Lighting
Exploring the non-visual effects of lighting
The 2023 Jean Heap Bursary has helped fund an advanced eye-tracking headset, which is allowing lighting designer and…
July 2024
Setting the scene: Manchester’s new arts venue Aviva Studios
Manchester’s new arts venue, Aviva Studios, features two huge events spaces that can host anything from poetry readings…
January 2024
Lighting up the gallery: daylighting in arts institutions
Advanced techniques in lighting analysis are allowing designers to reintroduce daylighting into galleries without damaging the exhibits or…
November 2023
Control explosion: review of LG14 Control of Electric Lighting
No longer an optional extra, control systems have become an integral component of lighting schemes. Jill Entwistle talks…
November 2023
Under the lights: LG4 guide to sports lighting
The new version of LG4 Sports lighting is designed to ensure that stadium lighting matches the quality of…
September 2023
Lighting the way: TM66 and a manufacturer’s circular challenge
CIBSE’s TM66 CEAM-Make guides manufacturers through CE requirements for lighting equipment and helps specifiers understand what they need…
January 2023
Module 209: Assessing daylight solutions for commercial buildings
This module explores some of the reasons for incorporating daylight into the built environment and the latest guidance…
December 2022
Module 194: Evaluating lighting needs for educational facilities
This module explores how to evaluate effectively the lighting requirements for schools, colleges and other educational environments
March 2022
Module 192: Servicing the rise in multi-residential buildings
This module explores the increased demand for multi-residential buildings and its impact on the application of heating, cooling…
March 2022
Work-light balance: key changes to workplace lighting guidance
The most influential guide to lighting the workplace has had its first update for a decade. Helen Loomes…
January 2022
Black to the future: BDP’s ‘hygge’ office lighting design
There has been a shift to lower light levels and use of darkness in the workplace, according to…
December 2021
Dark matters: SLL’s Guide to protecting the night time environment
The SLL has published its first, full-blown lighting guide on illumination and the night-time environment. Co-author Benedict Cadbury…
December 2021
Module 186: The importance of optical control for exterior lighting
This module considers how optical performance impacts the implementation of exterior lighting applications
September 2021
Module 176: LED luminaire optical control for office and educational applications
This module considers the technical demands and challenges in selecting appropriate LED luminaire diffusers in office and educational…
February 2021
Ambient Lighting Manifesto: the response
In December, CIBSE Journal published an ‘ambient lighting manifesto’, written by four highly respected lighting academics who are calling…
February 2021