Tag: lighting design

These winners know how to navigate excellence

Lisa Lyons, PE, LC, Assoc. IALD, 40

Lighting and Lighting Controls

2026 40 Under 40: Lisa Lyons, PE, LC, Assoc. IALD, 40

Figure 2: Lighting controls should be optimized for each user group by identifying the most intuitive and accessible locations. Courtesy: Chuck Choi, Affiliated Engineers Inc.

Case study: How to use a cognitive walkthrough to optimize hospital lighting

Research labs use ambient linear lighting controlled via occupancy sensors and local switching with full dimming capability. Supplemental task lighting is provided by lab-bench-integrated task lights with individual control and occupancy sensing. Courtesy: Warren Jagger Photography, Arup

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Lighting controls: How to translate requirements into resilient solutions

Figure 1: Steps for optimizing lighting controls. Courtesy: Affiliated Engineers Inc.

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Make lighting control design smarter with a cognitive walkthrough

Figure 1: This diagram illustrates centralized control for smart lighting and connected devices through a Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting system. The network controller and user interface manage luminaires and auxiliary devices through a PoE switch, enabling both power and data delivery over Ethernet cables. Courtesy: Smith Seckman Reid Inc.

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Exploring new innovations in wireless lighting control

Figure 3: An example of a hospital electrical room at the University of Iowa Acute Leukemia Center. Courtesy: IMEG Corp.

Lighting and Lighting Controls

Electrical, lighting designers offer solutions to challenges in hospitals

Health Care Facilities

Design health care facilities with energy efficiency and flexibility in mind

Figure 2: A heat recovery variable refrigerant flow branch controller in a mechanical room. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Back to basics: How to design industrial HVAC systems

Courtesy: SmithGroup

HVAC/R and Mechanical

Tailored HVAC design to meet unique needs of university buildings