Lighting energy consumption has climbed to over 38% of all energy used in today’s office buildings. With the rising cost of energy, this has put lighting controls at the center of efforts to save on energy expenditures. Why? Because simply switching lights off when they’re not needed can save significant amounts of energy.

Automatic switched lighting control can be as simple as Leviton’s stand-alone unit that provides complex scheduling of lighting and other loads in a single area. A time clock, cabinet, terminal blocks and contactors are replaced by a single integrated solution… with labor costs reduced to just wiring two lug wires in and out and lower material costs as well. This unit can accept up to 8 relays (single pole or twopole) and features easy keypad programming with a self-prompting LCD display. It can also be configured to accept input from momentary, maintained or toggle switches as well as occupancy and optical sensors to further optimize lighting control for easy compliance with ASHRAE 90.1.

For spaces where centralized lighting control, programming and monitoring are required, as in medium to large office buildings or multi-building sites, Leviton offers its 8-, 24- and 48-relay, network-ready models. While similar in features to the stand-alone unit, these units also offer native Luma-Net® and DMX connectivity.

Z-MAX Lighting Control Relay Systems are part of an integrated energy management control approach that includes a wide variety of individual Leviton occupancy sensors, timers, dimmers and photocells as well as Leviton’s Centura™ Daylight Harvesting System and Dimensions™ Architectural Lighting Control Systems for building-wide control.

For more information, contact your local Kendall Electric.