Lesson 1 of 10

Find Your First Lighting Win

Find Your First Lighting Win
Before you begin
  • Use the supplied Cedar facts; a personal example is optional.
  • Open the goal and scope section of your starter plan.
  • You may use a calculator; physical electrical work is not required.

This lesson helps you choose one lighting problem with an observable comfort goal and a bounded first purchase.

We start with a complete household goal before introducing technical labels.

Topics in this lesson

Outcome: This lesson helps you choose one lighting problem with an observable comfort goal and a bounded first purchase.

  1. Start with the task

    Begin with what someone needs to see.

  2. Keep the first change small

    Separate a replaceable light bulb from a luminaire, the complete fixture that holds or incorporates a light source.

  3. Prioritize by hours and need

    A first win combines a meaningful visual need with enough operating time to matter.

  4. Define a useful before and after

    Choose an observation you can repeat.

Start: Start with the task