Category Archives for lighting standards
Budgets, copies and alternatives
Singapore, 9th June 2012 Clients can be impatient at times. In a few of our projects we have completed the concept design stage and as we move into design development we are now in the process of consolidating budgets. I don’t … Continue reading
For “guts” and glory
Yangon, Myanmar, 6th June 2012 My last day in Yangon…we took the time to go visit one of the other leading hotels in the city currently undergoing renovation to have some reference in regards to the local design and contractor … Continue reading
World Environment Day
Yangon, Myanmar, 5th June 2012 As I am ploughing through the hotel area by area to inventorise the lighting and list out the current state of affairs, it seems apt that today is world environment day. At least so I … Continue reading
Poor maintenance…a killer
Yangon, Myanmar, 6th June 2012 My first day back in Yangon since a long time…I was last here around 2003-2004 invited as guest speaker at an architectural lighting event. Not much has changed on the road from the airport to … Continue reading
Value engineering 2
Singapore, 23rd May 2012 After an early morning flight I am back in Singapore, as I have some meetings is KL tomorrow. I am taking a more and more relaxed approach to travelling for my own sanity. Taking my time … Continue reading
The lighting experience
Perth, 22nd May 2012 With the cut throat competition between LED lighting suppliers (nearly everyone nowadays!), there is an increasing need to create awareness for clients and end users to weed out the “profiteers” who offer below par quality LED … Continue reading
Noche Zero
Perth, 21st May 2012 Another beautiful day in Perth, we are lucky here with an average of 8-9 hours sun shine a day throughout the year. Add to that the (really crisp) blue skies and a Mediterranean climate together with … Continue reading
Team spirit
Perth, 18th May 2012 Good results come from good team work. I know it is an “open door’ statement, but remains oh, so valid. Before we engage in a project as lighting designers we generally do our due diligence in … Continue reading
Value engineering
Perth, 17th May 2012 One of the trendy words nowadays is “value engineering”. Not surprisingly many companies warily watch the developments in Europe (will Greece be bumped out of the Eurozone or not, and what will be the consequences?) and … Continue reading
Full Circle
Singapore, 9th May 2012 It does not happen often, but there is occasionally that moment where you come full circle with a project that you designed in the past. We have just received official confirmation that we have been appointed to do … Continue reading
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