2024-05-07T20:21:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150133551/how-to-determine-how-many-led-lumens-you-ll-need-to-properly-light-your-space Sponsor 2019-05-06T12:30:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/be5f969e9f77c9b3ab9233c642a24aaa.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://www.alconlighting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alcon Lighting</a></em></strong></p> Here&rsquo;s how to determine how many LED Lumens you&rsquo;ll need to properly light your space.&nbsp; <p>How much light is enough light? The question is difficult enough but when faced with having to calculate how much LED lighting you need&nbsp;to create a well lit space, it can become a bit more complicated.&nbsp;</p> Key Terms&nbsp; <p><strong>Lumens</strong><br>A measurement of light emitted by a source, whether&nbsp;it&rsquo;s LED, Fluorescent, Halogen, or Incandescent. This is also known as &ldquo;brightness&rdquo; or &ldquo;light output.&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong>Your reference point: A standard 100-watt incandescent light bulb produces about 1,500 &ndash; 1,700 lumens.</strong></p> <p><strong>Watts</strong><br>Not a measure of brightness; instead, it&rsquo;s a measure of how much&nbsp;electricity (or energy) a bulb consumes to reach its claimed brightness.&nbsp; Each type of light source, LED, Fluorescent, Halogen, or Incandescent has a different lumen-per-watt ratio.&nbsp; Below we&rsquo;re going to use lumens as a measurement to make sure we have enough light for a space.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Wattage Equivalence&nbsp;</strong><br>Since we&rsquo;ve conf...</p>