WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Masco Corporation has partnered with the EnOcean Alliance, a consortium of innovative international corporations with a mission to standardize wireless control systems for sustainable buildings. The partnership aligns EnOcean's energy harvesting wireless control technology with patented technologies developed by Masco to support of green building and to deliver forward-looking products to customers.
Masco recently launched its first of these products under the Verve Living Systems brand. Verve will initially include a new lighting control system that combines energy-harvesting and radio frequency technologies to offer wireless, battery-less lighting control that can offset builder costs and provide homeowners numerous lifestyle and energy savings benefits.
"EnOcean has developed a truly groundbreaking self-powered wireless technology that will change the face of residential, commercial and industrial building construction for years to come," said Dianne Pisarek, vice president responsible for Verve™ Living Systems. "This has created a greater opportunity for companies worldwide by enabling a broad range of interoperable wireless monitoring and control products, and we're proud to be one of the founding promoters of the Alliance."
EnOcean's self-powered maintenance-free wireless control systems are powered through energy drawn from movement, light or changes in temperature rather than electricity or batteries. The new technology adds unmatched flexibility with lower investment and operational costs for sustainable buildings.
The Verve Living Systems inaugural offering of self-powered wireless solutions, provides homebuilders and homeowners with innovative and energy-saving lighting controls. From whole-house dimming and pathway lighting to creating lighted "scenes" throughout the house, Verve systems make it possible for homeowners to use their lighting to support and enhance their mood and lifestyle. The Verve wireless and battery-less switches are also completely movable; homeowners can easily change switch locations to accommodate changes in their lives and homes. The dimming functionality reduces energy consumption and extends bulb life.
The Verve Living Systems energy-harvesting, radio frequency technology is currently being used to develop additional applications in HVAC monitoring and control, whole-house environmental monitoring and home security.
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