Illuminations Lighting Design’s services and creative solutions will bring a whole new level of living and business experience to clients in any walk of life or occupation. Our goal is to enhance homes and buildings and fill landscapes and interiors with the only thing in existence that occupies space without consuming square footage - light. Contact us so we can create such an experience for your unique reality regardless of industry, vocation, lifestyle, personal tastes, or personal faith.
Electrical Contracting Services
Regardless of the size, age or complexity of your home, the professionals at Illuminations Lighting Design will get the wiring done right the first time. Since 1980, Illuminations Lighting Design has built and nurtured a reputation for unparalleled performance, reasonable rates and fast, friendly service in the demanding custom home market. Our experienced staff of seasoned electrical professionals and licensed electricians are dedicated to providing solid electrical solutions that incorporate innovative Houston home construction techniques and "State of the art" new home wiring methods.
Landscape Lighting Design Services
The average homeowner already has an eye for aesthetic and artistic value; otherwise they would not have invested in a quality home that reflects good taste. Many lighting companies fail to recognize this fact. ILD takes a completely different approach based upon respect for client intelligence. We know that when a client calls our office, that person already has a general vision for landscape lighting design fixed firmly in mind. We then take that general vision and initiate a process where that vision becomes a concrete reality.
Fine Art & Display Lighting Services
Illuminations Lighting and Design services Houston and Greater Texas residents with the very best in display lighting and fine art lighting. Residential art lighting design requires precision and thorough consultation to determine photometric, wattage, and voltage measurements to ensure reliable, safe illumination of creative masterpieces. ILD consultants have proven their value time and again in this respect, and have earned the trust of eclectic communities in both public and private spheres.
When Illumination Lighting and Design wires a new home, we don’t just lay the copper and turn on the lights. We thoughtfully plan and implement the wiring of every new home to meet the needs of daily life and to cover all bases in the event of an emergency. Why not call us today and experience the peace of mind and excellent service we can contribute to your life’s dream?
Illuminations Lighting Design
607 Durham Drive
Houston, Texas 77007-5316
(713) 863-1133 Main Line
(800) 863-1184 Toll Free
(713) 863-0044 Fax
We are located in Houston Texas but provide lighting and residential lighting plans in Austin TX, El Paso Texas, San Antonio TX, College Station Texas, Beaumont TX, Dallas Texas, Midland Tx and points beyond.
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Illuminations Lighting Design is proud to be a member in good standing with ASID’s Industry Partner program. As a reputable, professional vendor, we shine brightly as one of Houston’s top lighting design consulting firms. ILD systems are built with the very best commercial grade equipment that blends practical functionality and decorative appeal engineered into every lighting design. Our lighting arrays not only look better, but also work better than competing, cheaper equivalents.
ILD specializes in five major lighting design services. More information on each of these services can be found at Illuminations Lighting Design.
Landscape Lighting Design Services
ILD is the only design firm in Houston to use four layers of light and completely “green” technology that ensures the future life and growth of trees and indigenous vegetation.
Lighting Design and Consultation Services
Home and architectural lighting systems by Illuminations Lighting and Design are intended to create a whole house lighting experience both within and around the structure.
Fine Art and Display Lighting Services
From private collections to museums and galleries, ILD’s fine art and display lighting features proprietary technology and superb levels of glare free, magical lighting effects.
Lighting Controls & Home Automation Services
Automation and on- touch control give the home user total command of his indoor and outdoor lighting. We operate as an installation vendor for every major lighting control manufacturer, including Vantage, Lutron, and AMX.
Electrical Contracting Services
Much of the equipment we install requires an electrical license to install. Our clients benefit from the one-shop convenience of a firm that can design the most sophisticated of systems and install all the necessary components.
Each area of service is staffed with outstanding experts that understand the impact their efforts have on your home. No other lighting firm is able to provide such a well-rounded service line. But do not just take our word for it. Just ask Lance Armstrong, George W. Bush, or dozens of other commercial establishments or residences, large and small, across the State of Texas who have enjoyed our services and provided lighting testimonials.
