
Gone are the days of open floor office plans fitted out with fluorescent lighting. As technology has changed and with it the introduction of more sustainable LED luminaires, so too has the design of the modern workplace. As more people are working in flexible office environments or even setting up an office to work from home, the question often arises: how to choose an LED luminaire for your office?

The lighting level – although most office spaces will need to be illuminated to a standard acceptable level, if your office needs to be brighter for more detailed oriented tasks, then you will have to ensure that there are enough LED luminaires or more powerful LED luminaires to reach the desired lighting level in your office.
Dimming and lighting controls – not all LED luminaires have this capability, so if you have an existing lighting control system that you would like to include your LED luminaires in, then this is something to note. But even if you don’t, having the option to dim your lights is an advantageous feature that you’ll soon wonder how you lived without.
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FAQs
:When choosing an LED luminaire for your office, you will want to think about the colour rendering index, colour temperature, light levels, lighting controls and dimming. As well as how you will be using the space.
: CRI is short for Colour Rendering Index and refers to the LED luminaires (or any light source) ability to accurately reproduce colours.
: Colour temperature refers to how warm or cool the white light of the LED is. This is typically expressed in degrees kelvin, so if you see an LED luminaire with 3000°K it will be a warm tone of light similar to a halogen. 4000°K is usually a neutral white that is neither warm or cool and what you’ll experience in many offices and shopping environments. Whilst 5000°K is a cool white and similar to what white daylight in the middle of the day will feel like.
: One advantage of LED is the availability of RGBW LED luminaires, which now allows you to easily have colour changing lights in your office.