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Author: Kimberly Green

A couple nights I went to a hockey game. One of my favorite things to do is watch sports live and to me there is nothing like watching a hockey game. There is something so awesome about the beauty and the force that you see on the ice. It’s a mix of toughness (both physical and mental), finesse, and luck all put together in a game that is played on the fastest sporting surface known to man.

Of course, none of this would be possible at a live setting without the commercial lighting at the arena. I know, I know, it’s a mundane thing to think about: lighting. We take it completely for granted at sporting events. But without expert lighting we wouldn’t be able to watch our favorite team go out there night after night to beat their hated rivals.

I know it’s obvious, but one must recognize lighting varies from sport to sport, and from arena to stadium. It’s not just about shining lights onto the playing field, it’s about expert planners, electricians and maintenance men and women making sure that the light shines in the right places at the right times and seamlessly melds into the playing area and crowd.

If you really look at the lighting the next time you go to your favorite sporting event you’ll notice that there are different lighting needs for the playing field and for the audience. For the playing field you have to find the perfect combination of lights to make sure the field of play is easily seen by both player and spectator alike without overwhelming them with unnecessary brightness or heat. There is an old phrase in baseball that says “He lost it in the lights on that fly ball”. That type of problem is unavoidable at times but as a lighting designer you have to make sure that that kind of issue is kept at a minimum.

For fans, different arenas and stadium have different levels of lighting for the spectator areas. Places like the Staples Center in Los Angeles like to darken the crowd during games so that the playing surface can be better seen. For football and baseball night games, stadiums have a tendency to keep the spectators in a slightly dimmer light then the playing surface, but still give them enough light to walk, eat and peruse comfortably.

Just a little something to think about the next time you go out to root on your favorite sports team.

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About the Author

Author Kimberly Green has experience with interior decorating and specializes in residential home lighting as well as some commercial lighting for businesses.

Originally posted 2011-05-27 15:04:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: R. Neal

Interior lighting often defines the quality of a commercial environment. Office space very often depends on the quality of interior lighting to create an ergonomic and motivated workspace that will contribute to higher production and profit margins. Everything from morale to corporate culture can be affected by a change in the interior lighting. Commercial production facilities rely upon interior lighting directly for manufacturing and shipping. In their world, proper levels of glare free illumination are a must for safe and efficient process flow. Some environments, such as manufacturing and assembly, rely so heavily on commercial interior lighting that their very survival depends upon its quality.

The best way to approach commercial interior lighting design is to first get a general picture of industry standard needs in this area in order to formulate a basic plan of attack in proposing a new system.

Industrial Organizations

Most manufacturing and warehousing operations care little for aesthetics. They are far more concerned with safety and cost effective operations. Commercial interior lights in these environments play a major role in ergonomics and employee well-being. Any dark areas or large shadows in a building represent major safety concerns to quality assurance. It is your first duty as a contractor in these environments to propose commercial interior lights that will evenly light all of a facilities floor space and provide sufficient foot candles in the vertical cube to allow for material handling tools such as fork trucks to be safely driven through the facility.

It is also important to consider the impact that heat can have on a large building. If you install commercial interior lights with poor thermal management designs, HVAC costs will be higher. RLLD Commercial Lighting has a number of fluorescent, induction, and LED interior lighting fixtures specifically designed to operate at cooler temperatures. This, combined with their innate power saving designs, helps greatly reduce overhead for industrial clients and can often tip the balance in favor of your proposal.

Keep in mind that industrial facilities are the most heavily regulated of all buildings, so it is crucial that you ensure that your client will meet with all OSHA and ANSI codes. If your client is interested in obtaining LEED certification, call an RLLD Commercial interior lighting expert to find out about the latest energy efficient technology ideal for earning points toward a certificate.

Service Based Organizations

Good morale is an essential ingredient to service based office environments. Commercial interior lights here should blend the task and the decorative to produce an ergonomically sound as well as decorative quality of light. Normally, you have to create multiple layers of both direct and indirect light to achieve such an effect, and you have to use a multiplicity of fixture types, mounts, and lamps.

