Street lighting design guide

Street lighting design guide

This guide is intended for street lighting that is grid powered. Why street lighting. For safety or security reasons. Clear view of objects for comfortable movement. It should be noted that the above are the main objectives and thus the lighting scheme should not be...
LED Technology and Façade Lighting

LED Technology and Façade Lighting

Thanks to LED technology, Façade lighting is becoming more applicable and flexible for the following reasons: LED lighting fittings are small in size comparing to conventional lighting fittings, this makes it easier and more flexible for the lighting designers to...
Façade Lighting

Façade Lighting

A façade is a building’s primary exterior face. It generally includes the main entry to the building and has the most elaborate architectural features. As the most public face of a building or structure, a façade is particularly important.  For examples, studies have...
What to consider when buying LED lighting fittings

What to consider when buying LED lighting fittings

LED have been touted as the future of lighting. They have several advantages thus making them very attractive to designers and property developers. These include; long life, high efficacy, easy controllability, low maintenance costs. These attributes hugely determine...
Warm white or Cool white?-The choice of light colours

Warm white or Cool white?-The choice of light colours

Whether you are setting the mood in a living room or hotel guest room or looking for task lighting in the office& kitchen, knowledge of colour temperatures is very crucial. What kind colour do you choose for a restaurant or a guest room in a hotel?  What colour...

How to achieve energy efficient buildings

How to achieve energy efficient buildingsAbout one-third of global energy is consumed in residential, public, and commercial buildings, where it is used for space heating, cooling, ventilating, lighting, cooking, water heating, refrigerating, and operating electric...