Lighting

The Light + Building took place between October 2-6 this year, and the new calendar is 3-8 March 2024. It would be correct to say that this year was not good as the previous ones, as the number of exhibitors and visitors is much lower than last years.

Symmetrical lights distribute light equally in all directions. Asymmetrical lights concentrate the light in one direction. This is the main difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical lighting. In indoor and outdoor lighting applications, it is extremely important to choose the right light distribution and angle in order to minimize glare, improve...

Light + Building International Lighting and Building Services Technology Fair, which was not possible to take place in 2020 due to the pandemic, is opening its doors to its visitors again in Frankfurt between 2-6 October this year.

It is very important to position the lighting fixtures in order to illuminate the streets, roads and pavements correctly. No matter how bright lamps are used, the desired performance cannot be achieved if the lighting fixtures are not properly positioned.

Warehouses are often deprived of natural light and contain high shelves and narrow corridors. Good lighting in warehouses speeds up shipment, makes it easier to distinguish products and helps prevent work accidents. So how to make good warehouse lighting?

For a large number of people, shopping malls are not only a group of shops to buy goods but also public places where they can socialize. They are typical multi-functional destinations for regular meetings. To stand out, competing malls need to offer unique facilities and services or unique architecture. In...

Interior residential lighting as a part of the interior design reflects the function and the feel of the spaces. Tastes and preferences combined with today’s technics keep changing lighting design. The trick is to create a lighting choreography compatible with users. When a designer achieves this, it will be possible...

Thinking of upgrading your lighting? Don’t do anything until you’ve checked out the 10 mistakes that most people make with new LED lighting.

Lighting Master Plan (LMP) is a crucial discipline describing the main aspects of urban lighting in a city. By this source, it is possible to control and renew or improve the lighting system, which reveals the identity of the city.

Being able to enjoy your environment day and night is possible. Thanks to the landscape lighting, evening walks, and late activities can stretch out without compromising on safety and fun. A play of shadows and lights brings the architectural elements of your property to the fore, the art of lighting...

Small towns with low population density in different regions of the world are visited by millions of tourists every year. Has urban lighting anything to do with this? Certainly!

Natural or artificial, light, and its features affect the look and feel of a space and also have profound effects on human mood, emotions, and well-being. Light color temperature, is the light feature that creates different environments with its scale ranging from hot to cold.

People of the modern era spend most of their time in built environments, such as offices, schools, shopping malls, restaurants, showrooms. The physical properties of these indoor spaces have various effects on the users. The most important of these features is lighting.

T5 and T8 fluorescent tubes are often used for ambient lighting in commercial areas such as offices. T5 fluorescent light bulb is a newer technology than T8. T5 fluorescent light bulb has an efficiency of about 100 lm/W. T8 fluorescent light bulb can reach about 90 lm/W luminous efficacy.

RH is a redesigned retail and hospitality building in New York City’s Meatpacking District. The original building, from 19th century, was with two levels and served as stable and garage. Interior lighting of RH is based on an approach of using fewer light sources, and creating a sense of home...

Light pollution is a side effect of the industrial civilisation and the result of ineffective lighting. Luminaires that project light upwards or to the sides cause the night sky to constantly illuminate. A poor lighting design causes following components of light pollution; glare, sky glow, light trespass and clutter.

The MAXXI is one of the Zaha Hadid’s masterpieces, which is located in the Flaminio quarter of Rome, in the area of the former Montello military barracks. The two important elements of the building are the concrete walls and the transparent roof which is composed of the systems for filtering...

The world’s leading trade fair about lighting and it’s technologies Light + Building will open the doors on the 8th of March till 13th, in Frankfurt am Main. Over 2.700 exhibitors will present their products and innovations first at L+B. More than 220.000 visitors from all over the world are...

The 12th International Lighting & Electrical Equipment Fair and Congress – IstanbulLight will take place at Istanbul Expo Center on September 18-21, 2019. Organized in strategic partnership with Turkish Lighting Manufacturers Association (AGİD) and Turkish National Committee of Lighting (ATMK), the exhibition will bring the players of the Turkish and...

Power management company Eaton announced its plan to spin off its lighting business to create an independent, publicly traded company by the end of 2019. The lighting business of Eaton covers a wide range of products and systems to maximize energy efficiency.