Q.What should I consider when choosing lighting for my facility?

A.The amount and type of light required for any space depends greatly on what activity primarily
goes on in that area. Providing too little light can reduce productivity and accuracy while too much
light may cause irritation, eye fatigue, or discomfort.

Good lighting can make our homes comfortable, functional and fun places to be, where art
and architecture look great and friends and family love to visit. Our lighting can be both
effective and efficient. Effective so it can evoke a mood, light a task or provide security.
Efficient so we can use the least amount of energy and still get the effects we want.
Effective and efficient residential lighting requires a mix of artistic and scientific skills.

Lighting Options

We generally use the terms 'lamp' or 'source' for all types of light-emitting products used in
light fixtures to produce the light we need. Every lamp has a variety of characteristics that
help determine its most appropriate application. A variety of lamp types are available for
residential applications. The most common are incandescent and fluorescent, with light-
emitting diodes (LEDs) now beginning to permeate the market

The following table is a quick reference of the most common lamp types, comparing their
energy use, colour rendering, life, and where they are typically used. (Note: Due to rapid
lighting technology changes, the reader should confirm the latest data from suppliers.)

Common Lamp Types

 
Colour
Life
Light Energy Rendering
(Hrs Application
Source Use Index
)
(CRI)
Accent,
50,00
LED Low 70+ Task,
0
Decorative
Compact
10,00 Ambient,
Fluorescent Medium 80
0 Task
(CFL)
Linear 20,00 Ambient,
Medium 80
Fluorescent 0 Task
Standard Task,
Incandesce High 100 1,000 Accent,
nt Decorative
Halogen
Incandesce High 100 4,000 Accent, Task
nt

 Design Principles & Examples

This section brings together the various design principles and techniques to provide a
practical approach to efficient and effective lighting for the home.

Efficient and effective lighting design means using the most efficient sources with the
required controls that will supply the lighting layout desired.

When considering a lighting layout, it is a good idea to focus first on people, then
architecture, then art. None is excluded, but lighting a home is primarily for people – to
enhance their comfort and communication, as well as to facilitate the daily tasks of eating
and working.

In home lighting design, light layering uses four primary layers of light – ambient, task,
accent and decorative – and there are some common techniques that supplement and
enhance light layering, such as grazing, silhouette and wall washing

 it is essential to meet all applicable codes and regulations when installing or upgrading a
lighting system. All electrical devices must be approved, as indicated by a CSA or cUL stamp
or sticker. Check with the local electrical provider for details regarding code, permit and
inspection requirements.

The following provides a brief description of the various techniques needed for an effective
lighting design.

Ambient light is soft, diffuse light that fills a room, reduces shadows and creates a sense of
openness and comfort.

Task lighting provides additional light to carry out a particular job.

Accent lighting requires an understanding of where items might be placed that deserve

particular attention, such as paintings, photographs, flower arrangements, art pieces or
architectural details.

Decorative fixtures are often meant to look attractive rather than provide much useful
light. Wall sconces and chandeliers are the two most common decorative products

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Museums
 Lighting plays a significant role in developing interaction between humans and museum artifacts
in one defined space." The goal of a museum is to create an interactive experience for the guests, as well as
preserve the condition of artifacts.Lighting is a critical component in a museum environment because the
space enables visitors to see objects, experience new sights and react to the surrounding environment.
Typically, environments have two types of light–natural and artificial. For a museum, the role of light is an
essential part of creating an atmosphere prime for discovery, while also preserving artifacts
LIGHTING DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
To have a successful lighting design, lighting designers have particular considerations that affect lighting on
space, objects, and purpose. Color rendered, color temperature, texture, form, viewing angles, layered light and
maintenance are all factors that contribute to the whole. An understanding of these factors allows
the lighting designer to fuse lighting elements with an architectural designed space to create an effective and
functional design for humans to interests and experience the space

Whether the focus is art or science, technology or history, the presentation needs to
be ap-pealing, interesting and varied.And that is where lightingplays an important
role: it cre-ates visual experiences in anyexhibition, it helps modulateand
accentuate the visuallandscape, it enhances the im-pact of the items on display.
The visual ambience must notcause fatigue. On the contrary,it should stimulate –
but notconfuse. In large buildings, dif-ferentiated room design is also a
requirement.
Light spaces
Lighting is vital for spatial im-pression and enjoyment of art.Different light
colours andbeam spreads, different de-signs and arrangements ofluminaires and
lamps create different lighting situations – light spaces – designed to meet the
relevant needs of theexhibition. Special attention needs to be paid to conservation
require-ments. Light protection playsan important role in any exhi-bition room
In some exhibition rooms, visitors are free to move around in any direction. In
many others, however, be- cause of the nature of the ex- hibition or for
organizational reasons, they need to be ‘di-rected’. Luminaires which highlight
routes without inter-fering with the display areas on either side are a practical
solution for this task

The most important lighting systems used in exhibition rooms are:

■ luminous ceilings with
opal glass enclosure (dif-
fuse light) or satinised and
textured glass (diffuse/
directional),
■ indirect luminaires (dif-
fuse),
■ cove luminaires (diffuse),
■ wallwashers (directional
or diffuse/directional),
■ spot lamps
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