Calculating obtrusive light: whose job is it?
Obtrusive light. What is it and why are we increasingly being asked to calculate it? More to the point, why […]
Explainer: The LBCs of LED lifetime reporting
You’ll notice that we’re still opening articles with, ‘since the introduction of the LED’ . . . Since the introduction […]
Explainer: working with continuous linear LED fixtures.
As our starting point, we are assuming that the linear LED fixture consists of a continuous LED tape mounted within […]
Explainer: the Inverse Square Law
The Inverse square law: a law stating that the intensity of an effect such as illumination or gravitational force changes […]
Explainer: colour temperature
Explainer articles exist to remind us all that the fundamental building blocks of lighting sit behind everything that we do […]
Explainer: something about Photons
This piece should be read with The Moody Blues ‘In Search of The Lost Chord’ playing softly in the background. […]
Explainer: the UV disinfection spectrum
The lighting industry began to take an interest in UV lighting about four years ago, when UV LEDs started to […]
Explainer: calculating Maintenance Factor
Richard Hayes recently took a look at the way that Maintenance Factor is often ‘tweaked’ to make the cost of […]
Explainer: how to choose an electrician for your home
Black Friday has passed and you have received your boxes of replacement lights and want it all installed and working […]
Explainer: ‘entry level’ luminaires?
I mean, ‘whut?’ This was a new one to me until a couple of weeks ago. Its not that I […]
Explainer: Software as a Service (SaaS)
What is Software as a Service (SaaS) When you purchase software, it comes on a CD-ROM or DVD, right? Though […]
Explainer: the Orange Donald
Should I really need to write this? Its depressing to think that, even now, some slack-jawed deniers will be queuing […]