By: Nelca Roco, UAP, LEED AP The secret to becoming successful in the lighting design profession is to never stop learning. When I started my career in lighting design, I don't know anything except the small percentage of knowledge I learned in college in our Electrical and Interior design subjects. I never thought that lighting design is huge! I thought it is just a small part of the Architecture and Electrical Engineering profession. I thought it was just a small part of the two subjects in college. It's a mistake. I realized I don't know anything about lighting and lighting design when I s ..read more

I didn't make it to deliver my ebook on time. But please take a look at the sample pages of this amazing ebook. Let me know your lovely comments. Download the file below ..read more

As a lighting designer, I get fascinated by how the light works, how it affects our feelings and how it influences our decisions. I had a chance to visit the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi and it was an awesome experience to see the rain of light! And it is a rain of light indeed! To be continued ..read more

In my previous blog, I outlined the Top 10 amazing features of Dialux evo. Since nothing is perfect, this time I will give you the Top 10 hateful features of Dialux evo. The list is below: 1. Sketchup cannot directly import 2. Heavy PDF file report if CAD is integrated 3. Unstable (crashing) 4. Heavy file CAD file compare to Relux 5. The missing image when adding false colour in the PDF report (compare to Relux) 6. No emergency version 7. No sports lighting option 8. Glare report issues and White Balance Manual Option 9. No tunnel lighting option 10. Not available in Mac Sketchup cannot direc ..read more

I have been a lighting designer for more than a decade now and I keep using the same software which made all my projects a success. This software is the Dialux. But with the advent of Dialux evo, I said this is my perfect software. Here are the Top 10 amazing features of Dialux evo on my list and why I keep using it. 1. Spotlight on 2. Indoor and Outdoor Calculations 3. High-quality visuals 4. Light Scenes 5. Luminaire Partnership (Lumsearch) 6. 3D object luminaire 7. Daylight calculations 8. Calculation options 9. IFC file import 10. Free! Spotlight On This is one of the coolest features of ..read more

I am working on a new golf course project in the middle east when the client commented on my rigid contour. He asked if I can do something about it. What is wrong with this contour? See the image below. It shows how sports lighting design works using Dialux software. But then, how can you compete with the client wish to see something better. Until I discover the Sketchup command called Sandbox. I love it! This is going to be the answer to my client's request. So, I used it and look at how the contour shows a soft gradient that is pleasing to the eye. This is the best upgrade for the golf co ..read more

So, you saw those beautiful images of golf courses. The lush green in the daytime, the scenic views under the sunshine. Why then we need lighting for the golf course when it is much better to play it during these hours? Well, then? These reasons come to our advantage – when there is a need for lighting design, lighting designers come along the way! Why then again is there the need for lighting in Golf Course? 1. Temperature: In some regions like Dubai, the extreme heat during the daytime is not suitable to play golf. Therefore, night time with an average temperature of 26° C is the best time t ..read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-i6qxRjRnE Trying to become an effective lighting designer? Here are the 10 things you need to learn to become one. 1. Appreciate Light Nothing can beat a person (in terms of lighting design) who knows how to appreciate light both artificial and natural/daylight. If you know how to appreciate light, how it works, what is the effect, how to play with it, then you are guaranteed to become an effective lighting designer. If you don't appreciate it yet, try the following activities to improve it. a. Look at your surroundings. Look for both light and shadow. See ho ..read more

Golf course is one of the most expensive sports today. Golfers spend more than 200 pounds a month for clothing, clubs, and membership fees. Most of these players are in the higher class of society or wealthy businessmen, that's why golf clubs today wanted to maximize their profit by extending the play time till evening. This is also beneficial for the golfers because sometimes they don't have time to play during daytime. With this, lighting installation for golf courses are in high demand. Lighting for golf course is easy to do. It is similar to area lighting, like outdoor carpark. The only tr ..read more

There are so many ways to create an amazing presentation for your facade lighting design. You will either use a lighting design software like Dialux evo or AGI32, or will create it using Photoshop. Using Photoshop in facade lighting design is one of the easiest and fastest way to do it. Here are some tips and tricks on how to create an amazing facade lighting using Photoshop. 1. First, watch these videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7q-IwbPAIg 2. Second, enroll in this amazing on-line tutorial on how to do facade lighting design both in Dialux evo and Photoshop. 3. Third, practice whateve ..read more