Lighting should be planned to complement your lifestyle. So, first you need to develop a home lighting plan that suits your individual needs and those of your family. When planning your lighting, look at the activities that occur in each room, the atmosphere you want to create and the decorative elements you wish to emphasize. Keep in mind that light can be absorbed and even wasted in dark-colored rooms, or reflected and used as additional illumination in light-colored rooms. Also, take note of those areas serving more than a single purpose and those that will require more than one type of lighting. If you need assistance with your plan, a Certified Lighting Consultant at your local ALA showroom will be happy to help.

A pleasant working environment stimulates personnel to increase their performance, in terms of both quality and throughput. Good lighting contributes to this area by being a functional facility, with the task of ensuring good visibility in the working environment. Good light makes work safer and less tiring, resulting in fewer accidents, lower fault and reject levels and higher productivity. It also plays an emotional role in determining how people experience and appreciate the environment in which they work. Good lighting pays for itself.
High-quality, industrial lighting makes an important and positive contribution and hence improves productivity. Quality lighting means enough light on the working area, higher uniformity and suitable colour properties. Lighting also should be in such a way that it does not give any glare. Every industry will also have some outdoor area, which needs good lighting. Lighting for typical applications is related to the activity taking place and its size.

Office lighting plays a key role in creating a working environment that empowers people to function to the very best of their abilities. Lighting contributes to the principal needs such as performance, comfort, ambience and cost effectiveness. Productivity of the company rests on the capacity of the individual employees to work effectively; therefore offices today are designed to optimize performance. Lighting contributes to the physical comfort of the employees promoting a sense of well-being, safety and alertness. Lighting control is becoming increasingly important to offer flexibility and energy management. In the changing world, energy efficiency and conservation and green lighting concepts are becoming popular and getting adapted faster. Philips has innovated many state-of-the-art products that support energy efficiency and minimize the impact on the environment.
Offices differ from one another in terms of structure and organisation and so do the requirements of lighting. Office lighting requirements differs between an open plan concept, closed room approach, meeting halls, lobbies, utilities, etc. Lighting control is becoming increasingly important to offer flexibility and energy management.

A hotel is often chosen based on its image, comfort, facilities, location, star rating, cost etc. A hotel offers its guests a broad spectrum of lodging experiences. Every area of the hotel is carefully designed with its image and clientele in mind. Lighting plays a vital role in hotels due to its vast offering. Lighting enhances identity and image of a hotel. Lighting not only provides comfort and safety to customers but also used to guide and orientate people, highlighting details and enhancing functional aspects, and finally impressing the customer to stay and/or come back
Starting from the external decorative lighting which stresses the location of the hotel or the catchy signs which grab the attention of a roadside driver, up to the classic lounge all shining or the economic check-in counter, the exclusive international cuisine or the simple fast food in the coffee house. The list expands to the perfect gymnasium, recreational and business facilities, etc., and so does the variety of lighting requirements.

The design of school facilities should reflect the demands made upon such facilities by those who use them the most - the students and the teachers. One of the most crucial design elements of a school facility is the lighting.
Students and teachers work in a high quality visual environment that stimulates learning while saving energy.They need balanced sources of light so that the eye can comfortably and efficiently see the visual tasks required in varied educational programs.

A school's lighting system should use high efficiency lamps and ballasts, optimizes the number of luminaires in each room, incorporates controls that ensure peak system performance and successfully integrates electric lighting and day lighting strategies. Good lighting can enhance pleasant and attractive surroundings, while influencing behaviour in a positive way.