Vantage Home Automation Teams with WAC on Human-Centric Lighting
Biophilic solutions combine Vantage lighting control with WAC tunable LED fixtures, featuring Lumenetix araya Light Engine to support circadian rhythms.
Jul 23, 2019
Biophilia: Smart-Home Pro Does it Backwards, Starts with IAQ, Adds IoT
CE Pro 100 integrator Refresh Smart Home launched into home automation after specializing in indoor air quality; now embraces biophilia for health and wellness in built environments.
Jul 23, 2019
CEDIA Expo 2019: 5 Wellness Companies You Never Heard of
New wellness-related categories are entering the smart-home channel via CEDIA Expo, showcasing IAQ, water purification, hydrotherapy, HVAC zoning and more.
Jul 10, 2019
Design Meets Technology at ICFF 2019: Most Stunning Lighting & Home Tech
Highlights from ICFF 2019 contemporary lighting and furniture expo included modern takes on chandeliers, wellness-centric steam rooms and at least one home-automation offering.
Jun 19, 2019
Biophilia: Nature Sounds vs. White Noise for Productivity and Wellness
Smart-home technologists and commercial integrators should wake up to the sounds of spring water -- not white noise -- for quelling distractions and improving productivity and well-being.
Jun 18, 2019
IES vs. UL and the Battle Over Circadian Lighting ‘Standards’
Who should set standards for human-centered (circadian) lighting? Illuminating Engineering Society blasts UL for publishing Recommended Practice "without the full rigor of an ANSI approved Standard."