Lighting is crucial in designing and operating a healthy building because it can directly impact our health and well-being. On average, we spend about 90% of our time indoors — separated from the ...

How Kichler Lighting Elevates Design, Comfort, and Performance Lighting does more the light the way; it establishes the tone ...

Why digitizing lighting is important. How PoE-based lighting will improve smart buildings. Designers of smart homes, offices, and factories constantly seek new ways to improve the efficiency of the ...

Samantha is an editor who covers all topics home-related including home improvement and repair. She edited home repair and design content at websites like The Spruce and HomeAdvisor. She also has ...

For decades, fluorescent lighting was the standard in most commercial buildings. But over the last decade, digital LED fixtures and control options have transformed the lighting landscape. Intelligent ...

The definition of light power density. Today's lighting requirements for buildings. How to calculate LPD. Essentially, light power density (LPD) equates to all of the power consumed by light fixtures, ...

As personalization, sustainability, and smart technology shift from luxuries to standard expectations, lighting design makes ...

Lighting is arguably the most overlooked element of design. It shapes mood, defines texture, and brings colors to life. Get it wrong, and even the most beautiful space can feel flat or off-kilter; get ...

Architectural lighting designers are under increased pressure to meet apparently incompatible demands: the desire for ever-greater spectacle on the one hand, and mounting concern about energy use, ...

Walk into a building today and you’ll see something different from even a decade ago. Desks aren’t the only image of the office; some retail buildings double as a platform for events, while many ...

After meeting in Italy, Nanni and I reconnected virtually. While en route to Granada, Spain, where he is developing a new lighting scheme for the Alhambra, Nanni spoke with me to discuss his career ...