Lighting control for Meeting Rooms
Top challenges when designing lighting for meeting rooms
Flexible lighting for diverse activities
Meeting rooms might host interactive workshops, focused work sessions, client presentations, and even yoga classes in the same day.
Visual comfort
Meeting room lighting should cater to individual user preferences and not cause any visual strain or discomfort.
Simple control and smart automation
Users need a system that is easy to control, works together with audiovisual equipment, and saves energy when not in use.
- Use scene-based control for easy transitions between different work tasks – bright for group work, dimmed for presentations, and balanced for video conferencing.
- Follow EN 12464-1 for guidance on the appropriate lighting levels for different activities.
- Allow for personal control with tuneable white lighting, giving users the option to adjust the lighting to their individual preferences.
- Automate meeting room lighting shutoff using absence detection, allowing lights turn off when the room is empty – without user input.
- Integrate the lighting system with blinds control and audiovisual systems for automatic adjustments depending on task and time of day,
Configuring your meeting room lighting control system
Why choose a hybrid system design?
Give people the best experience
Design spaces based on user needs, not system compatibility. Get the best features from wired and wireless systems to support user comfort and meet sustainability goals.
Prepare the space for inevitable changes
Meeting room layouts might change, but that shouldn’t mean problems with your lighting. With DALI as the backbone of your system, and an easily adjustable wireless system, you can give users peace of mind for any future changes without compromising on functionality.
Make better decisions using data
Complying with regulations such as EPBD and keeping meeting rooms healthy is only possible with data. With a hybrid system, you can easily add environmental sensors to your lighting, helping users to understand their spaces and make more informed decisions.
Why choose a wired system design?
Industry-standard lighting control
DALI-2 is an open industry protocol and the de-facto standard for lighting control. This means users are not locked into a single provider, and have access to greater resources and support over the lifetime of their system.
Space layout is fixed
In some cases, meeting room layouts are planned to stay the same for the entire life of the building. If lighting system flexibility is not an important design criteria, then purely wired DALI systems may be a suitable control solution.
Strong integration capabilities
Having a wired Application Controller allows users to easily connect their lighting with other building systems via a range of integration methods, including BACnet, Modbus, Tridium, MQTT and API.
Why choose a wireless system design?
Personal control is important
With wireless lighting controls, users can take advantage of mobile applications such as ActiveTune to adjust the lighting to their exact preferences and feel more comfortable and productive.
Renovation projects
Intelligent wireless systems require no wiring, work immediately after they are installed, and can learn from real usage patterns to improve their performance. This makes them a simple and effective choice for renovation projects.
Simple commissioning
Wireless systems can be configured via a mobile app, which typically results in less time needed for commissioning or system configuration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best meeting room lighting?
Meeting room lighting design should support visual comfort, clear facial visibility, and work in sync with other systems, like AV systems. A mix of dimmable, tuneable lighting with well-positioned fixtures will help to reduce glare and support both collaboration and screen use.
How can meeting room lighting controls be integrated with audiovisual systems or other technologies?
Lighting control can be linked to AV systems, blinds, or room booking platforms via open protocols or central building management systems.
How we can set up meeting room lighting in order to avoid interruptions during presentations or calls?
Meeting room lighting should use scene presets and/or AV integration to prevent unwanted activation during presentations, while automatic shut-off saves energy once the room is empty.
What is the recommended maintained illuminance for meeting rooms?
EN 12464-1 recommends 300 lux for general meeting room use. For tasks involving reading or writing, a higher level of 500 lux may be appropriate to maintain visual comfort raising up to 750 or 1000 lux.