TECHNICAL NOTES
What we know about
light inside furniture.
Voltage drop, cut-out tolerances, colour rendering, sensor logic, bathroom compliance — the details that decide whether integrated lighting still looks right in year five. Written for specifiers, furniture engineers and hotel technical services.
Power & wiring
24V DC or 230V AC for hotel furniture lighting?
How to choose between 24V DC SELV and 230V AC for lighting built into hotel casegoods — voltage drop, driver location, dimming, and what the furniture factory can actually assemble.
3 min read · Read note →Integration
Cut-out and clearance guide for recessed linear lighting in casegoods
Groove width, depth, tolerance and clearance for integrating linear LED into hotel casegoods — headboards, wardrobes, vanities and plinths — written for furniture engineers.
3 min read · Read note →Optics
CRI, R9 and TM-30: what hotel specifiers should write down
Why CRI alone is a weak specification for hotel lighting, what R9 and TM-30 add, and the exact wording to put in a submittal requirement for guest room lighting.
3 min read · Read note →Sensors & control
Door contact, PIR or both? Specifying wardrobe light switching
How to choose wardrobe light switching for hotel guest rooms — mechanical vs magnetic door contacts, PIR limitations, delay timing, battery vs 24V, and the details that stop false triggers.
3 min read · Read note →Compliance
IP ratings in hotel bathrooms: where IP44 actually applies
Bathroom zones, IP ratings and SELV requirements for hotel mirror and vanity lighting, explained against IEC 60529 and IEC 60364-7-701.
3 min read · Read note →Power & wiring
One headboard, four plug standards: specifying hotel socket plates
US NEMA, EU Schuko, UK BS 1363 and China GB sockets in one hotel headboard — shutter requirements, USB-C PD power budgets, back box depth and the details that pass inspection.
3 min read · Read note →Control & dimming
ELV, TRIAC, 0–10V, 1–10V or DALI-2? A dimming guide for hotel lighting
How the four common dimming methods actually work, where each one fails, and which to specify for guest rooms, corridors, ballrooms and retrofits. Written for hotel FF&E specifiers, furniture engineers and electrical contractors.
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