TEAM

Credits: AIA CEU (1.0 LU/HSW)

Description: Lighting today is a necessity for safety and security. Lighting can also be an integral part of the architecture. It is safe to assume that the designers are not designing their buildings around light fixtures, but rather selecting fixtures that integrate and complement their architectural design. It is often the small visual cues that can be seen as you walk thru a project that speak the loudest and have a big influence how the overall project is viewed. Unless specifically looking for it, quality can go unnoticed, but it is hard to overlook items of poor quality. Peeling paint, fixtures filled with bugs, brown or yellowing plastic lenses are a few items that are very noticeable during the day, and at night, all of the above and the likelihood of the fixture not working at all!With thousands of different lighting manufactures offering products, the number of possible “Short Term” solutions to any lighting application is staggering. However, when you take the time to evaluate products based not only on performance but also on construction and serviceability, the number of acceptable “Long Term” solutions is in the minority.As such, the focuses of this presentation will be on helping you select products that will meet the long term lighting needs of the project.