commARCH (Commercial Architecture), January/February 2020
Podcast commARCH 7 Bright Ideas Lighting Expert Discusses Trends in Lighting for Commercial Spaces A buildings lighting design is critical to its performance and energy efficiency Its even more important to the productivity comfort and health of the people who live work and gather in those spaces Aparna Sproelich is the principal owner of One B Group consulting in Raleigh N C is Lighting Certified through the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions NCQLP and is a member of Illumination Engineering Society IES We spoke with her about the importance of lighting in architectural designs Sproelich Spaces now are getting away from the standard downlight and the standard troffer Those seem to be a little bit boring and more and more people are getting away from that Slot lights linear lights clean looking lighting is becoming the trend It is adding to the ambience adding to the visual interest Another important trend is circadian lighting where the light actually changes color throughout the day just like the sun In the morning time outside you have more of the warm color As the sun moves across the horizon now that color temperature changes to more of a mid day bright color Something that is overlooked is paint color and the color of the carpet the wall and any of the other appliances in that space That affects the light output because it all bounces off each other Before the architect starts the building project all the stakeholders need to meet The lighting designer the engineer maintenance the building owners should meet define what the purpose of that space is going to be Once the purpose is there then you can define the budget Talking to manufacturers manufacturers reps agents and lighting designers can help in creating a worthy space
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