One great way to minimize the number of actual light fixtures for a small company with a tight budget is to install commercial interior lighting controls. Dimmers and wireless remotes can make lighting customized to personal preference while simultaneously minimizing power consumption. The right commercial lighting controls can turn one set of interior lights into many by programming multiple themes into a central controller. These themes can be activated with wall boxes, and hand-held remotes to create different moods and levels of luminosity.

Retailers

Retail clients need commercial interior lights that render color equivalent to that produced by natural daylight. The reason for this is obvious: products on shelves must look as natural and good as possible to sell. Like offices, stores require multiple layers of light. Typically, one level of light illuminates the floor space for customers and staff, and the second layer of light focuses on product merchandising.

It is paramount that you choose the right commercial interior lighting fixtures that will accomplish these tasks do this as cost effectively as possible. Retail profit margins are normally rather slim, so the more you offer trim a store’s electric, the more readily they will embrace both the technology and the design you propose.

Hospitality Clients

Hotels, country clubs, restaurants, and resorts need you to take a very customized approach to commercial interior lighting. Virtually every location contains a variety of buildings whose interior architecture varies on a per room basis. Commercial interior lights create everything from general task lighting to special decorative and associative aesthetic themes. Most hospitality clients also expect you to use lamps, fixtures, mounts and accessories that specifically compliment the decorum and brand of the establishment. Usually, the more removed from mundane reality an organization seeks to be, the more elaborate and eclectic its commercial interior lighting system will need to be.

Lighting Design Services from RLLD Commercial Lighting

Our clients are contractors, architects, and commercial lighting design firms who range from sole proprietors to national corporations. To accommodate this broad spectrum of clients, we have investing in state of the art point by point lighting design software which we will use to help you develop your client’s system at no additional charge provided you purchase your commercial interior lighting fixtures from us. Small companies can appear equal to large ones through this partnership, and large companies can save money on training and staff development by outsourcing schematic design to our experts.

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RLLD Commercial Lighting (rlldesign.com). For more information on Commercial Interior Lighting, Outdoor Commercial Lighting, and other forms of Commercial Lighting visit us online.

Originally posted 2011-07-02 03:11:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: Art Icklewright

Due the wide and varied nature of commercial premises e.g. factories, offices, public spaces, commercial lighting is in fact a broad term. What this kind of lighting has in common with domestic lighting is the need to save money, energy, and the environment without reducing the quality of the lighting. Commercial and domestic settings are also both subject to the new EU ruling which came into force in September to phase out incandescent bulbs in favour of more energy efficient energy saving bulbs and lamps / halogen and CFL bulbs.

Many of us may be familiar with the use of fluorescent lamps in e.g. office spaces. These gas discharge lamps combine the electricity with mercury in lamps / tubes to turn the ultra violet light produced into visible light that comes from the fluorescent effect generated by this reaction. Despite their bulkiness, these are much more energy efficient than incandescent lamps / bulbs.

Other familiar commercial settings for most of us are shops. These could use a combination of light sources, but to pick an example, retail high street clothing or gift shops will need long lasting, reliable, energy efficient bright lights for displays and accent lighting, preferably that don’t produce too much heat. Low voltage dichroic lamps work well for track and display lighting, are compact, have high efficacy and require low voltage. These multifaceted reflector lamps (MR) are compact and therefore flexible in how they can be deployed.

LED lamps can also be very compact, and they can provide a bright focused light source that doesn’t give off heat because they don’t use heated filament and gas combinations to produce the light. For this reason they could be used to provide light near to products on sale to enhance their appearance, without fear of damaging the products.

Other large public spaces, entertainment venues e.g. theatres, concert halls, stadiums etc, are likely to use intensely bright lamps that can light large areas if necessary such as (pressurized) metal halide lamps and parabolic aluminized reflector lamps (PAR lamps).

