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Household Lighting: A Significant Utility Cost
Household lighting accounts for 12-15% of our household utility bill. Source: American Lighting Association
Lighting Efficiency: A Wasted Opportunity
Studies suggest 20% of all electricity produced in the United States is used for lighting, but 50% is wasted by inefficient lighting sources or careless consumers. Source: Energy Conservation Enhancement Project at LSU (Louisiana State University)
Control4: Integrating Technology for a Greener Home
Control4 allows you to combine high tech with positive environmental impact, making it easy to conserve precious resources like energy, water, and time. By organizing different home systems to work together, Control4 provides effortless entertainment, comfort, convenience, and peace of mind, making life 'Everyday Easy'.
With access to your entire home from touch panels, TVs, or a remote web connection, Control4's affordable and easy-to-use products allow you to manage your home theater, multi-room music, smart lighting, temperature, and security. Control4 can significantly reduce energy consumption without compromising your lifestyle.
Both wired and wireless solutions can be installed in new construction as well as existing homes, empowering any homeowner to be more environmentally conscious.
Advanced Temperature Control
Control4 offers simple, convenient control over your home's comfort and environmental impact. Program your thermostat to adjust based on whether you are home or away. If your schedule changes, a keypad near your front door can automatically signal your departure, adjusting the temperature accordingly.
Remote access allows you to adjust heating or air conditioning before you arrive home, ensuring comfort. Automating shades to open and close with sunlight can also reduce the workload on your climate control system, saving more energy.
Smart Lighting Solutions
Lighting accounts for 20% of all electricity consumed in the U.S., with 50% wasted in unoccupied rooms or due to inefficient sources. Control4 automates lights to turn on when needed and off when not. Outdoor lighting can utilize motion sensors or sunset programming for efficiency. Indoor lighting can use occupancy sensors to turn off lights in empty rooms.
Energy Savings with Dimming
| Dimming Level | Electricity Saved | Bulb Life Extension |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | 10% | 2 times longer |
| 25% | 20% | 4 times longer |
| 50% | 40% | 20 times longer |
| 75% | 60% | More than 20 times longer |
Source: The Energy Conservation Enhancement Project at LSU
How Does a Control4 Dimmer Save Energy?
Control4 dimmers feature advanced circuitry that cycles current to lights 120 times per second, providing real energy savings unnoticed by the human eye. Each dimmer also includes a ZigBee radio, enabling programming to turn lights on and off only when needed as part of a whole-home automation system.
Environmental Impact of a Control4 System
Control4 systems, utilizing dimmers, timers, and occupancy sensors, reduce energy waste. A typical 3-bedroom home managed by Control4 can eliminate over 850 pounds of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to not driving a car for a month. Adding more Control4 energy-saving features amplifies this positive environmental impact.
Dimming lights by just 25% (barely perceptible) reduces electricity consumption by 20% and quadruples bulb life. Ambient light sensors allow Control4 to automatically adjust lighting levels, ensuring you use only the necessary light.
Effortless Entertainment: Home Theater and Multi-Room Music
Eliminate multiple remotes with Control4. Control everything, including your music, with a single, user-friendly remote. Access your entire movie and digital music collection from anywhere in your home, stored centrally. Enjoy music in any room or watch DVDs from any location.
Control4 enhances convenience and energy savings with smart, power-sensing wireless outlet switches that cut power to A/V devices in standby mode. Control4 also recommends recycling old consumer electronics for minimal environmental impact.
Peace of Mind Through Integration
Integrate your security system with your Control4 home. When leaving, a single button press can arm your alarm, turn off lights, reset the thermostat, and shut down AV gear. Control4's 4Sight Internet Services can send email alerts for events like water leaks, fires, or other security issues. Access and control your home remotely via touch panels, TV screens, or the internet, providing true peace of mind from anywhere.
Everyday Easy. Everyday Green.
Control4 makes sustainable living an 'Everyday Easy' lifestyle. Customize Control4's energy-saving capabilities to suit your specific needs and lifestyle.
Find out more at www.control4.com.
