The Benefits of a Lighting Control System

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Steve McCurdy
Director, Residential Technologies, Leviton Manufacturing Company
www.leviton.com  

Leviton is a global leader in electrical and electronic wiring devices, lighting energy management solutions and commercial data infrastructure products. Founded in 1906 to manufacture mantles for gas lighting, Leviton has grown to offer a product line that includes more than 25,000 devices for virtually every conceivable residential, commercial and industrial wiring device need. With a tradition of excellence that spans over a century, Leviton is the preferred brand of contractors, installers, builders, specifying engineers and consumers. 

The Benefits of a Lighting Control System

In this video, Leviton Director of Sales for Residential Technology, Steve McCurdy, presents the comforts and conveniences a wireless home lighting control system offers homeowners. He covers how lighting, household appliances and electronics can be controlled by the touch of a remote. You will see how a system can be expanded from a few devices in a room to controlling multiple devices throughout a home.

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Steve Mccurdy: Hi, my name is Steve Mccurdy. I am the Director of Residential Technologies for Leviton Manufacturing. And today we're going to talk about the benefits in the selection of the lighting control system for your home. We're going to review the types of technology that are used in these applications. We'll discuss the benefits of using wireless type controls in your home and the convenience of installing it after the home is constructed. I'll review the types of devices that you'll use for these applications. We'll also discuss the differences between scenes and zones in your home. And how these types of products are scalable, something you can start small with and grow as your family grows and needs to grow in the home. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I have 30 years of experience in the home technologies in lighting arena, and Leviton as a company has over a hundred years of experience in providing high quality products to the homes of today. Now let's get started in looking at some of the benefits of the lighting control system.

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