Although there are lamps most likely to appear only in some larger commercial settings, it is likely that most commercial lighting will involve a combination of lighting types which also have domestic applications.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/what-is-commercial-lighting-1680882.html

About the Author

Art Icklewright is an author specialising in lighting and light bulbs of all kind including low energy light bulbs, energy saving light bulbs and G9 bulbs.

Originally posted 2011-03-20 10:01:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Originally posted 2009-04-24 07:56:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: Kimberly Quang

American-made Commercial Lighting fixtures feature the highest commercial grade lighting fixtures in all major light sources used for building exterior, site lighting, security lighting, warehouse interior lighting, roadway lighting, and security lighting systems. Contractors and end-users benefit from a great freedom of choice when working with RLLD Commercial Lighting. As a multi-manufacturer representative, we maintain an objective stance toward brand and technology type, working through a nation wide distribution network that is quota free from our standpoint. This means that we will never insist that any company or individual buy a particular product from us to fulfill obligatory demands of our vendor status. On the contrary, we actually extend vendor privileges to our clients by allowing sole proprietor designers and electricians direct access to the relationships we enjoy with the world’s top manufactures and giving them access to pricing and shipping services that smaller companies and individuals may not be able to obtain on their own.

Clients of US distributors like RLLD Commercial lighting can thus obtain fixtures of any type, size, intensity, and design simply by contacting and RLLD lighting specialist and placing an order directly through our distribution network. Our growing inventory offers the following to contractors, end users, architects, and building developers nationwide.

Incandescent

Although incandescent lamps are more frequently used in residential lighting applications, some commercial lighting fixtures also used this technology. Incandescent lamps pass current through a filament, which causes the filament to give off light. Because they are relatively short lived, incandescents are used mostly as decorative commercial lighting fixtures. Their ability to render warm colors effectively without ballast makes them well suited to this application, and the enormous variety of bulb designs make them highly soft after source of any type of accent lighting or decorum based commercial lighting design.

Fluorescent

Fluorescent lamps are used extensively in commercial lighting fixtures for a number of reasons. First and foremost of these reasons is their ability to use less power than other commercial lighting fixtures, making them very cost effective from an energy conservation perspective. Fluorescent bulbs also produce a very bright light that is evenly distributed, making them ideal commercial warehouse lighting fixtures, canopy lights, security lights, in interior retail lights in discount stores where high levels of general lighting help psychologically motivate larger bulk purchases of discount merchandise.

Fluorescent bulbs produce light by activating phosphors on the interior of the bulb using ultraviolet energy generated by a mercury arc. Ballast helps start and operate the fluorescent lamps by regulating electron flow through the gaseous arc. Trends in fluorescent technology have made them more compact, increasing lumens per watt efficiency as high as 100 lumens per watt, and reducing the amount of toxic mercury within the bulbs interior. Fluorescent commercial lighting fixtures are best deployed underneath building eaves (as in the case of canopy lights), near loading docks, in wallpacks on the sides of buildings, or as large grocery store or warehouse lights. Placing them too far out into open spaces tends to diffuse their light output and diminish their intensity.

High Intensity Discharge (HID) Commercial Lighting Fixtures

HID stands for High Intensity Discharge. It refers to a technology where light is produced by a gaseous arc discharge using a variety of elements. Typical elements include mercury vapor, metal halide, and high pressure sodium. The arc tube within an HID lamp will contain one or more of such elements, and when current passes between the electrodes at either end of the tube, the current creates an arc that generates visible light.

HID lamps feature the highest efficiency in lumens per watt output and also feature a greater level of lighting control. They also last longer than other commercial lighting fixtures, making them a wise investment for a company on a Spartan budget that cannot afford to continually replace equipment.

High intensity discharge sources include mercury vapor, metal halide, and high pressure sodium (HPS) lamps. Light is produced in HID and low pressure sodium (LPS) sources through a gaseous arc discharge using a variety of elements. Each HID lamp consists of an arc tube which contains certain elements or mixtures of elements which, when an arc is created between the electrodes at each end, gasify and generate visible radiation.

