Street Lighting Design Process

Initial street lighting consultation.

Street lighting design process.

The lighting design process is complex because it includes a number of variables some of which are hard to measure precisely especially in industrial and commercial applications. In this paper we briefly discuss some street lighting basics and then use lighttools and slu to design and optimize two types of street lamps including optimization of their placement on a roadway. The designer must design lighting in accordance with the lighting design category appropriate for the road category nominated by the road owner or as agreed with the road owner. Any request to omit street lighting from a design will be considered on an individual site basis.

For design criteria technical information finishes and color specification refer to dot s bureau of traffic operations division of street lighting specifications. At the initial consultation our experts meet with clients and review the possible lighting options before advising the best choice of materials and designs depending on the scope of the project. Lighting design planning. Street lighting plays an important.

Street lighting design is the design of street lighting such that people can safely continue their travels on the road. The design planning stage is where we excel when custom. The latest edition is available for purchase for 50 from the office of the agency chief contracting officer 55 water street ground level new york ny 10041. 3 2 general design requirements.

This chapter which constitutes the current dot street lighting catalogue outlines options for street and pedestrian lighting for new york city streets bikeways pedestrian bridges pedestrian malls plazas and parks. About process. The designer must provide a copy of calculations for lighting designs to allow validation of the installation. Road without street lighting although this is very rare.

To achieve the best overall outcome in a lighting installation it is important to avoid the tendency of rushing straight into luminaire selection before determining more broadly what is required from the system. The lighttools street lighting utility slu is a new tool developed to aid optical designers working in street lighting. Street lighting schemes never brings the same appearance of daylight but provide sufficient light for people to see important objects required for traversing the road. The street lighting must be planned as an integral part of the residential layout and as stated by bs5489 on new roads the lighting layout should be.

Street lighting is a key organizing streetscape element that defines the nighttime visual environment in urban settings. The lighting design process involves a few steps and you need to follow them in order to avoid mistakes.