FUNCTIONS, HARDWARE AND GUIDELINES

Abstract

Ideally, lights should be controlled to meet the needs of building occupants as closely and as economically as possible. Not so long ago, you could put a switch — or a bank of switches — by the door and there was little else to think about. Local switches are still quite effective in small cellular offices, but in larger spaces all the lights tend to get switched on by the first to arrive, often because it is not clear which switch does what. The lights then stay on — even when daylight is adequate or when the room is empty, and often until late at night — because nobody bothers or dares to switch off for fear of inconveniencing others.

Citation

Bordass, W. (1988), "FUNCTIONS, HARDWARE AND GUIDELINES", Facilities, Vol. 6 No. 12, pp. 8-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006469