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Lighting plays a crucial role in creating a perfect learning environment. It means classrooms and educational facilities need to be well-lit for creating an ideal learning environment.  Over the years, modern teaching spaces have used wireless lighting controls to create a flexible and dynamic learning space. These lighting systems have offered great control over which lights are used and have helped facility managers reduce energy wastage to a great extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, many schools and classrooms have often seen improvements in academic performance, mainly after a lighting control upgrade. It has helped improve productivity, improved engagement levels, and students’ focus in classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retrofits or new constructions, wireless lighting controls is a wise choice to meet sustainability goals in schools. Wondering why you should look for a lighting control upgrade in school?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some notable reasons!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better Visual Comfort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students tend to complain about visual discomfort, which leads to headaches and irritability. Wireless Lighting controls<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>offer a uniform lighting distribution along with glare-free lighting that enables visual comfort.  Furthermore, the flexibility and convenience to adjust the light level as per requirements help teachers to create a classroom environment that enhances attentiveness among students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Benefits <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting control ensures full-spectrum quality lighting depending upon each classroom requirement.  It will lower anxiety, stress and ensures the well-being of students and teachers. By installing light sensors, lighting will align with the natural Circadian Rhythm of the occupants. Students will become more active, engaging, and healthy when the lighting is in tune with the biological clocks and maximum exposure to natural light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enhanced Mood and Behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colors play a crucial role in uplifting the mood and behavior of students. Teachers can adjust the color correlated temperature (CCT) between 2700- 6500 kelvin to create a healthy and appealing ambiance. Bluer\/higher color temperatures<\/span><\/a> emote alertness, focus, and interactions. On the other hand, bright Light helps improve mental well-being as it is essential in curing Seasonal affective Disorder<\/a>,<\/span> which is very common among students in a school environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCT plays a crucial part in deciding student’s behavior and mood. 3000-5000K is the ideal range used in the cafeteria, whereas in classrooms, 4000K works best<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Better Productivity and concentration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appropriate lighting will have a positive impact on students. Studies<\/a> <\/span>indicate that Lighting controls that optimize natural light will help students improve test scores. Due to daylight optimization, students will become more proactive, resulting in increased concentration, comprehension, lowers error rates, better productivity, and competitiveness.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daylighting is an excellent strategy not only for classrooms, but also for administrative offices, gymnasiums, and meeting rooms<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Savings on Energy Bill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expense on energy is the second-largest operational cost for schools, and lighting accounts for around 17% of total operating expenses. Studies from US Department of Energy have indicated that K12 schools spend over $ 8 billion annually on energy, with $ 1.5 billion is directly related to lighting. This energy expense will be significantly reduced by incorporating lighting control strategies, assuring a cut down of energy consumption by half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting represents about 17 percent<\/strong> of electricity consumption in a typical school and Lighting retrofits can save as much as 30 to 50 percent<\/strong> of lighting energy<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, a lighting control solution will help you track and monitor the performance of your lighting network. It provides insightful data on energy consumption, device usage, and occupancy status, and these metrics will help school authorities optimize the lighting as per requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A school that looks for reduced operational cost, improved student performance, and a better learning environment should consider a lighting controls upgrade. It helps provide better lighting performance, increased energy efficiency, and longer LED life.  While planning a lighting upgrade, it is wise to start with high-burn areas like common spaces and activity areas, as these areas are zones with high energy consumption. Lighting control will help you plan and provide the right light at the right time and the right place, thereby reducing energy wastage and enabling ease of control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for ways to improve the school atmosphere, a lighting system upgrade is a wise choice!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on lighting controls, feel free to contact <\/mark><\/strong><\/a>our team of experts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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