Know-How
The carbon reduction dividend
The government is ratcheting up the pressure on organisations to reduce their carbon emissions through the Carbon Reduction Commitment. Nick Martindale looks at the opportunities for designers and manufacturers
The ultimate test
Junction temperatures, aesthetics, colour rendering and lifetime claims were all on the agenda as the product judges for the 2012 Lighting Design Awards met to decide upon the shortlist for this year’s entries. Ben Cronin was there to watch the industry’s finest suffer a grilling from the panel
Industry demands more detail on the Green Deal
While recognising that the government’s Green Deal energy efficiency initiative chimes well with the thinking of the lighting industry, many remainunconvinced it will deliver real and substantial benefits. The devil, as they say, is in the detail, and detail has not been forthcoming thus far. Nick Martindale reports
Visualise lighting in d3
Frustrated by the labour-intensive process for visualising installations, design practice UVA developed its own software. Amanda Allen talks to the practice about d3, an integrated production tool
What happens when the lights go out?
Japan’s recent tsunami and earthquakes have left parts of the country in darkness from power blackouts. Jill Entwistle speaks to some of the country’s lighting designers as they reassess the way they use light
Lighting the fourth wall
The fundamentals of architectural lighting design are played out in the theatre, says Admir Jukanovic
The natural order
Admir Jukanovic explains how electric lighting continues to be inspired by spectacular phenomena in the natural world
The mother of invention
Technical innovation has developed lighting design in unexpected directions, says Mindseye’s Admir Jukanovic. Here he looks at how new technologies, from fluorescents to the downlight, have inspired designers to come up with new architectural solutions
Joined-up lighting design
Successful integration of lighting into building design calls for close working among design teams on technical and aesthetic issues. Last month six architects and four lighting designers met to discuss strategic lighting design in a forum hosted by Lutron
Room with a view
The latest in the Lutron Forum Series saw a group of lighting experts gather in London’s St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel to discuss the issues pertinent to hotel lighting, Amanda Allen reports
