In last weeks blog I discussed how LEDs light sources can vary hugely in their efficiency – simply some produce more light for the wattage that they use than others.  However, that isn’t the only difference between LED and traditional […]

This has become my mantra of recent years – “it’s the lumens not the watts that matter.” When people bought halogen or incandescent lamps (AKA light bulbs) they just looked at the wattage on the box.  Usually the higher the […]

I’m on a roll with my “gotchas” – these are what I call the mistakes that people make with their lighting that can either “get them” when it’s not too late to change things (yay!).   Or, when they get the […]

Drivers are similar to the transformers that you may know about for using with low voltage downlights.  They can also be called LED power supplies.  Their main job is to transform the mains electricity supply down to the much lower […]

It’s a good job that I love learning new things.  I think that a day when I haven’t learned anything is day wasted.  I have learned so much over the last 17 years spent on site.  Some of it has […]

Accent lighting is also commonly referred to as feature lighting or highlighting.  To me, it is the most important type of lighting as it’s what creates visual interest in rooms.  Without accent lighting there can be no drama.  With rooms […]

This week I want to address the subject of using working lighting samples.  I have two meetings booked in over the next couple of weeks where I will be trouble-shooting lighting that both of my new clients are extremely unhappy […]