Environment optimization for space based on presence and activities

A method for facilitating at least a first space experience within a first space that includes a set of environmental control affordances including at least a subset of lighting devices, the method comprising the steps of:

• monitoring for triggers associated with the first space;
• when a first trigger occurs, controlling the environmental control affordances to present an invite environment;
• when a second trigger occurs while the invite environment is presented, controlling the environmental control affordances to present a welcome environment;
• when a third trigger occurs while the welcome environment is being presented, controlling the environmental affordances to present an activity environment;
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• when a fourth trigger occurs while the welcome environment is presented, controlling the environmental control affordances to present an emerge environment, wherein the invite, welcome, activity, and emerge environments are different;
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• wherein the environmental control affordances can be controlled to facilitate at least a second space experience within the first space that is different than the first space experience, the second space experience including at least three phases, the method further including the step of identifying which of the first and second space experiences to facilitate based on detected triggers and controlling the control affordances to present each phase of the selected space experience.

A system for facilitating at least first and second different activities within a first space, the system comprising:

• a first set of environmental control affordances including at least a first subset of lighting devices;
• at least one sensor located proximate the first space, the at least one sensor for sensing trigger activities associated with the first space;
• a processor linked to the first set of environmental control affordances and to the at least one sensor, the processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• monitoring the at least one sensor for triggers associated with the first space;
• when a trigger occurs:
• (i) determining which of the first and second activities to facilitate;
• (ii) when the first activity is to be facilitated, controlling the environmental control affordances to present a first series of environments associated with the first activity where the environments are presented in a sequence that changes as different consecutive triggers occur;
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• (iii) when the second activity is to be facilitated, controlling the environmental control affordances to present a second series of environments associated with the second activity where the environments are presented in a sequence that changes as different consecutive triggers occur.