Category Archives for lighting standards
CSI Lighting
Singapore 27th September 2010 The other day I caught a late night episode of CSI Miami, the crime scene investigators. I am not a regular TV watcher, but once in a while I do like to “switch off” from work … Continue reading
It is all in the details (2)
Singapore 24th September 2010 It’s all in the details…. I blogged about the interaction between lighting designers and other project consultants such as the interior designer, the architect, making sure we get the detailing of the lighting properly integrated. Today … Continue reading
It’s all in the details…
Bangkok – Singapore 2nd September 2010 What I like about those in depth one on one design meetings is the time we can spend on resolving actual lighting design details. Getting the overall concept right is one thing but it … Continue reading
The “hidden” lighting benefits
Singapore 17th August 2010 As always when we do a lighting design we have a couple of choices when it comes to the selection of the light fittings that we believe will do the job. Our starting point is nearly … Continue reading
Dimming or switching
Shanghai 13th July 2010 Today was site coordination day so I spent most of my day on site in Hangzhou, a city about 1 ½ hours by speed train from Shanghai. We have several projects there that are nearing design … Continue reading
When does our responsibility end?
Shanghai, 12th July 2010 🙁 A sad day for Dutch soccer, but admittedly Spain in the end was the better team. Credit where credit is due, The Dutchies were brave and gave a spirited fight only to go down in … Continue reading
Singing in the rain
Kalgoorlie, 29th June 2010 Tonight I commissioned a sports oval in the city of Kalgoorlie, the capital of the Goldfields, about 500 km east of Perth. The new lighting installation was a follow up on our lighting master plan to … Continue reading
Budgets
Perth, 27th June 2010 Weekends are generally to take your foot of the (work) accelerator and spend some quality time with your loved ones. For me a time to catch up with my kids when I am in Australia. But … Continue reading
On a rainy day…
Perth, 22nd May 2010 It is week-end and it’s raining. A typical wintery day in Perth, one moment the sun pierces through the dark grey clouds, the next moment heavy rains pour out of the sky. Overall it is wet, … Continue reading
Approve or reject
India, 11th May 2010 One of our duties as a lighting designer is to approve or reject light fittings submitted to us as possible alternatives for our specifications. Specifically in Asia it is tough to keep exact specifications as clients … Continue reading
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