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Lighting, both natural and artifical, is a key component to all architectural spaces and buildings.  You might say, this is an obvious statement; after all, who sits around in a dark room for very long or even notices a building at night that is not lit in some manner.  We all know of spaces where there was not enough light for the task, too much light that was blinding, light that was right in your eyes, or light fixtures that did not fit with the space.
My interest in improving the artificial lighting for the projects of Walton Architectural Group started with my frustration in the lighting solutions provided by electrical engineers.  There were many reasons that these were poor project solutions, but very often it was because they were simply following old lighting standards as a route case: the type of fixture, spacing, light lumen level, and the quality of light provided.  Put simply, they were not thinking much about the design of the space.  The commercial lighting industry has been and will continue to be an ever-changing field of manufacturers and fixture designs.
For over the past decade, I have worked to develop our lighting understanding, keeping up with the changing technology, and improving our lighting design skills - to better serve our clients and the spaces in our projects.  During this period, there has been a paradigm shift in lighting from our universal common incandescent bulb to an electronic-driven Light Emitting Diode (LED) light.
In general, LED lighting uses approximately 10% of the energy that an equivalent incandescent lamp requires.  The acceptance of LED lighting in the industry has provided the greatest potential impact thus far on the energy consumption in the United States.  LED lighting is a new technology and as such requires a new way of thinking about how artificial light is used to light a space.
The expanding future advancement, due to the technical capability in the drivers that run LED fixtures, will be in lighting system controls.  This will be the how, when, and why a space is provided with light.  Along with it also comes information gathered that can be provided by 'smart' light fixtures providing information on the occupancy use of a space.  This technology will be used by owners, users of the space and building facility managers to provide additional energy consumption improvements.  Equally important to this will be the quality of lighting and the lighting flexibility in the use of the space.
 
If you are looking for help with your next commercial lighting project, interior, exterior, or both, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you and would appreciate the opportunity to help.