Emergency lighting is being revolutionized by LED and connectivity. LED technology provides the efficiency and long life crucial for these always-on, safety-critical systems. Modern emergency units integrate self-testing functionality, automatically performing monthly discharge tests and annual duration tests, logging results, and reporting failures via network. Centralized monitoring systems allow facility managers to see the status of every emergency light across a campus from a single computer. Furthermore, innovations like photoluminescent egress path markings and emergency lighting that provides both safety illumination and wayfinding are enhancing building safety. This sector is moving from a compliance-driven afterthought to an intelligent, integral part of a building’s life safety infrastructure.
The Evolution of Emergency and Safety Lighting
