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Three basic lighting fundamentals - Ambient, Task and Accent

What are IK Ratings?

What are IP Ratings?

Street Lights: LED vs Metal Halide Lamps

The Best Color Temperature for an Office Space

What is a Load Correction Device?

Series Lights vs Parallel Lights

Tunnel Lighting Guide

Tunnel lighting is classified into five zones: access, threshold, transition, inner, and exit--- and each zone is important to have proper lighting.

Lighting Guide for Swimming Pools

What is Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI)?

What is CLO - Constant Lumen Output?

What You Should Know About Warm Lighting

What is a Light Diffuser

How to Illuminate Car Showrooms

How to Light an Indoor Car Park

Nominal Lumen Outputs

With lamp technology, it's importance to note a huge difference between the lamp output and the actual delivered lumens from the fitting, once the lamp is fitted. A traditional lamp will emit light is every direction, which increases the amount of light loss through the use of reflectors etc.

Metal Halide vs LED - What’s The Difference Between Metal Halide and LED Lights

Wanting to upgrade to LED, but not sure what the difference is? Here is a quick guide to making the right LED Lighting choice.

High Pressure Sodium vs LED - What’s The Difference Between High Pressure Sodium and LED Lights

THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY LIGHTING

Definitions of Lighting Terms

Approximate Reflectance Values of Typical Building Finishes

Understanding Colour Temperature

Landscape Lighting Design Considerations

3 Ways to Light Landscapes

What is an LM-79 Report?

What is a TM-21 Report?

What is an LM-80 Report?

Richard Kelly's Concept of Lighting: Focal Glow - Ambient luminescence - Play of Brilliants

Recommended Lighting Levels

How to Mark Out Downlights

Why is CRI Important