Category Archives for lighting standards
Link between fees and quality
Singapore 25th May 2011 The last few days I have been discussing our fees with client and operator for a project that is positioned at the high end of the scale, in other words a 6 (7?) star hospitality development. … Continue reading
The short cut
Singapore 11th May 2011 Today I want to share some of my site experience with contractors, more specifically lighting suppliers. Somehow they always try to take a “short cut”. While I can understand you want to minimise input/work and maximise … Continue reading
Choosing your light fittings
Germany, 20th April 2011 One of the key decisions a lighting designer has to make is what light fitting to select to achieve the desired lighting effect. There are so many lighting manufacturers to choose from that specifying the “right” … Continue reading
Back to basics
Singapore, 11th April 2011 You know… the most difficult thing to design is something simple. It sounds strange but we are somehow trained and focussed on designing for sophistication. When we only see one lighting point in a room we … Continue reading
Lighting calculations
Singapore, 21st February 2011 Lighting calculations are as good as the person who enters the parameters of the calculations in the computer, isn’t it? I have blogged about this before. I am currently doing some lighting expert assessment work for … Continue reading
What’s in a beam?
Singapore, 17th February 2011 I may as well follow up on yesterday’s blog in regards to lighting standards. One of the other big misconceptions is when guides specify a certain beam spread. It’s not that simple. Specifying a, say 24 … Continue reading
What’s in a lux?
Singapore, 16th February 2011 One of the great debates is what really lux levels mean, besides being a unit of light. Many engineers drive their design based on lux levels without really understanding what a lux value means (at least … Continue reading
Love me tender…
Singapore, 15th February 2011 The title is misleading, as I actually want to talk about the tendering process (not Elvis Presley 🙂 ). The process where our lighting design specifications go out for tender and bidders can submit their proposal … Continue reading
Proven concepts
Singapore 22nd October 2010 As lighting designers we want to be creative and find new solutions and ideas for every new project. At least we start out that way and are always in the hope and search to create that … Continue reading
Owning up to mistakes
Singapore 21st October 2010 I challenged myself yesterday to blog about my mistakes so I should own up and share some with you. That is how I learned the trade anyhow. You have to go through mistakes in order to … Continue reading
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