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     Featured   [        ![Professional Lighting Optics: How to Choose Luminaires and Light Distributions for Every Application](https://todo-lux.com/storage/2636/conversions/01KR0TPGBWP36WE4XFQS2J2DX8-blog-card.webp?v=1784218004)  ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/opticas-iluminacion-profesional-tipos-luminarias-aplicaciones)    [ Standards and Regulations ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/normativa-y-estandares) [ Optics and Distribution ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/opticas-y-distribucion)  

  [###  Professional Lighting Optics: How to Choose Luminaires and Light Distributions for Every Application 

 ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/opticas-iluminacion-profesional-tipos-luminarias-aplicaciones) Expert guide to professional lighting optics: photometric distribution, beam angle, luminaire types, and application-based specification criteria.

    14/04/2026  ·   Todolux Lighting ·  24 mins read 

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    [ Standards and Regulations ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/normativa-y-estandares)  [         ![Lighting certifications, testing and compliance: what professionals should really demand from a luminaire](https://todo-lux.com/storage/14608/conversions/01KZB39R4RZMPBFF1YS2W0M4QW-blog-card.webp?v=1786005224)  

  Lighting certifications, testing and compliance: what professionals should really demand from a luminaire 
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 A practical guide to real luminaire compliance: CE marking, EU Declaration of Conformity, test reports, ENEC, EPREL, photometry and verifiable technical documentation.

   06/08/2026 ·   Todolux Lighting ·  10 mins read 

 

 ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/certificados-ensayos-conformidad-iluminacion-profesional)    [ Photometry ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/fotometria)  [         ![Luminous efficacy in technical lighting: how to read lm/W without mistakes](https://todo-lux.com/storage/13199/conversions/01KWV8HJRHDR43B624ZAJC9NMR-blog-card.webp?v=1784218005)  

  Luminous efficacy in technical lighting: how to read lm/W without mistakes 
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 Technical guide to interpreting lumens per watt: LED, module and luminaire efficacy, plus the impact of CRI, optics, driver losses, temperature and useful project performance.

   06/07/2026 ·   Todolux Lighting ·  9 mins read 

 

 ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/eficacia-luminosa-iluminacion-tecnica-lumenes-por-vatio)    [ Standards and Regulations ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/normativa-y-estandares)  [         ![European Technical Lighting Regulations: Safety, Energy Efficiency and Lighting Design in One Framework](https://todo-lux.com/storage/11784/conversions/01KW9S070CJWZCE3YHQBANG1N4-blog-card.webp?v=1784218006)  

  European Technical Lighting Regulations: Safety, Energy Efficiency and Lighting Design in One Framework 
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 A practical guide to European technical lighting regulation: CE, EN 60598, EMC, RoHS, ecodesign, EPREL and design standards such as EN 12464, EN 13201 and EN 1838.

   29/06/2026 ·   Todolux Lighting ·  11 mins read 

 

 ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/normativa-iluminacion-tecnica-europa-seguridad-eficiencia-diseno)    [ Photometry ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/fotometria)  [         ![CRI in Lighting: What It Measures, Its Limits and How to Specify It Professionally](https://todo-lux.com/storage/6882/conversions/01KVA4CG6YWWRRMGNC7D4V4FYP-blog-card.webp?v=1784218005)  

  CRI in Lighting: What It Measures, Its Limits and How to Specify It Professionally 
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 Professional guide to CRI/Ra in lighting: what it measures, its limits, why R9 matters and when TM-30 helps specify color rendition more accurately.

   18/06/2026 ·   Todolux Lighting ·  19 mins read 

 

 ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/cri-iluminacion-que-mide-limites-especificacion-profesional)    [ Office Lighting ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/iluminacion-oficinas)  [         ![How to calculate and comply with UGR in offices under EN 12464-1](https://todo-lux.com/storage/2616/conversions/01KQWADC4R2PHB1378JBTH64FK-blog-card.webp?v=1784218007)  

  How to calculate and comply with UGR in offices under EN 12464-1 
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 Technical guide to UGR in offices: what it measures, how it is calculated, what EN 12464-1 requires, common specification mistakes, and how to design visual comfort without sacrifi...

   05/05/2026 ·   Todolux Lighting ·  19 mins read 

 

 ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/ugr-oficinas-calculo-cumplimiento-en-12464)    [ Standards and Regulations ](https://todo-lux.com/en/blog/category/normativa-y-estandares)  [         ![Professional Lighting Dimming and Control Systems: How to Specify DALI-2, 0-10V, DMX and Casambi Without Costly Mistakes](https://todo-lux.com/storage/2610/conversions/01KQVVQG85WVCPVYZSEPHX01FR-blog-card.webp?v=1784218004)  

  Professional Lighting Dimming and Control Systems: How to Specify DALI-2, 0-10V, DMX and Casambi Without Costly Mistakes 
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 Advanced guide to professional lighting dimming and control systems: drivers, DALI-2, 0-10V vs 1-10V, DMX, Casambi, sensors, flicker, standards and real-world specification criteri...

   21/04/2026 ·   Todolux Lighting ·  36 mins read 

 

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