Light Sources and Lamp Characteristics:

Mercury Vapor (MV)

Mercury vapor lights were the first HID commercial lighting fixtures developed. They were designed originally to meet a rising demand for a very compact, high output, and energy efficient source of light. They are used extensively in a number of landscape lighting applications, being commonly deployed as tree lights in high-end commercial outdoor lighting systems. In other applications they have proven somewhat less effective duo to their inferior color rendering abilities, although this has improved to a certain extent over the years by phosphor coated interior bulb walls.

The life of mercury vapor lamps is good, averaging 24,000 hours for larger wattage lamps. However, because the output diminishes so greatly over time, economical operational life is often much shorter. Efficacy ranges from 30 to 60 lumens per watt, with the higher wattages being more efficacious than the lower wattages.

As with other HID lamps, the starting of a mercury vapor lamp is not immediate. Starting time is short, though, taking 4-7 minutes to achieve maximum output depending upon the ambient temperature.

High Pressure Sodium (HPS)

High Pressure Sodium (HPS) commercial lighting fixtures gained huge popularity in the 1970’s to meet the needs of a powerful, yet super efficient, source of HID lighting. Lumens per watt output in an HPS lamp can be as high as 140 lumens per watt-approximately 7 times the luminance as incandescent lamps and twice that of MV or Fluorescent. They also last for approximately 24,000 hours—the longest lamp light on the market.

The problem with HPS commercial lighting fixtures has always been the quality of light they create. HPS lamps give off a yellowish or orange-tinted color and are not acceptable light sources for situations where illuminating a brand, architectural keynote, or any type of ornate exterior landscaping requires a high level of color rendering. For the most part, they are used in applications such as commercial parking garage lighting, warehouse lighting, and certain outdoor applications such as security flood lighting.

Metal Halide (MH)

Metal Halide (MH) commercial lighting fixtures are fast becoming the preferred source of HID lighting in most commercial environments. This is because they produce a very bright white light that nearly equivalent to daylight in its color rendering ability. The variety of applications is significant as a result, ranging from decorative street lighting, commercial parking lot lighting, car lot lighting, outdoor landscape lighting, architectural lighting, security lighting, and general site lighting. Traditionally, their biggest drawback has been their short lamp life-only 7,500 hours on the average.

Newer designs in Metal Halide commercial lighting fixtures include pulse start technology and ceramic metal halide design. These improvements have increased lumens per watt efficiency, control of the light itself through superior dimmability, better stability of color rendering, longer lamp life, and shorter start time.

Unfortunately, recent legislation has called for the phase out of certain standard forms of MH commercial lighting fixtures due to their use of incendiary elements that fall under the classification of greenhouse gas sources. This in turn paves the way for the most sophisticated lighting ever developed on our world, and quite possibly, the singular source of lighting used both commercially and residentially in the very near future: LED commercial lighting fixtures.

LED Commercial Lighting Fixtures

As technology improves, the ability to create truly “white” led light continues to evolve. LED commercial lighting fixtures are featuring higher lumens per watt efficiencies than their initial prototypes initially offered. This has opened the door for a number of architectural lighting and site lighting applications that were previously the exclusive domain of HID commercial lighting fixtures.

We are also seeing an upsurge in the use of led commercial lighting fixtures in street and roadway lighting, where a number of municipalities in the United States and Europe have reported some very promising findings in regards to both power cost reduction and the overall quality of street lighting itself.

Look for quarterly leaps and bounds in the engineering gains made by LED commercial lighting fixture manufacturers, and be sure to sign up for our RLLD Commercial Lighting Newsletter which will feature news updates and case studies about this exciting and revolutionary technology.

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rlldesign.com. For more information on Commercial Lighting Fixtures and Energy Efficient Lighting visit us online today.

