Direct all external lighting onto a surface and minimise spill light into the sky.
Good office lighting design is not just a matter of aesthetics. It’s about having the right light where it is required to meet your legal, business and staff needs. It is also about not overlighting the office and therefore spending more than you need to.
As a developer, good office lighting can be a clear competitive advantage in trying to sell or rent office spaces. Work with lighting designers and engineers to ensure correct and energy efficient use of light.
If you are building a new office, lighting is one of the most cost-effective efficiency measures you can choose with the payback of using energy efficient lighting and good lighting design can be as little as 2-2.5 years.
As an office occupier and the one who is going to be paying the electricity bills, having efficient office lighting provides one of the best paybacks of any energy efficiency investments. Correct lighting can achieve lower running costs, increased productivity and staff wellbeing.
Environmental office lighting benefits
For commercial building owners and operators, choosing energy efficient lighting strategies can aid ISO 14001 compliance and improve energy ratings in Green Star NZ. It can also help differentiate your business in the market and reduce your carbon footprint (as well as the potential costs associated with this).