No matter how unique or cookie-cutter the building, every project has key drivers and tradeoffs the owner must contend with. Most project drivers are familiar to us: low install cost, low operating ...

If you work with HVAC and other building systems, you’ve probably encountered a sequence of operations (SOO). However, those of you involved in the design and installation of electrical and lighting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. This article is more than 3 years old. First floor living ...

Light is essential. Our day-to-day lives are run on light (quite literally), and when it comes to design, there is nothing that factors into how we perceive a space more than lighting. Is it any ...

The Obsidian Control Systems team is excited to showcase the new NXW control wing at the InfoComm tradeshow, taking place June 11–13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. System ...

Here is our new simple Electrical/Electronics project about Automatic Street Light Control System. It is simple and a powerful concept, which uses transistor (BC 547 NPN) as a switch ON and OFF the ...

The days are getting brighter and that’s not just because summer is here. SAVI, a designer and manufacturer of commercial AV control and automation systems has announced at this week’s InfoComm that ...

If you’re a one-person crew or working with a small team on photo production, you’ll know the pain—especially when it comes to lighting setups. It can be one of the most frustrating parts of a shoot.

The definition of light power density. Today's lighting requirements for buildings. How to calculate LPD. Essentially, light power density (LPD) equates to all of the power consumed by light fixtures, ...