Explore the Convenience, Security, and Beauty of Today’s Lighting

For many of us, lighting control hasn’t changed much since we arrived on this planet. When daylight turns to darkness, we flip a switch, and a bright or soft white light illuminates the room we’re in. Easy enough, right? Why mess with a good thing?

Someone probably said the same thing about push-button telephones. 

As humans, change can be uncomfortable. We get settled in our ways and secure in the status quo. Some don’t even know the possibilities in our current world, with today’s technology moving at the speed of light.

Here, we’d like to explore one of the innovations of our time that has significantly impacted and improved our day-to-day living. It’s the latest smart lighting control system, and it’s changing our security, entertainment, and well-being. 

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Increasing Safety & Security

Smart lighting provides automated responses using sensors, geofencing, and programming. This technology results in walking into a room and seeing the lights turn on; when everyone leaves, every light turns off. When you pull into the driveway at night, the landscape and kitchen lights brighten, welcoming you with a sense of security.

When leaving for an extended weekend, press the ‘Away’ button on a keypad by the door. Your smart home responds by randomly turning the lights on and off, just like when you’re home. Unlike a light timer, whose consistent repetitiveness has become a beacon for thieves, the irregularity creates the illusion that someone is home.  

Improving Home Entertainment

Today’s advanced LED lighting systems come in every color in the visible light spectrum, changed with the touch of a button, swipe of an icon, or voice command. Programming scenes, such as ‘Entertain,’ illuminate all the lights in your home and outdoor area to the perfect setting, whether a candlelight glow in the dining room or a splash of indigo and chartreuse in the living room and arctic blue around the pool.

Enhancing Well-Being

This same lighting system possesses natural light, a setting that transforms your lights to respond to the changing daylight. Your interior lights transition from the bright blue of dawn to the soft amber hue of dusk. This type of lighting realigns the body’s biological time clock to promote increased energy during the day and restful sleep in the evening.

Reducing Energy Consumption

Switching over to LED lights reduces your energy usage by about 75% compared to conventional light bulbs. With remote control features, you can also turn off the lights you left on when you rushed out the door for work, ensuring that no electricity is wasted. 

Exceptional Ease of Living

How often have you gone to bed and realized you left the kitchen or patio lights on? With today’s control system, you can pick up the touchscreen by your bed, tap an icon, and every light in your home turns off.

Today’s lighting control systems offer a level of refinement, ease, beauty, and security that was once unimaginable. If you’re still flipping light switches, it may be time for a change. AT AV Solutions, we’re excited to share the technologies and automation that are changing people’s lives. Check out our newsletter to stay up to date on the latest trends.