Last week I went to Rishikesh with my friends for rafting holiday. It was really a great trip full of fun and adventure. It was Friday evening; I came back from my office and saw my roommate helping our landlord. Our landlord and helper were about to start renovating our Ceiling Rafts room as the room walls and ceiling made my room really gloomy and whitewashing our room was the only remaining option. I also joined them to keep all the things out of space.

After an hour, my cell phone rang and the call came from none other than one of my best friends. He called me as it was Friday night and he told me he was coming to my room with his younger brother to enjoy the weekend. But I was very sad because there was no place in our room to sit. I didn’t get a chance to think about it and within a few minutes they were there. We sat there for a few seconds, suddenly I asked her to move into another friend’s room. They agreed and within minutes we were there.

There were already some friends waiting for us because one of them took a new car, so he threw a party that night. Well the party started and one of us asked if we could go to Rishikesh for rafting tour as the place is close to Delhi. Everyone agreed on that because we all love the adventurous life and adventure touring has become a way of spending our weekends. Our trip started around 10pm and we carried all stuff like waterproof bags, extra cloths, waterproof camera, slippers, t-shirts, shorts, sunscreen, sunglasses and some bears. We were all excited as this was our first trip for a rafting holiday.

We reached Haridwar around 5am in the morning and had a rest. After a short rest we were able to continue sleeping as the atmosphere outside was very pleasant and we couldn’t restrain ourselves in the car. So we all went outside together and saw the great Ganga river flowing smoothly there, we were really caught in its beauty. Nobody could resist. The pleasant atmosphere attracts many visitors and travelers and for the first time we saw the Great Ganga area flooded with people. People enjoyed the morning walk, few took a river bath in the holy river. It really was a different morning, full of fresh air, greenery, hills and the air was filled with enthusiasm, new life, the scent of love and joy. After a short walk we made our way back to Rishikesh . We reached it after 2 hours and hired a rafting operator after our breakfast.

They took us to the place from where we were supposed to start our rafting expedition; I forgot the name of the place which was about 15 km from Rishikesh . After they got there they gave us a demonstration about rafting and our first river rafting trip started. We were all very excited. Our guide asked us to jump in the river because the water was flowing smoothly. So we all jumped into the river, the water was still so cold we stayed inside until our guide asked us to come back on the rafting boat.

After a few minutes he ordered us to come back in the rafting boat because our first rape was about to happen. So we went back to the rafting boat. And it was really fabulous as we went through this rape; There was so much water that we had to paddle very hard. During this trip we enjoyed it like this, whenever a raped man came, we would come back to the boat, otherwise we would stay swimming in the Ganga river. We ended up being so tired that we went back to our hotel rooms and enjoyed our lunch around 4pm. In the evening we went to the market and looked for a wine shop, but there was no shop because this place is very spiritual. So we dropped our idea of drinking and had our dinner and visited many temples there and came back in the morning.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LIGHTING DESIGN FOR AN INTERIOR

Just as the colors and materials of an interior have a major impact on the general mood of people, lighting is at least as important in determining the mood of the occupant of the space. It also impacts perception, performance, security, and protection.

In offices, good lighting design can change Ceiling Rafts employee efficiency and the overall mood. Too dark or too light can have a negative impact on the efficiency of your employees. Natural light should be included wherever possible, including the use of windows and skylights. Lighting control systems are now seen as a must. They can be pre-programmed to maintain optimal Lox performance and not allow individual workers to change when other workers are left unattended. They also help save energy.

Restaurant and bar lighting is different and needs to be adjustable. Often rooms are used day and night, so a good lighting scheme is important to change the mood of the room. Good general mood lighting is required, but accent lighting is often used. Wall washers , ceiling sails, recessed lights, cash registers, LEDs recessed in the floor are all techniques used to transform spaces. Lighting control systems are also very important in such spaces. The presets are used a lot throughout the day and change the mood

The room immediately and without loss of time.

LED lighting has been used for years. In commercial design, however, LEDs have long been too expensive and unattainable for the average job budget. Today, these costs are being reduced along with their performance, color and availability. Benefits include long life, reduced maintenance costs, low heat generation, good color choice and a huge reduction in electricity bills (often up to 90%).

What is the benefit of involving a good interior/lighting designer in a project from the start?

Employing a professional from the start can drastically reduce the construction and equipment costs of the building. The professional quickly creates a budget from fixed and preferred items. This will encourage competition and thus reduce suppliers ‘ costs. A direct supplier offering a lighting design program will only use their products, which, while maximizing their profits, are not necessarily the best for the space. A good lighting designer will lower your running costs in several ways. For example, over-lighting (a common problem in commercial spaces) is addressed, the reflectivity of surfaces can be changed to increase the brightness of the space, as well as designing good pre-programmable mood sets.

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