What You Will Learn
Lighting is hard. Lighting is easy. Which is it? Come invest an hour with Subject Matter Expert Doug Walter as he simplifies lighting rules of thumb by sharing five of his projects and how he solved their lighting challenges; everything from flat 8-foot ceilings to modern vaulted ceilings, from minor to major remodels, from tight budgets to unlimited ones. You don’t need to spend a fortune to get good lighting; you just need to follow the rules and put useable illumination down on the work surfaces using layers of lighting.
It all starts with the plan. It used to be, we were taught that downlighting needed to be far from the cabinetry to avoid scallops and provide even light. Through on-site research on actual jobs, Doug has proven that not to work at all. He has documented this research in over a dozen trade magazine articles and dozens of seminars. Comments from past attendees to Doug’s lighting classes said, “Very informative, useful practical tools and tips that I can actually take back and use” and “Best class I took at KBIS; so much information!”
Discover the new improved Lighting Guidelines in the new Kitchen & Bath Design Guidelines, which Doug helped craft. It has very specific advice on placing downlights and achieving minimum foot candle levels. He also was one of three authors of the Lighting Badge curriculum and is an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society, the AIA, and of course, NKBA. He will share a six-page handout with glossary and bibliography to all attendees.
During this session, you will:
- Discover the changes in the New Kitchen & Bath Guidelines in the lighting section and why they were changed.
- Explore how inadequate code minimums and textbook guidelines can be and how to do your own quick and easy research.
- Become inspired by photos of dozens of award-winning projects from around the country that combine great artificial and natural lighting.
- Examine how to measure delivered foot candles on any project using a free smartphone app and be your own lighting expert.
Featured Presenter
Doug Walter, AIA, CMKBD –Owner – Doug Walter Architects
Doug Walter, AIA, CMKBD is an architect in Denver, who has specialized in residential remodeling for the past 42 years. He has special expertise in lighting, accessibility, historic preservation, kitchens, & baths. Since 2015, he has been a Contributing Editor for Pro Remodeler magazine, where he has penned about 10 articles on lighting. He has presented at Lightfair 2020, and 5 of the past Kitchen & Bath Industry Shows and his two-hour lighting workshop was the third highest rated session at KBIS 2020.
He was recognized as one of the “2018 Top 50 Innovators” by Kitchen & Bath Design News (K&BDN) magazine, and is an active member of NKBA, IES, AIA, ICC, and NAHB. Doug recently served on one national working group for NKBA, to create the Lighting Badge curriculum, and another one , currently, charged with rewriting the Kitchen & Bath Design Guidelines. He is also a voting member of the IES Committee, “Lighting for Seniors and the Low Vision Community”. He also was a winner of “Best Before & After Kitchen” 2020 NKBA RM Peak Awards and National Awards 2022 and 2023 at KBIS.
Webinar Sponsor
NKBA
The National Kitchen + Bath Association (NKBA) is a non-profit trade group that promotes professionalism in the kitchen and bath industry. Established in 1963 as a network of kitchen dealers, it has evolved into the premier association of designers, retailers, remodelers, manufacturers, distributors, fabricators, installers and other industry professionals.
Today, the NKBA represents an unparalleled network of peers, tools and resources designed to support professional growth and business success.
The association’s vision is a world in which everyone enjoys safe, beautiful and functional kitchen and bath spaces. Our mission is to help make it happen through the creation of marketplaces, networks, affiliations and certifications that raise the level of professionalism by inspiring, leading and empowering each member of our community.
