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Lighting requirements for the industrial sector
Well balanced lighting levels are essential for establishing safe and productive working conditions. Companies must take into account the lighting in the workplace where industrial activities are carried out. The optimization of industrial lighting must take into...
Lighting design and study for Hotels
If you are the owner of the hotel, interior designer, architectyou have a project to build and renovate a hotel, the first thing you should do is define the lighting taking into account that the rooms are spaces that allow guests to rest and relax in spaces that are...
Lighting regulations in classrooms and universities
In the classrooms, different activities can be developed, each one requires a suitable space so that they can develop normally, for example, computer rooms, laboratories, gymnasiums, libraries ... We talk both about lighting and architectural design. be it schools,...
Safety and regulation in the use of UV lighting against COVID-19
COVID-19 has brought a new focus of attention to a tool that is relatively little used in many industries: UV energy. Scientists have known about UV-C's disinfecting powers for decades. Hospitals and healthcare settings have used UV products for years. A scientist...
Increasingly efficient, more sustainable luminaires – European Directive on Eco-Design in Lighting 2019/2020
"The European Commission approves a new eco-design regulation on the energy labelling of lighting. Acording Anfalum And Lighting Europehave worked together to develop two new regulations providing recommendations for the lighting industry". On 5 December...
What the CIE says about the risks of exposure to blue light
Many are the comments, news and opinions that increasingly resonate about the risks to people's health from exposure to blue light, this term represents the risk of actual eye damage and its influence on people's well-being. The blue light hazard is used only when...
Luxes will be at Architect Work 2019
ARCHITECT@WORK, that year Luxes presents new solutions in the world of lighting in an event that brings together architects, interior designers and other prescribers who meet with the aim of exhibiting and holding conferences at the Centre de Convencions Internacional...
Architect Work 2019 The latest trends in lighting that showed luxes for the architectural world and decorators
Many thanks to all of you for coming to our stand, and to all of you who conveyed your encouragement and wishes of luck in this event so important for Luxes! Our experience at Architect work 2019 Barcelona, throughout the days we have been able to share...
DO WE CARE FOR LIGHTING IN OUR WORKSPACES?
But before we start... What kind of rules and regulations exist in office spaces? The rules state that 500 lux is ideal for a working environment. But it is advisable to carry out a study defining each and every one of the points of light that exist in the office to...
The importance of good street lighting in our cities
To design a correct illumination in our streets, roads, parks or gardens of a municipality, it is necessary to take into account the minimum levels of illumination necessary for the development of the activities that take place in these spaces, promoting the safety...
Lighting standards for workspaces
What lighting conditions should indoor lighting meet and what lighting conditions should be in areas where work activities are carried out, such as offices? This regulation promulgates worker safety and energy efficiency. According to Royal Decree 486/1997, of 14...
Regulations on energy efficiency in outdoor lighting
The Royal Decree on Energy Efficiency in Exterior Lighting (01/04/09) is one of the regulations that must be followed when integrating exterior lighting. What are the main concepts of this regulation: Applicable to new installations and to existing installations with...
European regulations on lighting in transport areas
More and more people depend on public transport and therefore many of the hours of the day we spend in transport areas, either to move to their place of work or to move around leisure matters, to visit friends or family. But we must not forget those people who develop...
TECHNICAL RULES ON LIGHTING 2019
UNE -EN 12464-1: 2012. Lighting. Illumination of workplaces. Indoor lighting. This standard meets the lighting requirements for indoor workplaces according to the needs of comfort and visual performance. Lighting design criteria are specified, in terms of quantity of...
Repro-light confirms that there is dissatisfaction among European workers due to lighting.
It is part of a project carried out in several European countries in order to demonstrate that the majority of European workers are in an unsatisfactory work environment due to lighting. At the beginning of this year Repro-light realized one in account to workers of...
The Lighting Industry and the European Union are committed to the Circular Economy
The European Union is promoting a series of political initiatives in the short and medium term that will have a profound impact on the business models of competing companies. in the European lighting industry. Many lighting companies are debating the impact that these...
The art of illuminating, everything you should know
The art of lighting is about prioritizing light as a basic principle of decoration and creation of environments, a technique that is advancing with leaps and bounds has been implemented in various areas such as construction, as in design but where it has specialized...
LED lighting for sports facilities
Consulta Normativas NIDE Lighting in indoor sports facilities The first aspect we want to comment on from LUXES is the importance of respecting the standards and regulations on lighting you want. So the UNE-EN 12193 standard specifies high levels of light...