Originally posted 2011-03-30 05:52:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: Kathryn Dawson

Did you know that lighting can have a big effect on a person’s mood? The effects are more subtle than a bright room being stimulating compared to a dark room. In fact, lights and the lighting scheme in an office building or place of work can effect the mood of the staff working there, can affect overall productivity and can even play a part in making sales. Knowing this, businesses should take their lighting schemes very seriously indeed. Getting it right can lead to good, positive outcomes which is surely the only desirable outcome for any business.

It has been researched over and over again, and categorically scientists and researchers agree that lighting, or in particular a lack of sunlight can affect a person’s mood. Seasonal affective disorder is a common condition that results from a lack of sunlight. To ensure your staff are not affected by this, invest in some good quality, bright lights for the office or workplace. Rainy, cold and wintry days can be a difficult time for anyone to lift their spirits, so you can give them a helping hand in the form of bright lights all around the office. There is no doubt that bright industrial or commercial lighting can lift the moods of both staff and customers.

Productivity is also affected by lighting. When the body is subjected to darkness, it automatically starts thinking that sleep is on the agenda. Because of this it starts preparing itself for a good rest. Dim lighting can make people extremely drowsy and so that is why in offices, warehouses and factories it is vital that everywhere is well lit. This is especially true in places where employees are carrying out routine tasks on a repetitive basis as this in particular causes drowsiness. There have been startling results shown when companies have upgraded their lighting systems. Absenteeism is often cut by a considerable amount when new, brighter and more powerful lights are installed in the workplace. To give staff the choice of all worlds, ideally they should be able to have access to their own light of some kind. A dimmer for each workstation is the ideal scenario as this gives staff their own choice as to how bright they have their lights.

Retailers and restaurant owners should think very carefully about any new lighting scheme. The way a rack of clothes or a unit full of makeup is lit can dramatically affect sales. All types of products from furniture and jewelry to clothes and handbags can have their appearance improved with the right kind of lighting. Cosmetics in particular need excellent lighting so the shades and textures can be properly appreciated by the customer.

Even in restaurants and cafes, getting it right with the lighting can encourage customers to spend more. The right ambience needs to be created in restaurants; this is the most important consideration to make. Family friendly restaurants need more light for example than restaurants aimed at romantic evenings for two. A restaurant manager may even dim the lights over the course of an evening for the sole purpose of encouraging customers to buy cocktails and other expensive drinks.

Commercial lighting is every bit as crucial to the overall atmosphere in a building as lighting in the home is. The recessed lighting, bathroom lighting and even the lighting in reception needs to be bright, high quality and given plenty of thought. Your business will thank you for it when your profits rise and your staff will thank you for it as they will be happy, free from stress and very productive. Search online for the best deals when it comes to commercial lighting.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/interior-design-articles/how-commercial-lighting-affects-moods-3382642.html

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Kathryn Dawson writes articles for Litecraft Commercial, a commercial lighting manufacturer and distributor established in 2008 with an unprecedented reputation for supplying top quality products at low prices with fast delivery and unrivalled customer service. Litecraft Commercial offers an aesthetically pleasing range of recessed lighting and bathroom lighting in an assortment of colours and finishes to create the required ambience for any environment.

Originally posted 2011-04-27 11:05:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Beginning next year, traditional incandescent light bulbs (that’s right, Thomas Edison’s invention from 1879) will start to disappear from store shelves in an effort to save energy, reduce waste and use more environmentally-friendly products. Consumers will have two options moving forward: compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). While both of these applications are starting to catch on, many people are left asking themselves, which do I chose?

CFLs use about one fifth of the energy that incandescent lamps do and last up to five times longer, while LEDs are two to three times more energy-efficient than CFLs and about 10 times more efficient than incandescent bulbs. Furthermore, according to most leading producers of LED lighting products, the 50,000-hour lifespan – which is not referring to when the lamps dies, but when it is at 70 percent of its original light output – of one of its LED lamps is 40- 50 times the life of a typical incandescent bulb and five times the lifetime of an average compact fluorescent lamp – which are rated until dead, not at 70 percent of original output. The manufacturer calculated that if one of its lamps were used for six hours every day, it would last for nearly 23 years! But what does this mean for you as a small business owner?

