Remember when cove lighting was as easy as placing fluorescent strips end to end sitting in the architectural cove? Our definition of “cove” has evolved, in part due to LEDs. The size of the cove is getting shallower and shorter, which brings challenges. The bigger the cove, the more light that escapes, which translates …
Problem: The existing conditions and lack of electric light. Lighting challenge and scope of work: This church in Arlington, TX was built over 50 years ago with unique and stunning architectural features like the sanctuary wood ceiling with varying pitch but no electric light. They had been using temporary track lighting but it did not …
A recurring theme when we visited Italy and Spain was the use of daylight in the historical churches. It makes sense of course, because a lot of these buildings were constructed before electricity, and using openings was necessary to allow light in. However, most windows or openings to daylight were done strategically to correspond with …
As a lighting rep, I often get calls about issues in the field. Sometimes light fixtures are not performing as expected once installed and the owner has questions. It could be the fixture is not aimed properly or it was installed wrong. Other times we discover that the lumen output is too low or too …