To help home builders and lighting industry professionals adapt to California's 2005 Title 25 energy code that went into effect October 1, 2005, the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), ...

The comprehensive "Residential Lighting Design Guide" is now available free from the National Lighting Bureau (NLB). Developed by the UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), the guide ...

When it comes to setting the mood in your home, most of us focus on furniture, paint colors, or decorative accents. But there’s one element that can completely shift how a room feels without moving a ...

The simplest things can make or break the design of a room. You might have beautiful furniture, art and flooring, but if the ambience still feels off, lighting is the likely culprit. Light inside our ...

Lamps in all shapes and sizes can be used to recast the feel of a room, brighten dark corners and illuminate your treasures. By Tim McKeough Lighting can have a dramatic effect on the way a room looks ...

A new guidebook developed by the California Lighting Technology Center at UC Davis will help homebuilders come up to speed on major changes to the state's 2005 Title 24 residential energy code that ...

As the heart of the home, kitchens have different lighting needs than other rooms. There's the practical matter of creating enough task lighting for people to prepare meals, but also the need to craft ...