About Hess
Our work starts with how a room is used and ends with information a project team can act on.
Make professional lighting selection easier to explain, compare and carry through construction. We connect application needs with optical distribution, electrical interfaces and maintainable installation details so each discipline can see the same decision.
That means asking about the visual task before recommending output and identifying documentation gaps before a fixture reaches a submittal.
The highest lm/W value is not automatically the best answer. An office may need controlled UGR and comfortable vertical light; a retail display may depend on beam angle and color quality. We help teams treat efficacy and visual comfort as a transparent trade-off.
Product suitability still depends on the selected configuration, local code and project calculations.
We translate everyday descriptions such as “less screen glare” or “clearer merchandise contrast” into questions about distribution, mounting and color rendering.
We distinguish documented specifications from assumptions. IP rating does not describe every cleaning condition, and L70 is a lumen-maintenance projection rather than a complete system warranty.
Design intent, approved configuration and commissioning responsibility should remain visible from specification through installation. Clear naming and version control reduce substitution confusion.
Teams can compare optical performance, driver serviceability, control architecture and lifecycle effort without turning the discussion into an unsupported ranking.
Typical work includes reviewing reflected ceiling plans, checking product-family documentation, discussing 0-10V or DALI-2 control boundaries and planning access to drivers. Results vary with room geometry and installed conditions, so mock-ups and project calculations remain important for critical spaces.
Hess is a 250+ person organization supporting project conversations across 58 markets. Designers, technical coordinators and customer teams contribute different views to the same goal: an understandable lighting decision.
Meet the team