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Automation in Construction 12 (2003) 617– 629 /locate/autcon Emergency lighting monitoring system using LonWorks W.L. Tse a,*, W.L. Chanb,1, S.S. Laib,1 a Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China b Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China Abstract As enforced by Fire Services Department in Hong Kong, indoor battery-backup emergency lighting is required to be tested monthly. A new distributive monitoring system is developed using LonWorks technology to cater for this. The system has several distinctive features—higher reliability, cost effectiveness and user friendliness. A low-cost electronic circuit board and a LonWorks control module are integrated with the existing emergency lighting circuit to form an intelligent control node in which the maintenance test is performed automatically. The test results are then sent to a control center via a LonWorks network. Any defective lighting point can be spotted without extensive effort on patrolling. Thus, higher reliability of the lighting system is achieved with significant reduction in maintenance cost. D 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Distributive monitoring system; Battery-backup emergency lighting system; LonWorks; Intelligent control node; Maintenance test 1. Introduction lighting. This type of emergency lighting consists of a rechargeable battery, a battery charger and an Emergency lighting