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LIGHTING
How to Pick
the Right
Lighting
Fixture
Integrators should establish a
standard housing, trim, reflector
and aperture for the downlights
they spec and then deviate
from that when appropriate.
By Jason Knott
What factors drive lighting fixture decision-making the
most? Where the fixture will be placed has the most impact,
according to Light Can Help You's Mark Langston.
ONE OF THE HESITATIONS some integrators point
to regarding getting into lighting is their lack of
knowledge regarding fixture selection. Unfortunately, that
same deficiency usually also applies to the builder, architect
and designer, which means the ultimate loser is the customer
who is getting poor lighting in their home.
To resolve that dilemma, it is vital that integrators understand
the basic tenets to help guide their downlight fixture
selection, including trims, housings, and aperture sizes. Then,
designs can incorporate various other types of light sources
to complement the downlights.
" The No. 1 criteria for choosing a lighting fixture is not the
type of fixture or its abilities to offer full-spectrum lighting,
but where the fixture is going, " says Mark Langston, principal
at Light Can Help You, one of the premier lighting design
firms in the U.S. " It's all about asking yourself, 'What am I
lighting and where does that fixture go?' "
During a presentation at Lightapalooza 2023, Langston
noted that it is not appropriate to put expensive, intelligent
lighting in the wrong locations in a home.
" That is just expensive, bad lighting, " he quips, advising in32
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