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Home lighting design or Architectural lighting design is a field within architecture and architectural engineering that concerns itself primarily with the illumination of architecture, including academic/institutional, corporate, hospitality, monumental structures, residential, retail/entertainment and site/facade lighting projects.

Concept of lighting design

Architectural lighting design focuses on three fundamental aspects of the illumination of buildings or spaces. The first is the aesthetic appeal of a building, an aspect particularly important in the illumination of retail environments. Secondly, the ergonomic aspect: the measure of how much of a function the lighting plays. Thirdly is the energy efficiency issue to assure that light is not wasted by over-illumination, either by illuminating vacant spaces unnecessarily or by providing more light than needed for the aesthetics or the task.

Each of these three aspects is looked at in considerable detail when the lighting designer is at work. In aesthetic appeal, the lighting designer attempts to raise the general attractiveness of the design, measure whether it should be subtly blended into the background or whether it should stand out, and assess what kind of emotions the lighting should evoke. The functional aspects of the project can encompass the need for the project to be visible (by night mostly, but also by day), the impact of daylight on the project and safety issues (glare, color confusion etc.).

Architectural lighting design, much like architecture itself, qualifies as being neither an art nor a science, rather a mixture of both. While creative spirit is demanded of a designer, a qualified professional architectural lighting designer will generally have a good understanding of the properties of light from a scientific standpoint and of the functioning of a light fixture (known as a "luminaire" in field terminology).

We can ensure that you are up to date with the safety standards on electricity to avoid potential dangers. As well as consuming your electricity in the most efficient way possible.

An electrical upgrade helps to ensure that your electrical system is equipped to meet your energy needs and protect your family and property.

We offer a complete rewiring service for all types of fuse boards. This also includes advice on the correct type of consumer unit for your premises and all electrical accessories, including all up-to-date safety earth bonding according to IEE Wiring Regulations.

We offer a complete rewiring service for all types of fuse boards. This also includes advice on the correct type of consumer unit for your premises and all electrical accessories, including all up-to-date safety earth bonding according to IEE Wiring Regulations.

We offer a complete rewiring service for all types of fuse boards. This also includes advice on the correct type of consumer unit for your premises and all electrical accessories, including all up-to-date safety earth bonding according to IEE Wiring Regulations.

Would you like certified domestic electricians to make a feature of your planting, put the latest LED lighting in your decking or simply add security lighting to your home? We can inform you of the options available.

Safety is of the utmost importance at home. Regular maintenance of your electrical installations and equipment will help stop problems from developing Our skilled electricians can do planned maintenance at a time to suit you, or in the event of a problem, we will find the fault and fix it with minimal fuss.

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association 2,100 people die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning each year in the United States. It is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the United States. It is colorless, tasteless, odorless and absolutely preventable.

Is your home protected from carbon monoxide poisoning?

People who are unconscious due to inebriation or sleep can die before they ever experience the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. In addition, depending upon the levels of carbon monoxide in the air you can die within minutes or hours. A carbon monoxide detector will alert you and your family when there is a risk of being poisoned

All electricity that enters your home goes through your circuit breaker box or fuse box. Within your circuit breaker box/fuse box you have individual circuits that feed electricity into different sections of your home or business. Each circuit is protected by a breaker or fuse. Outlets for small electrical appliances require 15-amp circuits. Outlets for mid-range items, like hair dryers and toasters, require 20-amp circuits. Heavy duty appliances like dryers can require anywhere from 30 to 50 amp dedicated circuits and are protected by “double pole” breakers. For safety reasons, certain medium and heavy duty appliances require their own circuit or a “dedicated circuit”.

Motion Sensors enable lights to come one whenever motion is detected and turn off when motion ceases. Motion sensors are especially useful when used outdoors with security lighting, and in bathrooms, break rooms and boardrooms. Room occupancy sensors are yet another great way to save energy and money.

One of the most important safety features you can have installed in your home is the smoke detector and they are now required by law. In the event of a fire, it could save the lives of you and your loved ones. Smoke detectors provide the early warning needed to prevent fire fatalities.

Electrical receptacles, sometimes referred to as outlets, are the connection between the electrical system and your electrical devices. No matter what kind of receptacle you need, whether it is a conventional duplex receptacle, a 240-volt receptacle, a GFCI receptacle or a child proof receptacle, Dolphin Electric has you covered.

