BlueRange and XAL – Light creates spaces

Meeting seemingly impossible requirements is a daily drive and inspiration for XAL. “We have grown over the years with new projects and requirements without losing focus on light,” explains Francesco Hierzer, Business Development Director of XAL GmbH. However, the requirements for lighting technology have changed, especially with regard to the digitization of buildings. “We want to rethink spaces and develop intelligent solutions that not only significantly reduce energy consumption and thereby optimize operating costs, but also sustainably and innovatively improve the working environment.”

XAL Holding GmbH is now an international manufacturer of high-quality luminaires and lighting systems for shop, office, hotel and residential lighting. Together with property operators, architects and lighting planners, the company is also tackling the next level of requirements for modern lighting systems. Building digitization and the innovative linking of light and the working environment play a central role in this.

Precise data - effective measures

Sensor data provide precise information about building occupancy and display this in real time on a dashboard. Individual rooms or entire floors can be heated, ventilated or lit more efficiently. Room cleaning and facility management can also be adapted to actual use. Not only does energy efficiency increase thanks to the analysis, but so does the room quality. Sensors for noise levels or CO2 levels in the air signal when it is too loud or stuffy in an office and can be linked to the control of a ventilation system or used to adjust the room acoustics. “Internal communication platforms are also fed with this data, such as room booking apps,” explains Francesco Hierzer.

Smart lighting solutions

Modern lights are becoming smarter and smarter. Thanks to built-in sensors, they not only create optimal lighting conditions in the room, but also react dynamically to their surroundings and adapt to human needs. Smart lights increase user comfort, increase well-being, help identify optimization potential and contribute to a more climate-sensitive operation of buildings. Presence sensors ensure that lights automatically dim or switch off when you are absent. Brightness sensors allow the light intensity to be adjusted to the ambient brightness: This creates a natural lighting mood and saves energy at the same time. Lights with Dynamic Daylight Control create a more pleasant atmosphere for living and working. These change their light color and intensity over the course of daylight, tailored to the human biorhythm. Control our smart lighting easily and centrally. The lights are connected wirelessly or wired to the building management system and can be addressed directly via a smart device. In addition to being used in new buildings, wireless data transmission has its advantages, especially when renovating existing buildings. Here, complex and costly rewiring is not necessary.

BlueRange and XAL

BlueRange is increasingly establishing itself as a complete system and “de facto standard” for holistic room automation in office buildings. By integrating lights into the wireless ecosphere of the BlueRange network, which also includes sensors from the areas of heating, ventilation, cooling or shading systems, for example, a stable network is built. Light creates spaces. Light creates emotions. Sensor technology helps to provide the right light for each situation in individual situations. XAL relies on the BlueRange mesh, among other things, for data collection and data transport. “The resilience of the mesh is very important to us. If an element within the network fails, it is automatically bridged and the system remains stable. Another advantage is the simplicity of the radio-based principle. The most important arguments for us, however, are the great flexibility and independence of the BlueRange network.

XAL - in combination with BlueRange

Design meets technology meets digitization. The appearance of the BETO Office lighting series is elegant and reduced. The straight lines divide or connect architectural room concepts. The best workplace light paired with a slim design is available here as a floor lamp, as a suspended lamp and as a straight or curved system variant. BETO offers a multifunctional lighting solution with a homogeneous appearance. The flexible concept of the Beto series makes the lights the ideal option in light management and an important component in the digitization of buildings and room automation. Beto lights can optionally be equipped with SENSE sensors and thus transport the recorded data via BlueRange.

SENSE Sensor

The SENSE Sensor measures values ​​such as temperature, air quality, humidity, CO2 and volume. Data on the use of rooms is also recorded. The SENSE Sensor is IoT and BlueRange ready. The sensor for motion detection and the displays are mounted in the head. Data transmission, evaluation and control are carried out using BlueRange, which is based on Bluetooth® Low Energy.

Office App

Above: All information about a building is displayed clearly and transparently in the BlueRange portal.

Left: Using the BlueRange Office App, individual settings are possible, for example for room booking or light control.

Photos: - XAL GmbH, BlueRange GmbH, Tim Ertl