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Good Lighting : counterfeit product

At a recent EDA Regional Business Forum in Exeter, the delegates were received with an update on the situation regarding […]

Producing photometric data – what do we need?

Specification of data required for a luminaire – photometric data There is a practical reason for data collection on luminaire […]

The 7-Step Programme to Good Lighting: Step 6 – The Install

All things being equal, this really shouldn’t be a problem. The problem is – not all things are equal. Between […]

LED streetlighting: holy grail or unfit for purpose?

Its probably written into statute by now that whenever two lighters come together to share a soft drink, that the […]

Responding to the SLL Position Statement on Circadian Lighting

The Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) has issued a Position Statement on Circadian Lighting (April 2019). In doing so, […]

Explainer: Lighting terms Glossary (thanks to SLL)

Someone suggested that The Light Review should have an explainer for all those head-scratching technical terms that the industry is […]

Emergency lighting batteries – one size fits all?

The technology behind emergency lighting is changing. We asked Simon Coates, Technical Manager of Orbik to tell us all about […]

Retro-fitting escape lighting on residential staircases

Let me set the scene: a low-rise residential block, probably three or four floors of flats, with a common-parts, concrete, […]

How to cheat: pricing emergency lighting

Can you price up 212 standard 3W non-maintained emergency downlighters? Best we can do so far is €??. OK? ” […]

How to cheat: bungs and kickbacks

Earning a living as a lighting designer/specifier can be a challenge. There must be an easier way to turn a […]

Emergency lighting – do we have all of the exits covered?

We’re so used to the conventions of visual exit signage and audible alarms, but does anyone ever think of bringing […]

How to cheat: ‘Equal and Approved’?

What are we to make of ‘equal and approved’. Who is the beneficiary when products get swapped out as part […]

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