Auro by Harmony is launching its latest IoT (Internet of Things) life-safety product at Homes UK. Auro Lume is a plug-and-play self-testing emergency lighting system that eliminates the need for manual inspections, providing 24/7 auditable golden thread compliance data on the system’s operational readiness.
Launched as the newly updated BS 5266-1:2025 standard for emergency lighting comes into force, Auro Lume provides landlords with improved life-safety resilience and regulatory assurance in a pure plug and play range of luminaires informed through extensive housing and wider public sector testing experience.
Unlike aftermarket retrofitted self-testing luminaire modules, which can invalidate existing warranties and create risk around compatibility and compliance, Auro Lume requires no additional data or power cabling and is as simple and straightforward to install as a standard fitting, instantly self-validating with a golden thread of compliance data from day one of operation.
Using the secure Auro central compliance portal, with its highly configurable dashboard, landlords and facilities management teams have ultimate control over scheduling emergency lighting testing within their property assets. Automated regular testing can be carried out floor by floor, or by any pattern combination that is most effective for the specific property. Active system monitoring flags issues in real time for swift resolution.
Annual power down inspections no longer require manual monitoring, as Auro Lume’s array of sensors detect power, light levels and battery performance, instantly reporting data back to form a compliant golden thread of information. Auro Lume is constantly vigilant and in addition to monitoring the operational condition of luminaires, it also provides asset owners with predictive maintenance data on light levels and the charging status of the battery back-up.
Removing the requirement for manual emergency light testing on an annual basis represents a significant cost and resource saving for landlords, as well as the confidence that inspections are being carried out correctly and recorded accurately. Estimates suggest that this one feature of Auro Lume could reduce engineer site visits by up to 85%, significantly reducing direct and indirect costs, while boosting sustainability efficiencies.
Auro Lume is the latest ground-breaking connected life-safety product launched by Auro by Harmony, which earlier this year saw the unveiling of Auro Door, the world’s first fully integrated and certified IoT fire door. Visitors to the Auro by Harmony stand (H510) will also get an exclusive first view of the company’s next safety innovation, Auro Myco, a connected response to monitor damp, mould and environmental conditions within homes.
Ged Moore, Managing Director at Auro by Harmony, said: “The constantly evolving life-safety regulatory regime demands more of landlords than ever before to further reduce risk to residents from avoidable incidents. A central theme of these reforms is the requirement for golden thread compliance data to provide assurance for residents, landlords and the regulator that there is constant and pro-active vigilance and action around life-safety risk.
“Auro Lume is the latest in an expanding universe of IoT connected devices developed by our in-house research and development teams to address critical life-safety challenges. We have an uncompromising approach to developing best of breed solutions, underpinned by real-time safety assurance that protects residents and landlords from risk.”
Auro Lume, Auro Door and the soon to be launched Auro Myco represent a growing universe of smart, connected life safety systems conceived, designed and built by the UK’s leading fire safety specialist to transform safety outcomes across the built environment.