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Sustainable Lighting Solution – Achieve Sustainability Goals

Our company focuses on using innovative smart lighting technology to revolutionise new and existing buildings into smarter, more efficient, and healthier environments. When Intelligent Environments was born, 16 years ago, the goal for most customers utilising our services, was simply...

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DALI+ Wireless Lighting Management

zencontrol offers a wireless lighting management (DALI+) solution built on International Standard IEC62386 Part 104 which is ‘Wireless DALI over Thread’. The DALI standards were adopted in their entirety as the Australian/New Zealand standard for lighting control (AS/NZS 62386). A...

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Intelligent Environments – Striving to be a “Business for Better”

At Intelligent Environments, we are constantly striving to be a "Business for Better". Continually working to integrate social impact, sustainability, inclusivity, ethical practices and innovation in our operation and solutions, our aim is to create positive change in the world....

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New Zealand’s Lighting Control Standard (AS/NZS 62386) Explained

In November 2020, DALI-2 was adopted as the first, and currently ONLY, Australian and New Zealand lighting control standard. Understanding what having a lighting control standard actually means, and the specifics that AS/NZS 62386 includes have been surprisingly slow to...

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Dimming LED Lights

With fluorescent T5 and T8 lights being phased out, and the manufacture of fluorescent tubes ceasing, NOW is likely the best time to consider upgrading the lighting system for your building. Controlling and dimming LED lights is relatively simple and...

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Digital Addressable Lighting Interface

Digital Addressable Lighting Interface, abbreviated to “DALI” is a highly advanced lighting control system that is designed to deliver unparalleled efficiency, flexibility, and ease of use. It is an open standard protocol that is widely used in modern lighting systems,...

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DALI Control Gear compliance with standard

If DALI control gear is used, does that mean it complies with the lighting control standard?

If the proposed lighting control system includes DALI control gear, does it then comply with the New Zealand Lighting Control Standard? For full compliance with the NZ standard for lighting control a lighting control system (LCS) should support all parts...

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Base Build Lighting Control

In construction, "Base Build" refers to the works done to provide the basic elements by the developer of the commercial building. Once the building is let to tenants the developer may undertake the tenancy fit-outs, or the tenant may take...

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