Refrigerators, vacuums, water bottles, and now light bulbs have all gone smart in recent years; making our lives simpler while increasing electricity savings at the same time. Smart light bulbs may be one of the simplest ways to start upgrading your smart home; simply pop one into an outlet and download an app if required. However, smart lighting offers far greater control of both consumption and usage while offering additional advantages that only smart bulbs or switches provide.
Smart lighting technology isn’t limited to residential homes alone – the University of Michigan recently began installing smart LED bulbs throughout campus and classrooms to take advantage of their longer lifespan and lower energy use. Switching over from incandescent bulbs to smart LED bulbs offers both cost savings and energy efficiency benefits.
Assuring lighting control from anywhere – even from another country! – can be thrilling; yet that is only scratching the surface of smart lighting solutions’ benefits.
How Do Smart Lighting Systems Operate?
Most smart bulbs connect via a hub, an assortment of hardware. Think of it like your computer’s wireless router; once set up, these bulbs rarely need fiddling with again as their respective apps (that manage them) will walk you through installation setup and provide access to an extensive lighting selection afterward.
Though most people can get by by using bulbs alone for smart lighting needs, other components should also be taken into consideration, like smart switches. Both types have advantages and disadvantages depending on what kind of quality and cost-cutting features are desired in light setup and the quality of illumination desired.
Five Advantages of Smart Lighting
Smart lighting offers more than just entertainment when used alongside regular lighting systems – it provides greater convenience, control, and mood-setting capabilities that go far beyond mere playfulness.
Potential Energy Savings
Dimmable lights make energy conservation simpler. You can either manually control them from an app on your phone, or set motion sensors – smart lighting makes this possible for every room with smart bulbs installed – instructing bulbs to turn off when no motion is detected and only switch back on when detected again by motion detectors in that particular space. LED bulbs use less electricity while still offering the brightness or warmth that you are used to.
Convenience and Comfort
Controlling smart lighting is easy: simply lie back, sit at your desk at work or use your phone anywhere – from bed, work or on vacation – and gain access to it! Smart lighting also assists those living in homes with loud, creaky stairs or light sleepers as it eliminates physical trips around each room when forgetting to turn the lights off – some bulbs even allow users to alter brightness, intensity, or hue (with colored LED smart bulbs) of devices with one touch!
Scenes That Are Customized for Every Occasion
Create even greater room control with smart lighting “scenes.” These scenes offer subtle hue variations while still making an impressionable statement; for those of us who read, dimming lighting shades could help alleviate eye strain while reading!
Set the scene for your daily routine. As soon as you wake up, dimming the lights might help your eyes adjust more comfortably or not interfere with another partner who might have a different sleep schedule – just choose an appropriate scene! Or when readying yourself to leave home you could simply switch on some lights by your front door for added illumination!
People use scenes when traveling for business or vacation purposes. If the lights seem off for too many days at once, consider setting your lights to turn on periodically so it looks like someone is home – whatever works for your routine and you!
Use Color to Create a Mood
Adjusting color wasn’t always available as part of smart lighting solutions, but now with LED bulbs, it is. And this benefit goes beyond simple aesthetics – changing colors can actually aid you when watching a movie, reading, or getting ready to sleep – it may reduce eye strain, improve sleep quality and enhance overall well-being! Not to mention blue lighting may even boost mood during winter months when sunlight can’t penetrate through dense cloud cover!
Utilize Interior Design to Enhance
Smart lights take home decoration one step further by offering instantaneous room makeovers with their ease of use and their ability to instantly transform decor and appearance in every room of your house. Perfect for family get-togethers, parties, and social gatherings where creating the desired ambiance becomes even simpler; smart lighting makes setting moods easier than ever!
Step up your game with smart bulbs equipped with speakers. This lets you stream your favorite songs directly into each room they are installed or use the songs as decor elements in each space.
