Lighting
Emergency lighting – UPS or static inverter/CBS? The tale of a penitent man
When disaster strikes, reliable emergency lighting is crucial for safety and evacuation. Therefore, it’s vital that the correct…
December 2024
Features
Light2Perform: treading a circular path
As the lighting industry increasingly focuses on circularity and repair, an expert panel at Light2Perform discussed opportunities and challenges
November 2024
Doing more with less: interview with SLL president Dan Lister
Lighting design should prioritise people-orientated lighting solutions while reducing embodied and operational carbon, according to SLL president Dan…
November 2024
Hello darkness, my old friend: award-winning lighting
How three award winners used discreet lighting to highlight heritage structures
November 2024
Cutting carbon: Whitecroft Lighting’s C2C approach
Whitecroft Lighting won a CIBSE Embodied Carbon Award by adopting lean manufacturing and design to cut life-cycle carbon…
November 2024
Exploring the non-visual effects of lighting
The 2023 Jean Heap Bursary has helped fund an advanced eye-tracking headset, which is allowing lighting designer and…
July 2024
Setting the scene: Manchester’s new arts venue Aviva Studios
Manchester’s new arts venue, Aviva Studios, features two huge events spaces that can host anything from poetry readings…
January 2024
Lighting up the gallery: daylighting in arts institutions
Advanced techniques in lighting analysis are allowing designers to reintroduce daylighting into galleries without damaging the exhibits or…
November 2023
Control explosion: review of LG14 Control of Electric Lighting
No longer an optional extra, control systems have become an integral component of lighting schemes. Jill Entwistle talks…
November 2023
Under the lights: LG4 guide to sports lighting
The new version of LG4 Sports lighting is designed to ensure that stadium lighting matches the quality of…
September 2023
Lighting the way: TM66 and a manufacturer’s circular challenge
CIBSE’s TM66 CEAM-Make guides manufacturers through CE requirements for lighting equipment and helps specifiers understand what they need…
January 2023
Module 209: Assessing daylight solutions for commercial buildings
This module explores some of the reasons for incorporating daylight into the built environment and the latest guidance…
December 2022
Module 194: Evaluating lighting needs for educational facilities
This module explores how to evaluate effectively the lighting requirements for schools, colleges and other educational environments
March 2022
Module 192: Servicing the rise in multi-residential buildings
This module explores the increased demand for multi-residential buildings and its impact on the application of heating, cooling…
March 2022
Work-light balance: key changes to workplace lighting guidance
The most influential guide to lighting the workplace has had its first update for a decade. Helen Loomes…
January 2022
Black to the future: BDP’s ‘hygge’ office lighting design
There has been a shift to lower light levels and use of darkness in the workplace, according to…
December 2021