Kele Community Blog

Millions of dollars are wasted every day on energy costs resulting from lighting unoccupied buildings. Even in these tough economic times, businesses and building owners are leaving the lights on. What’s the problem here? They have no or poor lighting controls in place.

Lighting controls integrated with an energy management system can generate BIG savings in energy costs—for those same companies that find themselves needing to cut overhead expenses to yield greater profitability.

A product like AUTOPHOS^® from Kele brings an integrated lighting solution to a new level. AUTOPHOS^® offers the latest technology in lighting control, is easily integrated into energy management systems, and on average yields energy savings greater than 40 percent.

With AUTOPHOS^®, the burden no longer falls on the building owners; lighting schedules dictate which lighting circuits remain on during businesses off-hours or unoccupied times. Even during work hours, you have the ability to do office day-lighting or tie in sensors to turn lights on in spaces that are normally unoccupied by personnel.

Knowledge is powerful, and the AUTOPHOS^® panel not only allows for lighting control but also reports which lights are on, when, and for how long. You can use the data for trending to determine ballast lifetime, scheduling maintenance, scheduling load shedding, or finding ways to reduce energy consumption.

The lights may be on. But only because you want them to be!  

Come on, admit it: After my last blog, you probably thought I would lose interest in apps and not produce another one. You would be incorrect. I have become addicted to writing iPhone apps; I spend most of my free time programming away.

I now have two apps in iTunes. I’m about to submit another two utilities, and a multiplayer game is not far behind. My first app in iTunes is the Kele Calculator. The desktop application is one of my favorites, so I had to write a version for the iPhone—it has 16 different categories of conversions and formulas. I threw in one on sizing a camera lens because I am, after all, the product manager for Access Control.

You’ll also find, on the Kele information page, a click-to-call button that will dial the toll-free number to Kele. And right above that is a featured product image that will display anytime you have an Internet connection. Be sure to check that page regularly—you never know what specials you may find!

The best part about the Kele Calculator is that it can be downloaded free here. (My second app in iTunes is Temp Chart—a temperature vs. resistance calculator—is also available) You can learn more about the Kele Calculator by going to: kele.com/iphone.aspx. This is just another way that Kele makes it easy by providing useful tools to help you be more productive.

Until next time, send me your comments on the Kele app and any ideas you have for useful tools. Who knows—I just might write it between programming my next few games and utilities…