Frisco-based GreenWatt Lighting has released a new school safety lighting system that can communicate emergency safety protocols to students, teachers, and administrators with instant visual cues and immediate notification alerts. The company says its Kid-Centric lighting system “is the only safety lighting system that utilizes a reliable Bluetooth mesh network.”
The announcement was made today at the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Joint venture features Mark Cuban-backed MeshTek
Greenwatt Lighting is a joint venture between Mark Cuban-backed MeshTek, a leading IoT company that creates and builds smart lighting and other systems, and GreenWatt Development, which specializes in developing and designing sustainable solutions.
“Our patented technology is the most advanced, long-range, Bluetooth mesh platform in the world, which is critical for school applications, where it can provide 100% coverage campus-wide,” MeshTek CEO Swapnil Bora said in a statement.
Cuban says the timing is right for the new tech.
“With school safety being a top concern across the country, this innovation could not have come at a better time.” Cuban said in the statement. “This adaptable system will transform the classrooms of today and tomorrow, with its valuable security features and functional lighting benefits.”
Multiple security solutions
Kid-Centric Lighting’s security solutions include a “Secure the Perimeter” system, which utilizes energy-efficient, colored LED light bars on the inside and outside of school doors that display the doors’ open or closed status. The entire system is programmed to send push notifications to select administrators to address the issue of propped-open doors—a major issue with schools today.
Also provides functional lighting solutions
In addition to safety and security, Kid-Centric Lighting also offers functional solutions. Integrating lights with class bell schedules “has proven to significantly reduce tardiness among students, while implementing talk/no talk light bars can assist educators with developing desired behavioral outcomes from students,” the company said.
GreenWatt says its controllable lighting feature also provides much-needed aid in special education classrooms, where visual prompts are essential and light sensitivity issues are prevalent.
“Educators and administrators need a reliable and affordable system they can trust.” said Jeff Ray, President of GreenWatt Lighting. “The proprietary control application mirrors state emergency protocols, is simple to use and can integrate easily into existing safety systems, or operate as a stand-alone solution to provide the support schools need.”
First installation was installed at Carroll Middle School in Southlake
GreenWatt said the first successful installation of its Kid-Centric Lighting solutions was at Carroll Middle School in Southlake’s Carroll Independent School District. The project featured both security and functional lighting applications, “and was met with high praise from educators, administrators and parents,” the company says. You can see a video about the installation by going here.
Additional GreenWatt Lighting projects are currently planned and moving forward in other North Texas districts, GreenWatt added.
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