DESIGN & CONSULTING

The questions
come first.
The spec comes later.

Most lighting problems are decided long before anything gets installed. We slow down at the start — so the system fits the space, the people, and the way it actually gets used.

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A lighting control system is only as good as the decisions made before anyone touches a fixture. We ask the questions that shape everything that follows — then turn the answers into a design you can actually build, run, and live with.

Three parts,
one clear plan.

01 — DISCOVERY

Discovery &
Programming

Before we draw anything, we learn how the space really works. The goal is a design that holds up on a random Tuesday — not just opening night.

  • How the space is used
  • Who actually runs it
  • What's worked and what hasn't
02 — DESIGN

System Design &
Specification

We translate the requirements into a documented design and a clear, vendor-neutral spec — so everyone downstream knows exactly what good looks like.

  • Control topology & zoning
  • Equipment selection
  • Drawings & specifications
03 — ADVOCACY

Owner's
Representation

Decisions keep getting made long after the design is signed off. We stay in your corner — reviewing, questioning, and protecting the intent through to the finish.

  • Submittal & shop-drawing review
  • Conflict resolution
  • Independent advocacy

We ask before
we spec.

Most teams jump straight to product. We don't. The right system falls out of the right questions — and those questions are usually the ones nobody thought to ask. Get these wrong, and no amount of good hardware saves the project.

THE SPACE

What does this room actually need to do, day to day?

THE PEOPLE

Who's standing at the controls when something goes wrong?

THE EDGE CASES

What happens on the busiest night, not the demo?

THE FUTURE

What changes in two years that we should plan for now?

A clear path,
start to finish.

01

Tell us about your space

We start by understanding what's going on, what's not working, and what you actually need — before we suggest anything.

02

We design the right solution

We map out the right approach with you and document it clearly, so decisions feel obvious instead of overwhelming or one-sided.

03

We stay through the build

A design is only worth the paper it's on if it survives the project. We stick around to make sure the intent makes it to the finish.

Two ways to
design a system.

THE TYPICAL WAY

Spec first,
ask later

  • Product picked before the problem is understood
  • One person's assumptions stand in for the whole team
  • Design handed off and forgotten
  • Conflicts surface on site, when they're expensive
  • The people running the room are the last to be asked

THE iLX WAY

Listen first,
spec second

  • We understand the space before we name a single product
  • Everyone who touches the system gets a say
  • A documented design you can actually hand off
  • Conflicts caught on paper, before they cost you
  • The operator's reality drives the decisions

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Let's get the questions
right before the spec.

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