New smartphone-controlled wall sensor breathes fresh air inside buildings to help keep occupants safe

A new high-tech wall sensor that measures air quality and humidity which can be controlled by a smartphone has been introduced by a leading lighting controls manufacturer in the fight against COVID-19.

BEG UK Ltd has been working on the technology as a way of making buildings of various types, including offices, schools and hospitals, become safer places ahead of autumn, when more people will congregate inside.

The BEG. OCCULOG sensor controls the air quality and humidity based on the level of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) or carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, and also acts as a temperature controller.

With the help of a built-in LED traffic light (with the colours green, yellow and red), the BEG OCCULOG sensor warns by colour change, as well as by an additional acoustic signal if the indoor air has reached a critical value. This means if the air quality is poor (and red), the air conditioning can be switched on or a window can be opened to improve air quality in the room.

Depending on the model, the threshold values for red and yellow can be adjusted via remote control or with an adapter. The light colour can also be regulated by means of integrated Human Centric Lighting (HCL) control, while RGB control ensures colour-matched ambient lighting. The sensor can be controlled remotely with the adapter or smartphone using the BEG One app.

BEG UK Director for UK and Ireland, Paul Jones, says: “The aim of the BEG technology is to make indoor spaces a more inhospitable place for airborne viruses like COVID-19 travelling through indoor environments.

“The new BEG OCCULOG wall sensor is our all-rounder for building automation as it measures air quality and humidity and is also a temperature controller and provides businesses and the education sector, including schools, colleges and universities, with a reliable way of keeping indoor spaces as healthy as possible.”

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