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Lighting—it’s all about lumens. But what are lumens, exactly? And how do you understand what are lumens in light bulbs and light fixtures? In addition to being the Internet's premier modern lighting and design store, lumens is now THE way to find out how...

When shopping for outdoor or bathroom lighting, you will most probably have been confronted by a mysterious IP code that is followed by two numbers.  This code was designed to provide us non-experts with an easy to understand description of how well-protected a light...

The type of light bulb you use in your home could have a profound effect on the way a room looks. This is often attributed to something known as the color rendering index. Also referred to as CRI, this index measures the ability of a light source to reveal colors of...

Lux Matters Measuring the intensity of light is nothing new. However, modern electronic devices are increasingly influenced by operational requirements—autonomy, energy efficiency, etc.—that depend upon standardized, human-vision-based assessments of ambient...

The latest features from calculation and rendering programs Lighting designers use software as a design tool to complement and contribute to the design process, for everything from complex calculations to presentation renderings. In choosing lighting software, it is...

INTRODUCTION The IALD International Lighting Design Awards program is the longest running award program recognizing architectural lighting design excellence. Receiving an IALD award is universally heralded as the top honor in the lighting design industry....