Why Specifiers Partner with Integrators to Streamline Lighting Projects

Optimize Lighting Fixtures with Today’s Advanced Lighting Systems

At Elite Automation, we work with specifiers throughout Washington, integrating the latest technology solutions from advanced lighting systems to motorized shading, home entertainment, and whole-home automation. One of the areas we’ve witnessed the greatest advancements and changes in is lighting.

Today’s luxury homeowners expect a wide range of lighting fixtures and capabilities, from signature designer fixtures to those that disappear into the decor. No matter the source, they want beautiful lighting that’s changeable for every mood and activity. 

To provide our trade partners with the highest quality lighting, fixtures for every room and design, and illumination that changes with one touch, we partner with Lutron. Here, we’ll explore some of the top trending solutions and how to streamline lighting right from the start. 

SEE ALSO: Why Specifiers Should Choose Lutron for Lighting Control

Intelligent Lighting

Lutron’s intelligent lighting portfolio features innovative designs and a wide array of fixtures, ensuring the perfect match for your varied clients’ needs. One of the newest products is Lumaris RGB + Tunable White Tape Light. With 16.7 million colors to choose from and a design created for low-profile installation, this lighting is suited for alcoves, under cabinets, as toe-kick lighting, behind mirrors, and as accent lighting throughout a home. 

Another new product is the Lumaris 5/6-inch downlight, suited for retrofit projects or new construction. Tunable white light enables clients to create the perfect lighting, ranging from 1800K to 4000K, providing bright white to warm dim illumination. 

Each light source works with Lutron’s advanced lighting control system and provides a high color rendering index. The CRI mimics how colors and textures are seen in natural daylight.  

Compatible with Ketra

Ketra, a subsidiary of Lutron, offers one of the most advanced LED lighting systems in the world. Full-spectrum, tunable lighting provides millions of colors and intensities, changeable in an instant. They also align with the growing demand for natural lighting. This system adjusts the lighting throughout the day, mimicking the changing sunlight and creating the sensation of bringing daylight indoors.  

Some of the fixtures compatible with this unique lighting system include: 

• Ketra D2 and Rania D2: These 2-inch aperture downlights align with today’s quiet ceiling trend. 

• Ketra S30 Track Luminaire: This track lighting includes Ketra’s TruBeam optics, a system that delivers the highest quality light exactly where you want it, from wide floodlights to narrow spotlights. 

• LS0 Lightbar Slim: Designed for low-profile settings, this fixture brings Ketra’s vibrant lighting to homes via an unseen source. 

• Ketra Ready: These decorative and stylish fixtures are curated from around the world and designed to work with Ketra lamps. A few Ketra Ready solutions include: 

• Uplight Group: An original, curated collection from artisans and designers around the world.

• Coastal Source: The leading outdoor lighting manufacturer is the first to partner with Ketra to bring their breathtaking lighting to the outdoors. 

• David Trubridge: Inspired by nature, Trubridge creates stunning pendant lighting from sustainable sources. 

• Niche Modern: Niche’s elegant and modern chandelier and pendant fixtures are derived from handcrafted glass mouth-blown in the Hudson Valley. 

Managing Modern Lighting Systems

Gone are the banks of light switches that did little for a home’s aesthetics. These lights are managed effortlessly from elegant backlit keypads, touchscreens, and remotes. By pressing one button, the entire lighting system transforms, creating the ideal environment for the activity or mood, from relaxing to energizing. 

Occupancy and motion sensors turn lights on and off. Geofencing adjusts lighting based on a user’s location. Voice assistants offer another method of hands-free lighting control. 

Working with Elite Automation

From luxurious layered lighting to a minimalist design that highlights fine artwork in vivid, natural colors, there is no limit to the possibilities in design with today’s lighting fixtures. To learn more about ensuring the right fixtures for the job and streamlining the process, contact Elite Automation.