Blog — Delivered Lumens

Welcome to Delivered Lumens

Great Lighting can change the world.

All in Essays

An Open Letter to My Designers, My Friends

Mar 20

Mar 20 An Open Letter to My Designers, My Friends

Talking Lighting in Moment of Social Distancing

Mar 15

Mar 15 Talking Lighting in Moment of Social Distancing

What do we do when our industry actively harms the planet?

Feb 29

Feb 29 What do we do when our industry actively harms the planet?

Beyond Fixtures - Building a Sustainable Future in Lighting With Coronet

Jan 27

Jan 27 Beyond Fixtures - Building a Sustainable Future in Lighting With Coronet

Essays, How-To, Commercial, Healthcare

While many in the lighting industry are paying lip service to sustainability, Coronet is going all in. From carbon credits to supporting the rain forest, Coronet is thinking beyond today. This post features not only an explanation of Coronet’s sustainability efforts, but an interview with Tara Dietz explaining why Coronet is so passionate about this…

Moulin Rouge! Was incredible, go see it and be inspired.

Jan 12

Jan 12 Moulin Rouge! Was incredible, go see it and be inspired.

Essays, Hospitality

Three Lighting Things to Look For in 2020

Dec 31

Dec 31 Three Lighting Things to Look For in 2020

Here are three lighting trends to look for in 2020…

Your project is being priced out...constantly

Dec 31

Dec 31 Your project is being priced out...constantly

Commercial, Essays, Healthcare, Hospitality, Residential, How-To

Value engineering is the new norm. Here’s how to write a defensible spec in the age of VE.

Happy Holidays!

Dec 20

Dec 20 Happy Holidays!

Why I Came Back to The Theater This Fall

Dec 1

Dec 1 Why I Came Back to The Theater This Fall

As Light becomes more digital, the lines between design disciplines are blurring

Nov 4

Nov 4 As Light becomes more digital, the lines between design disciplines are blurring

Commercial, Hospitality, Essays, Healthcare, How-To, Residential

Look around and amazing light is everywhere

Oct 23

Oct 23 Look around and amazing light is everywhere

Someone thought about this.

Oct 22

Oct 22 Someone thought about this.

Oct 15
Oct 15 How do you handle tools you’ve never used before?

The Real Reasons to Specifying Tunable White

Oct 12

Oct 12 The Real Reasons to Specifying Tunable White

Commercial, Healthcare, How-To, Essays

Do you give a damn?

Oct 10

Oct 10 Do you give a damn?

Sketching How Light Will Fall

Sep 9

Sep 9 Sketching How Light Will Fall

I’ve come to fall in love with Digital sketching. Here are two quick ones I put together tonight.

Sep 6
Sep 6 Sometimes My job Brings me to Broadway theaters

The Trump Administration Has Saved the Incandescent Light Bulb - Here's Why It Won't Matter

Sep 4

Sep 4 The Trump Administration Has Saved the Incandescent Light Bulb - Here's Why It Won't Matter

Hospitality, Essays, Residential

See You At Lightfair!

May 20

May 20 See You At Lightfair!

Lightfair is here and I’ll be sharing what’s new from the show the floor.

Hire A Lighting Designer

May 16

May 16 Hire A Lighting Designer

Here’s why every architectural project needs a lighting designer.