publish Feb 23, 2012 By KARYN ELLIOTT
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A lighting design practice integrates the arts, sciences and business of illumination design and implementation far beyond concerns of visibility. Putting the enhancement of beauty aside for a moment, in the average home, 25 percent of all the electricity we use is for lighting and small appliances, such as TVs, VCRs and stereos.
One-half of that is wasted by inefficient lighting sources or careless consumers. Residential has long been the ugly duckling of lighting design, it has been incandescent-based and completely unsophisticated for decades.
It’s not about buying expensive light fittings; it’s about having quality in your living space. It’s not always the case that where the money’s being spent is where the best design happens. Thoughtful lighting design can play a crucial role when it comes to the comfort, quality and energy efficiency of your home’s lighting.
Here are a few principals of home lighting. First, get a certified lighting designer involved. No matter how much you take the following suggestions and points to heart you will want a qualified professional to assist you in implementing them.
The most important thing to realize is that human visual performance depends as much on the quality of light in a home as it does on the quantity of light.
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