VoltiBULLETIN - July 2005 - Building Management Systems and lighting controls - CPD Certified

Dear User,

Building Management Systems (BMS), plus lighting controls - how to choose and use them.

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The market for so-called 'smart homes' -- domestic houses that use intelligent and automated systems to control household appliances and devices – has been developing fast right across Europe and has now started to take off in the UK. But it’s not just a domestic home technology – all buildings can benefit. This VoltiBULLETIN casts an eye over these markets in the UK, and looks in brief at some of the systems and their application:

So, do you want to know more? Then read on by clicking the downloads….

This VoltiBULLETIN also counts towards a CPD. Click on the link to obtain the questions.

Kind regards,

The Voltimum Team.

> Useful Information

	The latest developments in 'Smart Homes and more' The market for so-called 'smart homes' - domestic houses that use intelligent and automated systems to control household appliances and devices - has been developing fast right across Europe and has now started to take off in the UK.
	An introduction to DALI? This extensive, colourful and well-illustrated PowerPoint presentation by ABB describes clearly the manufacturer-independent DALI lighting control protocol. Please click on the download for full details.
	MultiDim Control System For lighting control, Philips Lighting's MultiDim is explained in the attached .PDF document.
	A schematic approach to lighting management The attached PDF document tells about Osram’s Lighting Management System (LMS) for ‘intelligent room solutions’.
	DALI or DSI? Not all companies follow the DALI route. For instance, new Voltimum UK & Ireland Manufacturing Partner Thorn Lighting promotes DSI as its first choice to customers requiring luminaires that are compatible with lighting control systems.
	Training courses on 'smart homes' The following training courses are available from BRE in 2005.
	Italian theatre gets special control The new Theatre in Udine, Italy, has seen an application of ABB's i-bus EIB systems and components to provide a degree of control that managers of older theatres can only dream about.
	Lakeside villa uses BMS for control The client, a top-level manager who works all over the world and has various houses throughout Europe, bought a villa in Davos in 1992, which he renovated according to his own requirements.
	Do you have any technical question on BMS or Lighting Controls? Click here to ask one of our online experts

> BMS and Lighting Controls - Fulfil your CPD Obligations here!

BMS and Lighting Controls - CPD Certified - this newsletter can count towards your CPD points, take your test here! Read the articles, answer our 12 questions and receive your certificate. Find out more about the Construction CPD Certification Service.

> Previous VoltiBULLETINS

June 2005: RCDs - CPD approved
May 2005: Data Cable
Apr 2005: Consumer Units
Mar 2005: Harmonics
Feb 2005: LEDs
Jan 2005: Part P updated
Dec 2004: Electrical cables in fire conditions
Nov 2004: DALI Protocol - CPD approved
Oct 2004: The WEEE and RoHS Directives
Sep 2004: New Standard for Installation of Telecomms Equipment and Cabling
Aug 2004: Yet more on Part P
Jul 2004:  Counterfeit Electrical Product
Jul 2004:  Special: Part P of the Building Regulations - How to apply and how to comply

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