LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8 March
15thDeciphering Luminaire Literature

• What do we use cutsheets for?
• Get and give an idea of what a luminaire is all
  about
• Images
• Dimensions and requirements
• See the options we have for our lighting event
• Make sure we get the exact product we are after
• Catalog numbers
• Options and accessories

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8Deciphering Luminaire
Literature

• What do you need to be able to identify on a cut
  sheet ?
• Physical basics
• Luminaire size, housing size, profile, aperture
  size
• Mounting requirements / recess requirements
• Aesthetics
• Finish color
• Trims, reflectors, diffusers
• Accessories baffles, louvers, blades

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8Deciphering Luminaire
Literature

• Light suitability
• UL label, wet or damp listing, IC rating
• Getting electricity to the fixture
• Adjustability
• Glare, glare control
• Dimming, switching, instant on/off
• Lamp basics
• Luminaire lamp source options
• Number of lamps
• Lamp shape/length, lamp mounting (socket)
• Luminaire voltage options (120, 277 etc.)
• Luminaire wattage max (heat concerns)
• Ballast or transformer requirements

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8Deciphering Luminaire
Literature

• Light output / performance
• Lumen output
• Efficiency / efficacy
• Distribution shape
• Photometric report
• Photometric distribution diagram shape
• Spot, flood, was, spread, accent, smooth,
  asymmetric, ambient
• Candella values in specific directions

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8Deciphering Luminaire
Literature

• In class assignment
• Decipher a cutsheet, and report on the following
  features
• Basic luminaire description
• Luminaire mounting type
• Luminaire source (lamp)
• Luminaire size, profile, shape
• Luminaire wattages available
• Luminaire voltages available
• Ballast, transformer requirements
• Is the luminaire dimmable?
• Is the luminaire aimable / adjustable?
• What optical control accessories are available?
• Describe the photometric distribution (accent,
  wash, etc.)?
• Can you determine the lumen output?
• Can you determine the luminaire efficiency?
• Where would you use this luminaire?

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Crash-course in
Lighting Layout Basics

• Wall wash and accenting
• 30 degrees is optimum 12 - 30 for 8 - 10
  ceiling heights
• Wall offset distances
• 8-0 ceiling 18 offset from wall
• 9-0 ceiling 24 offset from wall
• 10-0 ceiling 30 offset from wall
• Even Area Spacing
• 4 fixture 2 to 4 typical
• 6 fixture 3 to 6 typical
• Continuous wash with modular fixtures spacing
  1.5 times the distance to the wall

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

• The downlight
• Choose one 4 (MR-16) or (PAR-20 for soft)
• Lightolier calculite evolution C4MRD
• Prescolite LVH4IC
• Erco, Leucos, Prima, Capri, Juno aculux
• And one 6 PAR38 (a very powerful flexible lamp)
• Lightolier calculite evolution C6P38D
• Erco, Leucos, Prima, Capri, Juno aculux
• And / or 4 and 6 adjustable (can be used as
  downlight, accent, or wallwash
• 4 Lightolier C4MRA, Prescolite LVH4IC
• 6 Ligholier C6P38A

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

• The recessed downlight and adjustable accent

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

• The recessed downlight and adjustable accent

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

• The recessed downlight and adjustable accent

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

• The direct burial
• Erco, Exterieur Vert, Lumiscape, Eurolite, Louis
  Poulsen wee-bee, Bega, Lumiere.
• The linear incandescent
• Tube lighting products stringer, Tivoli
  lighting, Tokistar lighting, Ardee clickstrip
• The linear fluorescent
• Peerless lightline, Winona lighting mini cove,
  Se-Lux, Xenonlight, Delta-light
• The compact fluorescent downlight
• Lightolier 8031CLW
• IRIS P5

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

• The wall mounted uplight
• Belfer hole in the wall, Energie lighting,
  Winona windirect lighting, Erco
• These are just the basics to get you started. And
  of course you are on your own for decoratives,
  but consider these
• Artemide, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Tre Ci Luce,
  Estiluz, Solvanti, Beta-Calco..on and on
• Some other interesting ideas

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8A Basic Luminaire
Vocabulary

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LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 8Deciphering Luminaire
Literature

• Reading Assignment
• The Architecture of Light, Chapters 18 19