Category Archives for lighting standards
LED ODM
Penang, 2nd October 2012 There are times when you need to be pro-active to make sure you stay on top of things. Today I spent the day in Penang, Malaysia, with one of the leading ODM LED manufacturers in this … Continue reading
Building boom?
Jakarta, 25th September 2012 The economy seems to be booming in Jakarta according to the project manager. If we may believe the latest forecast we may have trouble finding reliable and experienced contractors to fit out the building in time … Continue reading
From start to finish 2
Cherating, 13th September 2012 The thing is that it does not really finish with final programming and hand over. We wish sometimes (!)… and many times it does as far as our consultancy is concerned but a good design is as … Continue reading
From start to finish
Cherating, 12th September 2012 Commissioning a project is nearly like the birth of a baby. For all those months, sometimes years, you have been nurturing your design, preparing the ideas and concepts to come into reality. It is really a … Continue reading
Lighting calculations
Singapore, 10th September 2012 Interestingly on the heels of my last blog on best practice and architectural lighting designers, I spent a good part of the day today, assessing lighting calculations and how well they actually represented what we are … Continue reading
best practice architectural design
Singapore, 7th September 2012 Recently I read a paper from Kit Cuttle in which he makes a plea to divide the lighting design profession into “best practice” and “architectural” lighting designers or as he states, visibility as the purpose of … Continue reading
To dim or not to dim
Singapore, 6th September 2012 Deciding whether to incorporate dimming as a lighting feature is always a tough question, at least for me. Most people may not even loose a night sleep about it because if you always incorporate dimming the only … Continue reading
Standing your ground
Singapore, 5th September 2012 One of the most difficult things in lighting design is to stand by your design specifications and the implications it has either technically or financially. We are fighting these battles nearly daily and today was no … Continue reading
Finding “Nemo”
Singapore, 4th September 2012 While I am not going to talk about making movies, I am making an analogy with the long and winding road to finally get to where you want to get to. Finding the right lighting solution … Continue reading
Sustained sustainability
Brisbane, 3rd August 2012 I am in Brisbane for meetings and discussions with our business partner in sustainability. We have embraced sustainability as an integral part of our lighting design practice and having a wider understanding of the need and … Continue reading
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