Architectural Applications

Today, lighting is an integral part of architectural design. Architectural lighting can be functional or decorative, and can be used indoors and outdoors. However as the cost of construction increases, lighting designers are faced with significant cost management issues both in terms of upfront and ongoing operating costs.

Issues of light pollution dominate outdoor lighting design. Lighting designers need to balance the need to illuminate building exteriors with light trespass and Dark Sky issues in addition to lighting code requirements dictating the quantity and direction of light emitted. Industry standards on luminaire efficiency are no longer only measured by the amount and special distribution of light generated, but also by their impact on light pollution, including cutoff and veiling luminance, and glare.

The freedom of design possible with Rambus' LED lighting opens up a whole new world of architectural lighting including custom integration into structures themselves. The high degree of directionality gives architectural lighting designers the flexibility and control to optimize lighting environments for cost and efficiency. Precise ray angle control reduces light pollution allowing fixtures to meet all of the industry standard and environmental design requirements.