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Guardian Life Hudson Yards in New York, NY, designed by Perkins and Will / HDLC Architectural Lighting Design with NY Digital agency, photographed by Eric Laignel
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A desktop application to help speed up the process of designing your space with controls. Select the controls devices, assign them to rooms and generate a sequence of operations. Use your output from Visual Controls in your Visual Lighting software.
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One Madison located in New York, NY designed by CentraRuddy, Yabu Pushelberg and Cooley Monato Studio, photographed by Mark Steele Photography
Benchmark Capital located in San Francisco, CA designed by Lundberg Design and Banks Landl Lighting Design with 16500 agency, photographed by Thomas Kuoh
Hi Tech & Digital Centre at South Devon College located in Paignton, England, designed by Michael Grubb Studio / Radiant Architectural Lighting, photographed by Tom Davey Photography
Utah State University - Sorenson Legacy Foundation Clinical Center in Logan, UT, designed by Envision with JRC agency, photographed by Aaron Shaw - Endeavor Architectural Photography
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Hi Tech & Digital Centre at South Devon College located in Paignton, England, designed by Michael Grubb Studio / Radiant Architectural Lighting, photographed by Tom Davey Photography
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Cottonwood Heights City Hall located in Cottonwood Heights, UT designed by Spectrum Engineers with JRC agency, photographed by Endeavour Architectural Photography
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A desktop application to help speed up the process of designing your space with controls. Select the controls devices, assign them to rooms and generate a sequence of operations. Use your output from Visual Controls in your Visual Lighting software.
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A software tool to help you develop a lighting design for indoor and outdoor spaces. Generate electrical, daylighting and UGR calculations and photometrically accurate renderings to visualize your design. With your design generated from Visual Lighting you can ensure a space is lit properly for code and task lighting. You can use the total power density of fixtures for LEED status applications. The drawings within Visual Lighting can give you the fixture schedule and layouts for bids. And, from the drawings you can do a controls design.
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