We are located in Houston Texas but provide hospitality lighting design services and outdoor landscape lighting maintenance in Austin TX, El Paso Texas, San Antonio TX, College Station Texas, Beaumont TX, Dallas Texas, Midland Tx and points beyond.
In Texas, there is only one name for professional, functional and artistic lighting: Illuminations Lighting Design.
Contact us today at 1-800-863-1184 to schedule a consultation.
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Houston lighting clients do not have to choose between the practical and the aesthetic. By bringing all the disciplines together, the professionals at are able to produce incredible lighting effects on the solid backbone of commercial grade technology and sound electrical wiring installed only by experienced and certified journeymen and licensed electricians.
The following summaries describe just a few of the many service offerings that Houston lighting clients can rely upon ILD to custom-install and integrate seamlessly into their home and lifestyle.
Houston Design Professionals
Clients can depend on having all of their questions answered by a knowledgeable and down-to-earth staff that will explain in understandable terms how their new lighting system will work for them.
Houston is a practical town, so every home lighting system we design has real world value and is integrated seamlessly with every element of home and life.
Houston Electrical Contractor
Clients benefit from the expertise of our fully licensed and certified electricians who know how to not only install lighting systems, but to power them safely, dependably, and continuously in cost effective ways.
Electrical design and service is the backbone of any technology-driven design. To install a truly sophisticated lighting system, Houston residents often require initial electrical panel service upgrades and integration of electrical systems into new home lighting controls.
When Gulf Coast storms down power lines and plunge neighborhoods into darkness, Houston lighting clients can keep their equipment safe and their power on with transient whole house surge suppressors and electrical generators professionally installed by ILD certified electricians.
Home Lighting Design Houston Texas
Clients benefit from working with a company that can light the entire home interior and showcase the home’s exterior as a monument to family name and personal lifestyle.
We take a two-pronged strategy to this line of service. When working within the house, we isolate the emotional elements that make it comfortable and tie these elements to practical daily activities, thus uniting the functional with the aesthetic.
To showcase the exterior of the house, we draw extensively upon our knowledge of architecture to find specific elements that make that particular home unique. Using advanced and easily concealable lighting fixtures, we position our equipment in ways to keep it hidden from normal viewing angles. This enshrouds the house in what appears to be a field of sourceless light.
Houston Landscape Lighting Design
Clients benefit from the blend of contemporary lifestyle and natural beauty that our environmentally friendly landscape lighting systems create.
Trees figure prominently in our landscape designs. We are one of the few Houston lighting companies to use exclusively “green” technology, and we make it a point to install that equipment with environmentally friendly methods that do not harm the trees.
Unlike most of our competitors who only use two layers of landscape lighting, we use four compounded layers that accent outdoor monuments and completely illuminate gardens, foliage, and indigenous vegetation.
For over two decades, ILD has continued to rise to an increasingly prominent position of leadership among Houston lighting design firms.
Click here to read more about Illuminations Lighting Designs many areas of specialty in residential, commercial, and high-end lighting systems and controls.
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RadioRa, the world's first radio frequency lighting control system, uses innovative communication technology and built-in safeguards to ensure reliable wireless communication between all system components.
RadioRA can be installed in any home - including existing homes, late-stage construction, and new homes - without rewiring or patching and painting! Simply replace existing switches with Radio Ra dimmers and add master controllers to any convenient location to create one-touch lighting control of one room or your entire home. Illuminations Lighting Design is a RadioRA Preferred Systems Provider for Lutron dimming and control products, including HomeWorks.
Here are some of the possibilities with Radio Ra from Illuminations Lighting Design:
Turn lights on from a master control and never enter a dark house again.
Touch one button when you leave for a night out and set all your lights for an "at-home" look.
Create beautiful outdoor lighting environments with one touch of a button.
Use lighting to create the mood for a dinner party or for entertaining a house full of friends and family.
Bring the show to life with lighting that compliments any home theater, living room, family room or TV room.
Light your house with one touch of the All On button, Radio Ra can also be linked to your home's security system.
And the best for last. Are you frustrated with lights being left on at night? A single touch on a Master Control by the bed will turn off every light in the house. Prefer a nightlight? Radio Ra can be set up to leave one or more lights on at night.
