RIDI LIGHTING is set to shake up the commercial lighting world with the launch of its comprehensive lighting control package, Control³.  Designed to offer maximum energy and cost efficiency, the new RIDI system easily ensures total compliance with Part L building regulations, as well as absolute end-user convenience.

A software based control system, using standard TCP/IP, as well as DALI, Control³ gives you complete access to your building systems from a single interface.  Simple both to use and install, Control³ allows individual building users to control their own environment via a PC pop-up or wireless control, as well as the system making use of the existing data network and manual control switches.

Incorporating daylight detection, absence recognition and scheduled switching, Control³ eliminates unnecessary energy use but also brings significant aesthetic benefits.  Connected to RIDI's Dynamic Daylight luminaires, Control³ is able to reflect external conditions - to mimic natural daylight or even create the appearance of a bright summer's day when, in reality, the natural light is dull and grey.  Instantly controllable, Control³ is designed to increase worker comfort, reduce fatigue and, therefore, increase productivity.

Mike Attard, managing director at RIDI UK, explained the principles behind Control3:

"Rising energy costs are impossible to ignore and Control³ offers an intelligent lighting control solution.  With a single sensor, the daylight detection function works with the geometry of your building and adjusts the output of every luminaire to maintain the desired working light level."

Control³ has been in development for the last two years and comes to market following a considerable testing period which particularly focused on providing the maximum in effective levels of control for the individual, as Mike adds:

"Control³ brings a twofold benefit.  As well as environmental and cost efficiency, being able to adjust individual lighting levels makes for a much more relaxed working environment - with the sideline benefit of increasing staff efficiency!  Personal control - point and click - really is the future of lighting control."

Crucially, what the introduction of a comprehensive control system means for RIDI, is that it allows the manufacturer to offer the complete tailored lighting and control package, with the control software complementing its architectural range of surface mounted, suspended and recessed luminaires. 

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