First Looks: Shari Francis Of Brooklyn-Based DADAPT
When considering high-end lighting design, there are many factors that can influence a decision. It's always best to have an expert on hand when questions arise. That's where Shari Francis, owner of Dadapt, comes in.
The Top Five Human-Centric Principles of Light and Lighting Design
Humans are designed to function on a roughly 24-hour cycle of wakefulness and sleep. Light is one way that our bodies set the clock. Human-centric lighting design takes into account natural rhythms of light and dark, incorporating changes in lighting intensity and color temperature over the course of a 24 hour cycle.
Lighting 101: How much light is enough?
Whether you're upgrading the lighting in your home or you're a lighting designer specifying fixtures for a commercial new-construction project, you're probably concerned about the same things. Apart from staying within budget, you're worried about having adequate lighting. Like most, you don’t want your home flooded with light but you also don’t want to
First Looks: Los Angeles Design-Build Firm David Vincent LLC
Twelve years ago, Christian Vincent Munoz, fresh out of architecture school, moved to Los Angeles and met Jay Hayden, an actor from Vermont. They grabbed a couple beers, started playing soccer together—and the rest is exposition. Today, they run their own design-build firm, David Vincent LLC.
First Looks: Raymond Thompson, Event Lighting Designer
I caught up with event lighting designer Raymond Thompson of Images by Lighting the week before the Oscars and right smack dab in the middle of awards season. Thompson, whose credits read like a highlight reel of Hollywood’s most star-studded events, was at Raleigh Studios prepping for the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s annual Night Before the Oscar
The Regulation Catch-Up
Understanding U.S. Energy Codes and Standards Energy codes play a key role in helping us reduce our energy consumption. They set the mandatory requirements for new building construction and major renovations. The nation’s top three building energy codes and standards—Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, the International Energy Cons