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There are many factors that affect the amount of light output from a cove including the light source used, the dimensions of the cove, the height of the ceiling, and the finishes of the ceiling and surrounding surfaces. That said, an average residential cove will generally not put out enough light to read by comfortably. Coves (continuous lines of light built into the architecture which allow the light fixture to be hidden from view while lighting the ceiling with indirect illumination) are excellent for accenting architectural detailing at the ceiling line, highlighting an interesting ceiling finish, and giving a room a bright, uplifting feeling, particularly in rooms with high ceilings which can look cavernous if the ceiling is allowed to go too dark. The light from a cove gives a wash of soft ambient light and can be a wonderful and valuable component in your lighting plan, but if you plan to do significant reading in the room, we suggest you add some additional task light, either in the form of down lights or reading lamps. Your eyes will thank you!
If you are interested in indirect cove lighting or custom shelf lighting for bookcases, shelves or antique furniture, give the lighting specialists at Illuminations Lighting Design a call. The local number is 713-863-1133 and toll free 800-863-1184.
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If the lighting in your project is important to you in function, aesthetics, or both, a lighting designer will be a valuable addition to your deign team. Lighting can actually be quite a complex science, needing to take into account issues such as footcandle level, glare, lamp life, maintenance, color rendition, source type, aiming angles, fixture selections, lighting controls, and wattage and voltage constraints. In our office we have a wall 20' long and 8' high where we house the fixture catalogs for all the major lighting manufacturers (and a large majority of minor ones!). It is our full time job to keep up with what the lighting world has to offer and to relay our expertise into what is in the best interest of the client. Because we are independent consultants, not affiliated with any certain lighting brands or showrooms, we are able to recommend lighting designs and specifications without bias.
Although architects' offices, interior designers, and even engineers are often layout electrical plans, their areas of responsibility are so broad that most do not have the ability to become truly educated about lighting technologies and design. Additionally many offices will hand off the lighting plan to a factory representative or showroom that has little knowledge of the client or their needs and will be doing the design and specification based on their own employment alliances and pricing structure. An architect or interior designer that recommends using a lighting consultant is not showing their weakness or lack of knowledge. Rather it's the other way around - they are recognizing the importance of the project at hand and knowing when to call in the experts so that the job is able to reach its fullest potential!
The professional consultants at Illuminations Lighting Design understand how color, texture, form and shadow can be molded creatively to produce the effect required. This can only be accomplished with the correct equipment and a complete knowledge of lamp types and lamp performance. An Illuminations signature design is a space where every lantern, sconce, chandelier, up light and down light ideally balances a room for its precise intent, including hard-to-light spaces.
For more information regarding our lighting design services please contact Tom Kretzschmar via email or by phone at 713-863-1133.
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It's never really too early to contact a lighting designer, though it can be too late. Ideally a lighting designer should be brought in as a part of the team during Schematic Design. The client, architect and/or interior designer should have the basic layout and design of the project in plan so that the feel, needs, scope, and challenges of the project can be communicated throughout the design team. By being brought in before Design Development continues, the lighting designer will be able to make suggestions about the architecture that may affect or aid the lighting and will also be able to consult in designing architectural lighting details.
The earlier you bring a home lighting consultant in on your design meetings, the more integrated with the architecture the lighting is able to be. The later you bring the consultant in, the more the lighting system will look and act like an afterthought and the more the design will be compromised. This also holds true with outdoor landscape lighting design.
For more information regarding LIGHTING DESIGN SERVICES please contact TOM KRETZSCHMAR at 713-863-1133 or toll free at 800-863-1184.
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The City of Houston energy code is basically designed for commercial buildings and structures.
Here is a quick highlight of the City of Houston Energy Code:
Scope: This guideline is to help the Houston building industry to better understand the requirements set forth in the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the 2000 International Residential Code (IRC) Chapter 11.
Purpose of the Energy Code: The Energy Code is mandated by state law in an effort to reduce the air pollutant emissions, moderate future peak electric power demand, and to help control energy costs.