Not only will you be using less energy, but you’ll cut electrical bills and reduce maintenance and replacement costs for lighting. Just think about how many times you’re replacing lamps each year. Are you hiring an electrician each time? Let’s say you’re currently using the popular Par 38 incandescent lamps throughout your office burning 75-watts each for a normal eight-hour day. If you’re lucky, these will last 2000 hours, which means you’ll replace them on average twice a year. Think about the cost of the lamp itself, energy bills and maintenance fees. When you add everything up, you could be spending approximately $450 annually for just one incandescent lamp. Now, replace the Par 38 75-watt lamp with a 12-watt LED. You’ve immediately cut on energy costs and you won’t even think about replacing that bulb for 15 years.

While small business owners have an important decision to make in the coming years when it comes to their lighting, it’s important for everyone to keep the environment in mind and take proactive steps to make our Earth a cleaner and better functioning place to live. Before taking the plunge, here are five things to keep in mind to ensure you’re taking the right steps:

1. Hire the right team. Working with the right LED experts to help with your retrofit process is key. It pays to go to professionals with a proven track record of success and a vast selection of excellent quality products from various vendors. A history of successfully completed projects is also important.
2. Compare before and after. Ask for a detailed energy audit so you know exactly what you’re putting out in terms of your lighting. This will also help you to compare how much energy and money you’re saving once the LED lamps are in place.
3. Consider all options. LEDs are advancing by leaps and bounds every day. Take the time to work with your LED expert to determine the best color, brightness, design and application for your space. Also available are lamps with dimming capabilities.
4. Do your research. There are significant federal tax incentives and local utility rebates available for qualifying LED retrofit projects – some that can cover anywhere between 30-100 percent of the cost of your project!
5. Be sure the price is right. Remember that cheap is never better, but you can also over pay for a product. With so many on the market right now, seek the advice of an expert who can walk you through all of the different LED products and determine the best fit for your needs.

Originally posted 2011-03-26 09:49:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: Terrell McCall

Installing a proper lighting system for your business is almost a science so it is important to consult with a professional for the best commercial lighting tips available. Typically a business requires more lighting and special considerations than a home in a residential area. Not only do you have to deal with indoor lighting for both employee and customer needs, but also outdoor lighting as well.

Lighting needs for businesses are likely to be similar whether you work in a mid-sized city or a larger one like Atlanta. Electricians with proper certification and training will help you navigate your journey through choosing the proper type of lights for both indoor and outdoor situations as well as the best installation locations. They will also be able to take into account current ambient lighting, the right lamp technology, choosing the right controls such as motion sensor or timers, fixture configurations, proper visibility and more.

Inside Lighting Considerations

One of the most important commercial lighting tips to consider is emergency exit lighting. What happens when your business loses power due to an outage or an emergency like a fire? You and your employees need to be able to see to safely exit the building. Exit signs and lights with battery back-ups are ideal in this situation.

Licensed, professional electrical contractors in Atlanta and elsewhere in the country can help you choose the appropriate lighting scheme for your business indoors, whether you have a small shop which requires illuminated front window displays or a warehouse type of facility with larger, brighter lighting needs. For instance, for large, open spaces, you might be presented with options like high intensity discharge (HID) lights or fluorescent high bay fixtures.

Outdoor Options for Commercial Applications

As a business owner, you have to be cognizant of how your outdoor lighting affects your commercial neighbors, surrounding traffic areas and even nearby suburban neighborhoods. An improperly installed floodlight may inadvertently blind drivers at night, shine brightly into nearby homes or create shadowed areas around an illuminated area. Wallpack lights installed on the side of buildings may present similar problems.

