Lighting plays a large part in the way people feel about their environment. Not all lighting has the same effect. Fluorescent for example do not have as positive of an effect as do incandescent. This is because of the color temperature of the light that is emitted from the fixture. Standard fluorescent fixtures can make people of light skin look like they have elevated blood pressure or are angry. It is all about foot candle and color temperature. You do not want to light a minister with fixtures that will negatively impact the delivery of the message or make it seem that every time they enter the pulpit that they are upset or look sick, even if it saves a lot of money.

Focus can be achieved by creatively using light levels in the worship space. An effect that works quite well is call "blooming." We naturally look towards the brightest areas of a platform, so when you want to focus a congregation's attention, you simply make the point of focus brighter. For example, if the congregation is lit at 40 foot candles, then lighting the pastor at 80 will cause attention to be focused on them. It lets everyone in the room know where they should b paying attention.

This is also an area of budget concern when planning a new facility or renovation. The amount of power needed for a properly designed lighting system of modern church is more along the lines of what traditionally would be used in a theater. This is important because when dealing with you master plan this has to be budgeted for and does not meet the traditional budget guidelines used for the past 25 years concerning church buildings.

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