Overview: The IECC specifies thermal envelope requirements for new construction, and additions and alterations to existing buildings. The Energy Code primarily focuses on the following requirements:
Building Envelope
Insulation R-values, Densities, and Thickness
Window & Door Area, Solar Heat Gain Coefficients, and U-Factors
Heating and Cooling System Efficiency
Duct Insulation
Electrical Lighting Loads
There are some requirements for residential applications that must comply with the energy code for new construction and remodel situations.
One is the penetration of the ceiling cavity with recessed lighting, article (502.1.3) that reads:
All fixtures shall be type IC rated, manufactured with no penetrations between the inside of the recessed fixture and the ceiling cavity and sealed to prevent air leakage, or shall be installed in a sealed box maintaining the required clearances of not less than 1" from combustible material and not less than 3" from insulation material.
Another is the electrical energy consumption for units with multiple tenants, article (505.1) that reads:
In Type A-2 residential buildings having individuals dwelling units, provisions shall be made to determine the electrical energy consumption consumed by each tenant by separately metering individual dwelling units.
And finally, all pools should have time clock controls, article (504.4) that reads:
All pools shall have time clocks installed to allow the pumps to run in off peak electrical demand periods and can be set to maintain the water clear and sanitary.
There are three types of generally accepted ways to calculate the energy code requirements: Simplified Prescriptive Approach, Component Performance Approach or a System Analysis Approach
Simplified prescriptive approach follows the simplified prescriptive requirements set forth in Chapter 11 of the IRC, which corresponds with Chapter 6 of the IECC.
Component Performance Approach allows varying insulation levels, glazing and door areas, and glazing and door U-values. (See Chapter 5 or Chapter 8, sections 801 through 805 of the IECC) In this approach builders/designers may choose to utilize a software program.
System Analysis Approach allows compliance to be demonstrated by an analysis of the proposed building's annual energy usage. The building is considered to be in compliance if the calculated energy consumption is not greater than a "standard design" meeting the minimum performance requirements of the code. Generally, this comparison uses engineering calculations or a computer simulation. (See Chapter 4 or Chapter 8, section 806 of the IECC)
For more information regarding these approaches, interpretations, calculations, or compliance with the City of Houston electric code, contact the professionals at Illuminations Lighting Design. Our staff of experienced lighting consultants are highly qualified to assist you with meeting the minimum requirements of the Energy Code not only here in Texas but around the country. We can be reached at 713-863-1133 or by email by contacting Tom Kretzschmar in the lighting design department.
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Here at Illuminations Lighting Design we understand that not every job requires the services of a professional lighting consultant and that's why we have an experienced sales staff to assist you. If all you need is a new fixture in the kitchen or just some advice with your electrical wiring we can help you identify the problem and provide a solution.
We are always happy to meet with you and prepare a written estimate for the work in your home, typically at no charge. Estimates in some locations outside Houston city limits may require a trip charge. It generally takes about thirty minutes to survey your needs and develop a lighting solution that is tailored to your lifestyle. All our lighting professionals are experienced in indoor lighting, landscape lighting, display lighting and home automation.
To schedule an appointment you can contact us at 713-863-1133 or by email at SCHEDULING. We look forward to serving you!
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LIGHTING DESIGNERS are a valuable member of the overall design team on any residential or commercial project. They work hand in hand with the architect, interior designer and homeowner to ensure that the lighting is practical, funtional, attractrive and compliments the architecture. Lighting is pivotal in any style architecure because of it's ability to enhance colors, texture and form.
Lighting designers are also helpful in the area of LIGHTING CONTROLS and HOME AUTOMATION. From wall box dimmers to elaborate home controls systems, lighting designers can set the mood. Everything from lighting, audio video, HVAC and security can be combined into a home automation system. In fact, it is now possible to manage your automation system remotely by computer.
Illuminations Lighting Design is located in Houston Texas. For over 28years we have been the leader in high end residential lighting and design. We serve all of Texas including Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Corpus Christi.
Give the experts at Illuminations a call toll free at 800-863-1184 or email TOM KRETZSCHMAR to learn more about our lighting design and home automation services.
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