Give us a call to update your home or business with the outlets you need today!

Landscape lighting is the perfect way to add beauty and security and Dolphin Electric offers complete landscape lighting design solutions for your home. Landscape lighting is one of the most dramatic improvements that you can make to a home or garden.

Dolphin Electric has a team of experts that are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and superior craftsmanship.

Dolphin Electric will provide you with the quality and professionalism you have been looking for when it comes to your custom landscape lighting needs.

The presentation of a person’s bathroom and kitchen are an essential part of the decor. With the right lighting in your bathroom and kitchen, you can change the way others view your home. This is why bathroom and kitchen lighting are among the top ways to boost a home’s resale value. If you want to highlight your room’s best features while providing optimum functionality, then custom lighting by Dolphin Electric is just what you need. Our certified electricians can provide you with all the ideas, logistics, creativity, and functionality that you desire.

Create a sense of warmth, welcome and sophistication by lighting your bathroom and kitchen.

Transform your bathroom and kitchen with refreshing style and functional fashion. Use lighting to your advantage by making small rooms seem bigger and large rooms appear more intimate. Play up a room’s architecture, illuminate small spaces and use dimmers to create the perfect mood. With all these great ways to improve your home, why wait? Call Dolphin Electric to schedule an appointment today!

Fresh winter snow is falling setting all the homes a glow, garlands and wreaths are swaggered with red velvet bows. Christmas trees are being filled with ornaments and stars, close friends and family are gathering from afar. Gingerbread houses fill homes with their sweet scent, elaborately colored wrapping paper covers each present, But one thing is missing from this wonderful holiday scene, the dazzling lights on your home by the Dolphin Electric team!

Don’t forget the most important touch this holiday season, the twinkling lights outside your home! Be the home that everyone stops to admire when they drive by. Create the magical and whimsical memories you and your family will always remember.

Let Dolphin Electric install and maintain your holiday lights!

Finishing the lighting seems totally impossible with all you have to do this holiday season. Don’t get overwhelmed; just call one of our friendly service professionals to help you show off your exquisite holiday home. Sit back with a cup of hot cocoa by the warmth of the fire and let Dolphin Electric hang the holiday lights you desire.

Warm Up Your Home with a Touch of Light

When updating a space, track and accent lighting are important details that are often forgotten. Highlighting the architecture and artistic style of your home is what gives each space personality and individuality. Track and accent lighting can be used in nearly all rooms and is one of the most inexpensive ways to transform a space. Enhance your home with the small details that make a BIG difference. Call Dolphin Electric to turn your home from ordinary to extraordinary today!

Create visually dramatic scenes by playing up angles and alcoves.

Play with shadows and light to create the perfect mood. Illuminate cabinets, artwork, architecture, landscaping, swimming pools and more with the simple touch of accent or track lighting.

What is a Power Conditioner?

A power conditioner is an electrical device that provides clean power to your electronic devices. A power conditioner provides not only surge protection, but noise filtration. Some models even supply phone line, Ethernet, and cable conditioning. To maintain the long-term stability of your electrical equipment, a power conditioner is an excellent investment.

Call Dolphin Electric to install a power conditioner in your home or business, before you are affected by dirty power.

The absolute last thing you want to do is feed dirty power to your electronic devices. It can adversely affect the health of your system by allowing incoming voltage to fluctuate. Dirty power complicates data transfers and might even damage sensitive components of expensive electrical equipment. Powered that has been filtered (clean power) only allows a specific frequency to reach your equipment. Filtering power allows you to smooth out harmful alternating cycles of current. There are a few types of dirty power that can affect your home: brownouts, line noise, surges and spikes.

Brownouts

Brownouts are caused by overloaded circuits and result in a reduction of power. These can even be intentionally started by power companies during peak demand. It is important to have a power conditioner that can handle lower voltage frequencies. Brownouts are one of the top reasons people experience power issues with their computers.

