14 Strategies to Save Up to 70% in Energy Costs Using the Latest in Warehouse Lighting… and More (Part 1)
There is no place for poor lighting in warehouses or distribution centres.
A Qualitative Policy of Urban Lighting in the Master Plan: Elements of Composition and Light
As previously seen, a contextual analysis establishes the repertoire and hierarchy of the elements of composition among roads, open spaces, buildings. The analysis also helps to establish
Wireless Lighting Controls —Simple and Easy?
What does anyone expect out of a wireless lighting control system or any lighting control system? Certainly the basics of occupancy/vacancy control, daylight harvesting and scheduling are required. Energy savings are also necessary, or why else do you install a control system. Worry free operation needs to be the norm for any system.
Circadian Rhythm More Sensitive to Lighting Colour Cues
Research by scientists at The University of Manchester has revealed that the colour of light has a major impact on how our body clock measures the time of day.It’s the first time the impact of colour has been tested, and demonstrates that colour provides a more reliable way of telling the time than measuring brightness.
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A Qualitative Policy of Urban Lighting in the Master Plan [Understanding Urban Context when Developing a Lighting Plan?]
Analyzing the context is the first step in establishing a lighting plan on a site. The context is of course first the site’s physical environment, its morphology: the location of the site on a promontory or in a valley, its alignment flush with or indented from the street, its proximity to a body of water or a large park..
For a Qualitative Policy of Urban Lighting in the Master Plan
In recent years we have become committed to making our cities pleasant and friendly places to live. We do this by remaking public spaces so that urban life becomes more humane, more safe, and more comfortable.
Lighting the Way to Demand Creation
Most distributors are perceived as demand fulfillers, waiting for a customer to generate an order, be it from a contractor or an MRO opportunity. Few have mastered the skill of creating demand while also fulfilling customer needs. Typically, these few have added sales specialists (automation, lighting or vertical market focused). These companies are considered the innovators and entities that can drive profitable growth for themselves.
Evaluation Guide: 4 Steps to a Successful Lighting Evaluation (Part 2)
In the March 25 issue of Electrical Industry Newsweek, Aaron Kless laid out the first 2 parts of a 4-part guide to assessing the costs and benefits of various lighting solutions, incorporating lessons learned from more than 100 million square feet of installed intelligent LED systems across many of the most challenging production environments worldwide. Step 1 identified various evaluation criteria; step 2, identifying incentives and tax deductions. Appearing below are the remaining 2 parts.
Evaluation Guide: 4 Steps to a Successful Lighting Evaluation (Part 1)
Worldwide, leading facility managers and operations professionals are scrutinizing their energy use and re-evaluating traditional lighting choices — even high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) — in search of energy savings. In fact, rapidly escalating energy costs are often the catalyst for considering a lighting upgrade project, and LEDs are now part of the mix for most facilities.
