Posts Tagged ‘lighting control’

I have been working over the last couple of months on the Lighting Control systems for the National Portrait Galleries in Edinburgh. The refurbishment of this classic red sandstone  building originally designed by Robert Rowand has been going on for some months and with the recent opening of the National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh really [...]

Over the last couple of months I have been working on a project at Rosslyn Chapel just outside Edinburgh. Rossyln a 15th-century medieval Midlothian chapel was featured in Dan Brown’s 2003 novel “The Da Vinci Code” and ever since the annual visitor numbers have rocketed! The current refurbishment includes creation of a purpose built visitor centre [...]

Lighting controls undertook the programming and  commissioning of the recently refurbished Argyll and Castle conference suites at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow. Both large Suites have multiple partitions to allow the rooms to be used in different configurations.  Mode evolution packs were used in combination with Key switch plates to provide intuitive functionality. This allows members [...]

Lighting Control have just completed programming Specification and programming of a second unit at The Village in Archerfield, East Lothian. This prestigious development features high quality units in a great position on the Archerfield Estate with views over the golf course. The exclusive properties feature whole house bespoke lighting controls throughout the properties with multiple [...]

Barony Castle in the Scottish Borders is a traditional baronical castle which in recent years has become a venue within the De Veres Estate. Lighting Control’s installers were tasked with the electrical contracting and lighting controls engineering for the refurbishment of their reception, restaurant and bar area. The simple lighting control allows impulse switching with [...]

Queen Margaret University moved to a  new campus on the outskirts of Edinburgh. This huge project which completed during 2007 involved a huge number of lighting control solutions. Lighting Control were involved in the programming stage for a number of public areas within the new campus. Working with Haden Young and Mode Lighting the commissioning [...]

The Westerwood Hotel, Golf and Country Club is situated in 400 acres nestling at the foot of the Campsie Hills. Purpose built in 1991, the resort was purchased by Morton Hotels in March 2000 and since has seen major investment to both the hotel and course as part of an ongoing development programme. Lighting Control [...]

Aims This short document aims to present the common control standard used in the lighting industry today and give a short explanation of their development, uses, advantages and disadvantages. Introduction: Lighting can be switched on or of and it can be dimmed that is the light output of the lighting source varied to different levels [...]

I visit many very expensive developments programming lighting controls. When we are just contracted to do the programming we arrive on site after all the first fixing has been completed and sometimes even later than that at a very late stage when the project is near to completion. You can understand control panels for a [...]