Lighting Design

Another contribution to the March issue of The Electrical Distributor provides a primer on lighting design. Reprinted with permission. It’s often said that lighting is as much an art as it is engineering, but the art of design can be reduced to a series of guiding principles. By understanding these principles, electrical distributors demonstrate expertise [...]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) conducted a survey of 500 architects to ask them about residential design trends that will impact homes in the future. The 10th Annual AIA Home Design Trends Survey specifically identified the top 10 trends that will impact homes over the next 10 years. Six are particularly interesting from a [...]

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published a quickie guide to wall washing and grazing. Click here to read this quick application guide.

The Illuminating Engineering Society has published Sports and Recreational Area Lighting (IES RP-6-15), the most recent addition to IES Recommended Practices series. The purpose of IES RP-6-15 is to provide the reader with recommendations to aid in the design of sports lighting systems. Popular sports such as baseball, tennis, basketball and football as well as [...]

Guest post by John Philip Bachner, Executive Director, National Lighting Bureau Many professions and vocations are subject to state licensure, helping to ensure that the public can feel somewhat confident about dealing with licensees. Lighting designers are not licensed, but several certifications or similar designations are in use or under development. The National Lighting Bureau [...]

The color quality of light sources is critical in a broad range of applications, from making colors pop in retail merchandise to promoting social interaction by properly rendering skin tones. To evaluate, predict and discuss color quality, the industry relies on two metrics, correlated color temperature (CCT) and the color rendering index (CRI). Varying these [...]

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has just published an important technical memorandum, TM-30-15, which outlines a new system for evaluating the color rendition of light sources. It was developed by an IES [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section (IESNYC) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Lumen Awards at the 47th annual Lumen Gala held on June 18, 2015. The Lumen Awards, which showcase excellence in lighting design, are the oldest international lighting awards. The award-winning projects were presented in three categories: the Lumen Award [...]

Applications are now being accepted for an international evidence-based certification in architectural lighting design, the Certified Lighting Designer (CLD). The certification process, governed by the Certified Lighting Design Commission, is designed to assess an individual’s ability to operate as a lead architectural lighting designer in a professional and proficient manner. The certification was developed in [...]