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Lighting
The kind of outlets and switches designers get excited about
Tradeoffs are a fact of life for remodeling Clients. To make good decisions, they need information...all of it.
It's rare to find lighting guidelines backed up by documented field testing
The home’s living room has the same footprint as pre-renovation, although it has been updated with new moldings and paint, as well as engineered hardwood flooring. The variegated wood plank and parquet floors are in the hallway, living and dining rooms.
The New American Remodeled home’s interior shows off the latest products and technologies
A computer lighting model converts input (such as ceiling and counter height, fixture and lamp type, surface color and reflectance, etc.) into both 2D output showing projected fc levels at every point on a 2x2 grid (above right), and a 3D model of the room showing the effects of the lighting plan (above). Current light levels at the island (right) are more than three times the 15 fc readings taken before the kitchen remodel.
Real-world footcandle readings shine a light on the importance of recessed fixture size, lamp type, and fixture location
Restored ironwork and a return to French doors in the façade keep the focus of The New American Home on the original home’s core as something that remained true to its period design while also transcending the traditional architecture of its old Orlando neighborhood. The side additions and connecting stone-and-brick terraces project a timeless estate feel that fits Florida, but would be equally at home in the Northeast or Midwest.
Carefully chosen and finely detailed products define the 2018 New American Remodel
Too busy at IBS to make it to Lightovation? Don't sweat it. Here's what you missed.
Photo courtesy Jeffrey A. Davis, Davis Photograph
This inspiring modernization of an 80-year-old historical structure holds lessons any remodeler can put to work
Products from Progress Lighting, Häfele, Ambiance Lighting Systems, Access Lighting, Lighting Science, and Tresco Lighting
What's wrong with this kitchen lighting scheme? Can lights located in aisles cast shadow on tasks when the cook stands at the counter. Under-cabinet lights mounted against the wall cause glare. There are too few fixtures to light an island of this size. Read on for solutions that will bring better lighting to your kitchen designs.
Evidence-based design brings kitchen lighting out of the shadows
Achieve better lighting by avoiding these common mistakes.
It turns out that old-school lighting theory doesn’t work so well in practice. Here are some more effective kitchen lighting solutions
With initial cost for bulbs coming down, there just aren’t any good reasons left for not making the switch to LEDs
Illustration: Doug Walter
A look at the most common bulb shapes available and a cost comparison of bulb types over time