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Illuminating the mysterious jargon of lighting

As any architect or designer can tell you, lighting has its own lingo and terminology. So we’ve put together this glossary of basic lighting terms ...
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Brighten your bottom line with these energy-efficient lighting upgrades

Did you know that lighting consumes close to 35 percent of the electricity used in commercial buildings in the United States? Lighting can also affect ...
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How to conduct a lighting survey to improve the office experience (and productivity!)

As workers continue to return to the office and leave the comforts of their home environment, they bring with them new expectations of what comfortable ...
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More than meets the eye: How lighting affects our biology

Lighting—whether at work, at home, or outdoors—impacts physical and emotional well-being in many ways that can go beyond vision issues. The lighting in the environment ...
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Atlas review – Great Lakes by Design

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3 easy checks to detect glare in your workspace

Finding and eliminating glare not only decreases the risk of long-term vision damage but doing so can also improve the employee experience and even increase ...
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Got a Glaring Problem? How to Fix Glare in Workspaces

Glare is not only annoying and distracting— but it can also be bad for your health. In addition to being a major contributor to eyestrain ...
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Not all Lighting is Created Equal: Choosing between Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Task Lighting

When developing a comprehensive lighting plan, it’s easy to overlook the role of task lighting. Task lighting varies from ambient (general office) lighting in that ...
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6 Tips for a Better Day Working from Home

I’m willing to bet many of you are reading this article from your home office today. And I use the term “home office” loosely because ...
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6 ways LEDs can Contribute to our Health and Safety

Using LED as a light source certainly isn’t considered new or novel in 2021. By now you’ve most likely heard of the many ways this ...
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Connecting and Powering Today’s Devices from Your Desktop

There’s no denying how much we’ve come to rely on our mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, gadgets like smartwatches and laptops to accomplish our ...
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How to Shop for a Task Light

There’s no shortage of options when it comes to shopping for task lighting fixtures. A quick Google search for ‘desk lighting’ will produce an infinite ...
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