Low voltage lighting is a great thing for areas where it is appropriate, but it does not create the warmest look. Usually, most companies opt to have two phases of commercial lights. On the one hand, you want areas where your customers are served to have commercial lighting that is warm and pleasant. Usually, this means the old-fashioned incandescent bulbs. These bulbs wasting huge amount of energy ñ 90% of what they produce is turned into heat ñ but they create an extremely warm and friendly glow that other forms of light fixtures tend to lack. At the same time, you should have commercial lighting in storage rooms, kitchens, and other areas where your customers are not likely to go, be designed to save money. This means fluorescent lighting.
Of course, commercial lighting is not only about efficiency. It is about creating the right atmosphere. People are profoundly affected by light. In Scandinavia, for example, one of the most functional and well organized societies in the world also suffers from one of the highest suicide rates. Why is this? Because they have six months of darkness every year! These lessons can be taken into consideration with commercial lighting. Do you want to commercial lighting in your establishment to mimic sunlight? Do you want it to have more of a twilight appeal? Do you want it to be dark and brooding? Whatever ambiance you create will be mirrored in the mindset of your customers. It is all up to you.
My favorite commercial lighting jobs are clubs. Although the commercial lights that are chosen are often a little bit too straightforward and obvious, sometimes some really interesting things are done. I love decorating lights in different colors. I love using neon and flashing lights to create powerful effects. Doing commercial lighting work in a nightclub is always a special treat.