Commercial Lighting Control & Motorized Shading for Louisville Businesses
Automated Living helps restaurants, retail shops, offices, and warehouses stop wasting energy and set the right atmosphere at every hour with commercial lighting automation. These lighting and shading systems are designed and installed by our Louisville-based, HTA-certified team.
Smart Lighting Control for Businesses
Every business has a rhythm, and part of that rhythm is remembering to shut everything down at night and switch it back on in the morning. Commercial lighting control in Louisville takes that job off your staff’s plate. We consult with you and program a scene for each part of your day, so opening, service, events, and closing each receive the perfect illumination automatically.
Smart office lighting control schedules follow your business hours. Occupancy sensors turn lights off in empty rooms, and daylight sensors dim fixtures when the sun is already brightening the space. Need a change on the fly? A wall keypad or phone app gives staff simple control without a training session.
Own more than one location? The same scenes carry across every site, so your brand feels the same on a Tuesday morning in the office as on a Friday evening in the conference room. Commercial lighting automation is one part of our broader commercial technology solutions.
Motorized Shading & Window Treatments for Commercial Spaces
Big windows invite customers to explore your retail products or enjoy your restaurant. They also bring in glare and heat. Afternoon sun can wash out the TV behind the bar or fade the merchandise in your front window. Commercial motorized shades handle the sunlight for you:
- Sun-tracking schedules adjust shades through the day to cut glare and block heat before it builds.
- UV protection keeps merchandise and furnishings from fading.
- Conference room privacy kicks in when a meeting starts, with glare control for screens and video calls.
- Patio solar screens keep restaurant guests comfortable outdoors on hot afternoons.
Our commercial window treatments in Louisville are custom-fitted to your building, whether that’s a glass-front office or a century-old storefront.
Energy Efficiency & Operating Cost Savings
Where does your energy budget go when nobody’s looking? Often, to lights burning in empty storerooms. But energy efficient commercial lighting uses power only when it does some good. Schedules turn lights off after hours. Occupancy sensing catches the rooms people forget. Daylight harvesting, which means dimming lights when sunlight already fills a space, trims usage throughout the brightest part of the day. Off-peak dimming lowers output during slower hours.
Shades do their part too. Blocking solar heat before it enters the building reduces your HVAC load during long Kentucky summers. Savant power management displays your real-time energy use, so you know what each area costs to run.
Comfort is a return on investment as well. Employees stay focused under steady, glare-free light, while customers linger longer.
Restaurants & Bars
Lunch calls for bright, welcoming light, while dinner requires something warmer and more intimate. Your system shifts scenes on schedule, so servers never have to touch a dimmer. On the patio, solar screens lower as the afternoon sun hits and rise to let diners enjoy an evening meal under the stars. When Derby crowds pack the room, one preset gets you ready.
Retail
Accent lighting draws the eye to the products you want to move. Scenes can shift illumination for seasonal displays or after-hours window shows. Motorized shades protect window displays from UV fading, so merchandise looks fresh longer and spends less time on the markdown rack.
Offices & Conference Rooms
Start a meeting, and the room responds. Lights switch to presentation mode while shades lower to cut glare on screens. Video calls look clearer when faces are evenly lit, and the window behind you stops washing out the camera.
Industrial Warehouses
High-bay fixtures, the tall overhead lights found in warehouses, can respond to motion and daylight. Aisles light up when a forklift or worker enters and dim once the area is empty. Your team gets safer work zones while you cut energy overhead across a large footprint.
Bourbon Tasting Rooms
Warm, dimmed scenes bring out the amber in every pour. Lighting sets the mood for a guided tasting, then brightens for the gift shop. Shades soften harsh afternoon sun, especially in historic Whiskey Row spaces with tall windows.
Fitness & Spa
Energizing presets give a workout floor bright, crisp light. Recovery rooms and treatment suites shift to soft, calming tones. Shades add privacy during sessions and open back up when the room is free.
Frequently Asked Questions
Savings depend on how much power your building uses today. The biggest cost drivers are:
- Lights left on after hours or in empty rooms
- Fixtures running at full output when daylight could do the work
- Solar heat gain that forces your AC to run harder
- Manual adjustments that get skipped during busy shifts
A walk-through shows where automation will make the biggest difference in your space.
Yes, in most cases. Wireless lighting controls replace standard switches and communicate with each other, so there’s often no need to run new wire through brick walls. Larger buildings can be done in phases, starting with the areas that waste the most power.
Automated solar shades on a sun-tracking schedule are the best fix. They lower on their own as the sun swings west, blocking heat before it builds up inside. The solar screen fabric also keeps your displays visible from the street.
Yes. The LG&E and KU Business Midstream Lighting Program provides incentives for qualifying LED fixtures at the point of sale through participating distributors. Check current eligibility on the LG&E and KU energy efficiency page. We’ll plan your controls around any fixture upgrades you make.
A schedule tells the system when service changes. At the set time, lights fade into the dinner scene and patio shades adjust to the evening sun. If a manager wants more light for a private party, one tap on the keypad overrides the scene until the next scheduled change.
Occupancy and daylight-responsive high-bay control works best. Sensors raise the lights when someone enters an aisle and dim them when it’s empty or skylights bring in enough sun. You stop paying to light empty racks overnight while workers keep clear visibility where they move.
Yes. A daily schedule opens shades and sets lights before your team arrives. Holiday exceptions keep the building dark on days you’re closed, like Thanksgiving, without anyone touching a setting. For special events, a one-tap scene sets the whole room for a product launch or private dinner.
Bring us in during design development, before ceiling plans and framing are final. Shade pockets, the recessed ceiling spaces that hide shades, get built in from the start. So does blocking, the wood framing that anchors shade brackets. Wiring lands right the first time, with no costly rework. Our trade partners page explains how we work with your team.
