Lighting Design

The 10th edition brings together in one volume the current state of knowledge as it relates to lighting and lighting design.

In 2008, it was my honor to work with legendary lighting designer Howard Brandston on editing LEARNING TO SEE: A Matter of Light, which was subsequently published by IES. If the book could be boiled even further to a single statement, it might be Brandston’s trademark question, “What is it you wish to see?” Check [...]

The Yas Hotel, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, was conceived as two towers connected by a bridge and united by a stunning glass and steel grid-shell element. The hotel’s sweeping grid-shell element, built by Austrian specialist Waagner-Biro, illuminates at night using more than 5,000 custom LED fixtures and a sophisticated control system, the result of an intensive design effort by Arup Lighting, who was engaged by Asymptote to create a lighting solution for both the iconic canopy and the hotel’s exterior.

New Buildings Institute (NBI) has announced the publication of the inaugural online version of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines (ALG). ALG is a premier resource for energy‐efficient lighting design, technologies and applications representing the latest and best thinking of experts in the field (I was pleased to contribute the controls chapter with Dorene Maniccea, and edit [...]

Room surface finishes can play a significant role in maximizing the efficiency of a lighting system because lighter finishes can produce relatively higher light levels and perceptions of brightness. In fact, in an existing space with a large area of dark surfaces can improve light levels and visual comfort almost immediately by simply repainting those [...]

A space’s lighting defines its personality and how people perceive it, which in turn affects how they feel about being there. Below are various lighting effects that can take the same space and transform it into different environments. Psychological impact Lighting effect Light distribution TENSE Intense direct light from above Non-uniform RELAXED Lower overhead lighting [...]

Carmanah Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of solar LED lighting and power systems for industrial applications, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Lightech Electronic Industries Ltd., an Israeli corporation, for $18.5 million. Lightech is a manufacturer of power supplies for LED lighting, supplying major lighting [...]

IES RP-1-04, Recommended Practice for Office Lighting IES RP-3-00, Recommended Practice for Lighting Education Facilities IES RP-7-01, Recommended Practice for Lighting Industrial Facilities General glare (excessive luminances or luminance contrasts in field of view) 1. Avoid high-brightness contrasts in field of view 2. Increase brightness of background to very bright objects 3. Raise the glare [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has published PS-05-10 – Standards for Energy Efficient Indoor Lighting, a position statement on the subject of imposing energy standards on indoor lighting technology, such as efficacy standards for luminaires. IES “believes that technology independent approaches are the best way to provide energy reductions and to stimulate future energy savings.” IES [...]