A professional electrician from your area will likely understand and take into account city codes and laws which govern construction and commercial lighting. Tips may include installing wallbox lighting or shielded fixtures that aim illumination downward instead of upward and outward, which is basically useless. Downlighting signage and using internally lighted signs are additional outdoor options.

If you are looking at eco-friendly and energy efficient lighting for your business, an electrician can present options to you for review. For instance, you can install programmed lighting which shuts off at a certain time every day or motion-activated lighting which turns on only when a person enters a room. The same principle applies for parking lot and business entrance lighting after-hours.

The bottom line is that an electrical contractor can help you with a number of commercial lighting tips and even steer you in the right direction should you need to apply for permits. With professional lighting help, you will not only be able to comply with the law but save money and energy in the long run.

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Licensed Georgia electricians have the essential tools for quality and safety. If doing any electrical work in the Atlanta area, utilize electricians Atlanta. Contact McCall Enterprises, a skilled electrician Atlanta professional.

Originally posted 2011-06-12 19:08:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

by: www.indobase.com

Many of like to settle down comfortably in some favorite corner of the house and spend some time reading books or magazines we love. All of us have some reading and writing to do at some point of time. These two activities put a strain on our eyes and thus what is needed is proper lighting to reduce the strain. Adequate desk lighting is a must for students for long hours of night study. Here are a few tips on how the lighting should be while studying, writing or working on a computer:

• Lighting should be bright and must be focused on to the area where you are working.
• Use task lighting as it is focused and does not create any shadows. This lighting illuminates only the work surface like the study table.
• Use halogen bulbs as experts consider them the best to illuminate reading material.
• Using fluorescent bulbs is better than using incandescent bulbs. Fluorescent bulbs last longer, save electricity and are now available in a variety of colors.
• Right-handed individuals should place the light on their left hand side and vice versa. This is to ensure that the shadow of the hand does not fall the pages.
• You should sit upright and read with the material at a distance of about 14 to 18 inches away from the eyes.
• For long night study one should choose glare-free task lighting.
• As an individual grows older his eyes become weaker. Thus older people need more light for reading and writing.

Originally posted 2009-04-18 17:51:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: Noel Almirante

Interior lighting design for industries are very important to consider. Factories, warehouses and offices need interior industrial lighting for convenience and efficiency. All these three environments require systems to be planned through architectural and electrical designing prior to the purchase of equipment. Sometimes this is for energy savings only, but on some point, interior lighting design is a key component to workers productivity and essential in maintaining a safety working environment.

Office lighting is important in the industrial marketplace. Employees need comfortable task lamps such as RLM lighting devices, indoor gooseneck lights and other office lights to ensure efficiency and maintain a safe work environment. All areas should be lit that needs a certain amount of ambient lighting to look professional to visitors and customers. Without adequate RLM lighting, people working in the assembly line cannot see and thus work at a relatively slower pace. This will affect the worker’s productivity because of long hours spent to do a certain task.

Safety is another critical component to a successful factory operations. One major accident involving workers in the premises can cause a factory to shut down for days or even weeks and can bring a big loss on profitability. Many times, accidents happen around the production area. This could have been avoided if lighting had been given much more attention in the factory. However, too much light can also cause accident due to reflective glare that could blind a worker’s eye. RLM lighting is one of the best lighting devices that we can use inside the production area to avoid this issue.

Warehouses also consider the same process flow and safety considerations that factories have to consider. Packaging areas should not be dark because inventory loss is likely to occur in darker areas. If you think this would sound so costly, please bear in mind that only production areas need special interior design in order to provide special functions and safeguard human life. Many storage areas and hallways that need cheaper fixture and far less electricity without jeopardizing health and corporate revenues.

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Jose Emmanuel Almirante is an author for Sign Bracket Store. He gives tips and information on unique signage ideas for your store or business with an emphasis on lighting products such as, Gooseneck lighting, Gooseneck lights, Gooseneck Outdoor lighting and sign blanks.

Originally posted 2011-06-27 01:09:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter