Using Light to Create a Striking Impact on Urban Infrastructure The most crucial function of urban infrastructure is to connect people with increased ease, speed, and efficiency. It encourages the connection and movement of a city’s inhabitants and goods and services. However, with thoughtful design, utilitarian infrastructure can be visually impactful, with bridge spans, tunnels,…
Five Elements to Consider When Lighting Statues, Monuments, and Architectural Features The most crucial function of urban infrastructure is to connect people with increased ease, speed, and efficiency. It encourages the connection and movement of a city’s inhabitants and goods and services. The great monuments and statues of the world memorialize significant achievements and reminders…
Lighting Design Considerations Between Low Voltage and Line Voltage Installations Today’s homes are filled with devices that require electricity to operate, but in the late 19th century, lighting was the primary driver in the electrification of residences. The Edison and Tesla current battles (Tesla’s AC versus Edison’s DC) continued to rage, but George Westinghouse’s successful…
Creating a landmark with dynamic hotel lighting design Nestled in the Susquehanna River Valley in central Pennsylvania is the city of Sunbury. The sleepy town, first settled in the early 1700s, has never had more than 16,000 residents. Today the population has declined to under 10,000 as the waning rust belt has taken its toll.…
All Products SMART Dimmer DALIBoca Dimmer Family: DALISpecification Sheet Find An Agent The Boca Lighting and Controls SMART Dimmer DALI provides an interface with a dimming protocol of standard DALI show control. Our patent pending technology changes the paradigm of lighting control. With the ease of a switch, the DALI Dimmer enables the luminaires and…
What Is Tunable White Light? Tunable white LED light technology is a type of lighting that allows you to adjust the color temperature of the light from warm to cool. This adjustment can be made using intelligent lighting control devices or a wall switch. Tunable white LED lights are popular because they offer several benefits,…
Comparing 0-10V and DALI Controls Artificial light can transform a humble commercial space into one that is dynamic and exciting or romantic and serene. Lighting designers specify lighting controls during the design process to adjust the intensity of one or more layers of light. In addition, lighting controls can change a space’s appearance, facilitate various…
The Fundamental Components of Lighting Control A good lighting control plan is crucial to excellent design for commercial lighting applications. These input/output devices and systems receive information, act on it, and then adjusts lighting power to satisfy the occupant or the lighting designer’s vision. The benefits of lighting controls within a commercial application are many,…
New Hotel Earns Praise for Forward-Thinking Design The new Luma Hotel in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco has acquired an impressive list of adjectives since it opened during the summer of 2022. The “precedent for the next wave of San Francisco’s hospitality scene,” “modern and innovative,” “a fresh independent spirit,” and “forward-thinking” are…
How Wireless DMX Orchestrates Architectural Lighting Scenes Without Cables Architectural lighting has become more widespread due to energy efficiency, easy installation, and long life. LEDs have become the norm thanks to their energy efficiency, flexibility in many different light fixture designs, and a lifespan of typically 50,000 hours or more. We can also program them…
