Helvar, a leading innovator in intelligent lighting solutions, has announced the official commercial launch of Helvar Senses, which its describes as ‘an advanced environmental sensing solution integrated into lighting controls’.
Building on insights gained from pilot projects across various industries, including successful trials with Rejlers and BakerHicks, Helvar Senses is now available to the broader market. By incorporating smart environmental sensing into its offering, Helvar aims to optimise building performance, sustainability, and occupant wellbeing.
Helvar said: “When it comes to enhancing building performance through lighting systems, a crucial element has often been overlooked – the potential to go beyond traditional controls. Lighting systems, which already serve as one of the densest sensor networks within a building, offer a unique opportunity to provide much more than light. With the addition of environmental sensing capabilities – such as monitoring air quality, temperature, humidity, and noise levels – Helvar Senses collects actionable data that can optimise not just lighting but overall building performance.
Helvar explains that this approach ‘offers a scalable solution that is easier to manage and maintain compared with deploying standalone sensors’. It said: “By integrating environmental sensing into the existing lighting infrastructure, building operators benefit from a unified system that reduces complexity, lowers operational expenditure (OpEx), and is simpler to maintain over time. By correlating data on occupancy and environmental conditions, building operators can make more informed decisions, leading to significant energy savings, and reduced carbon emissions. For instance, integrating HVAC systems with Helvar Senses helps avoid siloed operations, and enables better control over energy use by aligning air quality with occupancy patterns.”
Helvar Senses allows building operators to monitor key indoor environmental factors and thus better support the wellbeing of occupants. This is particularly relevant as organisations prioritise creating healthier workspaces that promote productivity and comfort.