting and temperature can be
personalised by employees through the Interact
Office smartphone app, no matter where they
are. Sensor-equipped LED lights in the parking
garage brighten and dim as employees come
and go in cars or on bicycles, while sensors in the
LED light panels provide detailed temperature
and humidity readings, allowing employees to
accurately control temperatures.
Moving to Interact Office has had substantial
benefits for the Edge: an annual reduction of
€100,000 in energy costs and an impressive
€3.5 million savings in space utilisation.
Deloitte’s employees are happier too, with the
firm receiving four times more applicants than
average. The Edge is a more comfortable,
productive, and sustainable working environment
– all thanks to Interact Office.
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