Line Noise

Line noise is expressed in terms of decibels and different power conditioners are able to filter out different amounts of noise. Be sure to get a power conditioner strong enough to filter out the appropriate amount of decibels coming through your line. Electromagnetic interference and Radio Frequency Interference (EMI/RFI) are classic causes of noise on the line. Line noise can also be caused by electrical motors turning on and off, poorly connected electrical poles, radio transmitters, and lightning. This is why line noise often gets worse during a thunderstorm. It is important to protect yourself from line noise so that you can secure all your data transfers.

Surges and Spikes

Many homes experience frequent increases in electricity coming through the circuits. An electrical surge only lasts a short time while a spike lasts longer and goes throughout the entire electrical system. A spike is most often caused by lightning strikes and is more severe than a surge. An electrical spike can completely destroy your electronic equipment.

If you want to protect your home from brownouts, line noise, surges and spikes, call Dolphin Electric now. Ensure that your electrical signals reach your devices in a useful state with a professionally installed power conditioner from Dolphin Electric.

When updating a space, track and accent lighting are important details that are often forgotten. Highlighting the architecture and artistic style of your home is what gives each space personality and individuality. Track and accent lighting can be used in nearly all rooms and is one of the most inexpensive ways to transform a space. Enhance your home with the small details that make a BIG difference. Call Dolphin Electric to turn your home from ordinary to extraordinary today!

Create visually dramatic scenes by playing up angles and alcoves.

Play with shadows and light to create the perfect mood. Illuminate cabinets, artwork, architecture, landscaping, swimming pools and more with the simple touch of accent or track lighting.

Light dimmers and timers, professionally installed by Dolphin Electric, are a great way to conserve energy, control your utility costs and enhance your home’s lighting design. We offer a wide variety of residential light dimmers and timers for virtually every need.

Lighting Dimmers

Light dimmers, also known as rheostats, provide added control to your lighting design and extra savings on your monthly electric bills. With just the push of a slider or twist of a knob, lighting dimmers allow you to precisely control the intensity of your interior lighting.

When your home is equipped with lighting dimmers, you can create an intimate atmosphere that’s ideal for dining and entertaining or turn up the intensity to suit your mood and needs. We also install wireless lighting dimmers that allow you to control your lighting intensity remotely. We even offer weather resistant outdoor lighting dimmers to give you greater control of porch and patio lighting. With our wide selection of light dimmers and the experience and skill of our professional lighting technicians – if you can imagine it, Dolphin Electric can do it.

Residential Light Timers

Lighting timers also provide a new level of control for your home’s lighting design. Lighting timers are available in a wide choice of options and Dolphin Electric can recommend the right one for you and your family. In addition to saving energy and utility costs by turning lights off when they’re not needed, timers also add security for your home and those you love.

Light timers are ideal for families with young children who are notorious for not turning out the lights when they leave a room. There are also motion activated timers that turn off the lights when no movement is detected.

Why come home to a dark, unsafe house, when you can have a well-lit, welcoming home with lighting timers from Dolphin Electric? Lighting timers can give would-be intruders the impression that your home is occupied while you’re at work or traveling for business or pleasure and Dolphin Electric also installs exterior landscape lighting timers.

As energy costs continue to rise, it is no wonder that thousands are making the decision to convert to solar powered electricity. Not only can solar power decrease your energy consumption and decrease your energy costs, it can also help the environment. Make the smart choice by choosing solar power today and begin the road to reliable, clean and efficient energy. Call Mr. Electric to determine what type of solar power will work best for you.

What is solar energy & how can it work for me?

Solar energy is harnessed by capturing the sun’s heat or light. Electricity is produced by the solar panel’s solar cells to provide heat and electricity. This process is known as photovoltaics. You can use solar energy to provide electricity to your home in three different ways: stand-alone, grid-connected and back-up.

Stand-alone

This type of system is often referred to as a Solar Home System because it is not connected to the electrical grid in any way. This type of system works well for people in remote areas who do not have access to utility supplied power. Extra energy is stored in a battery to be used when there is no sunshine to be turned into energy.

Grid-connected

This is the most common type of solar energy currently in use. Grid-connected systems primarily use solar energy, but they have a battery backup and electrical grid backup in case there is a need. This helps the owner be a green as possible while maintaining the security of having a backup energy supply.

Back-up

In this scenario, a solar system is used as a back-up to utility supplied power. This is best for areas that have unreliable grid power or frequent power outages.