Creating a contemporary perimeter of lightThe building perimeter offers a wealth of opportunity when it comes to exterior lighting. Here, Fred Bass, Managing Director of Paviom looks at the areas, both inside and out, that fall into this remit and how to achieve a successful lighting scheme.Published: 12 February, 2010Exterior spaces provide such a huge potential for lighting and design creativity; a potential that has only recently started to be considered or really taken full advantage of. Selecting high quality architectural exterior lighting products has been difficult for the building services engineer due to the lack of well designed, economic products available.
Lighting shouldn’t cost the earthBy Andy Davies, Senior Product Manager, LED Lamps & Systems for GE LightingPublished: 06 January, 2010Lighting Technology is experiencing a period of rapid change. Not since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in the 1870s have there been such radical developments as we see in lighting today, which is driven by the need to reduce CO2 emissions and protect the environment.
Seeing things in a good lightLight is incredibly important in our day to day to lives. A good lighting scheme can literally - at the flick of a switch - help create a positive office environment. Here, Dave Ellis national sales manager - specification at Osram, looks at the definition of ‘good light' and offers building services engineers guidance on how best to achieve it.Published: 05 October, 2009Building services engineers will often find themselves in the unenviable position of trying to meet a variety of demands, all of which are considered to be equally as important and at times will often appear to have conflicting requirements.
Integrating lighting for the futureAs new illumination technologies gain acceptance and energy efficiency looms more important than ever, fully integrated lighting control systems, future-proofed for new and developing technologies, are emerging as the favoured lighting control solution. Philips Dynalite CEO, John Gunton, illuminates the way forward.Published: 05 October, 2009Today's building owners (residential and commercial) are increasingly demanding advanced levels of controllability over their facilities. As a result, automated control systems, dedicated to services such as lighting, temperature, audio visual (AV) and blind control, are becoming commonplace. Somewhat ironically, the proliferation of such control systems is being shadowed by the increased requirement for highly energy-efficient performance.
The lights don't need to be onBy David Lewis from Schneider ElectricPublished: 06 July, 2009The UK is no longer a nine-till-five society. In addition to British employees having the longest hours in Europe, many businesses have embraced flexible working as a way to meet the needs of the business and help staff achieve a better work/life balance. Coupled with this, shopping hours have been extended so that some retailers are open around the clock. These activities have influenced the occupation of our buildings and subsequently increased demand for lighting.
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