Planning lighting in the home

In short: Good lighting combines general light, task light and mood light. LED lamps save electricity; brightness (lumens) and light colour (kelvin) are important.

In more detail: Not the wattage but lumens indicate brightness.

In detail

• Lumens: About 800 lumens correspond to a former 60-watt incandescent bulb.
• Light colour: Warm white (2700 K) in the living room, neutral white (4000 K) in kitchen and workplace.
• Colour rendering (CRI): Values from 80, better 90, show colours naturally (licht-und-farben).
• Workplaces: Desk about 500 lux; avoid glare (augen-und-bildschirm-digitale-augenbelastung-vorbeugen).
• Saving energy: LED instead of halogen, dimmers and motion detectors (stromverbrauch-senken-und-nachhaltig-mit-technik-umgehen).
• Layers: Combine ceiling, floor and table lamps.
• Evening: Warm, dimmed light helps prepare for sleep (schlafhygiene-besser-schlafen).
• Disposal: Light bulbs do not belong in household waste (elektroaltgeräte-und-elektrog-alte-technik-richtig-entsorgen).