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3 tips to ensure efficient lighting for a hairdressing salon

Remember your last hair appointment: you're in the waiting room. Perhaps you're reading a book or magazine while you wait your turn. You're watching the hairdressers as they cut, style and dye your hair. Have you ever wondered about salon lighting? Indeed, all these activities entail specific lighting requirements: hairdressers need to be able to see very well to be able to make an impeccable cut and choose the right color for dyes; customers need to be able to consult hairdressing magazines, choose the right cut and color and, finally, appreciate the final work. Three lighting elements are particularly important in these conditions: illuminance level, color rendering and color temperature.

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Selecting the Optimal Office Lighting System

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Making sense, and saving cents, with motion sensors

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