To design correct lighting in our streets, highways, parks or gardens of a municipality, the minimum levels of lighting necessary for the development of the activities that take place in these spaces must be taken into account, promoting the safety and comfort of users but avoiding light pollution.

Road lighting undoubtedly provides a simple and economical alternative, to largely counteract the consequent and dangerous traffic accidents. This is an effective security method for all drivers, passers-by, and pedestrians in urban and rural areas, since they ensure that traveling on properly lit roads generates greater confidence. It is for this reason that both neighborhood associations, local administrations, councils, should always be an obligation.

 

What is road lighting?

 

Lighting industry and the EU fight to reduce the environmental impact, customizable lighting for the client

Achieve efficient energy consumption, achieve a minimum environmental impact and achieve a reasonable investment Something for which many city councils fight to achieve in their municipalities

LED lighting meets these expectations, also reducing consumption, and facilitating energy efficiency without altering light levels and protecting the environment.

To achieve sustainable lighting, you must choose the type of lamp that provides the correct operating parameters by the manufacturer.

That is why it is important to take into account green energies such as the use of photovoltaic solar energy through panels for street lamps, garden lamps or roads.

In addition, those areas that require further study due to the rigor of their locations must be studied, that is, walkways, stairs, roundabouts, living areas, these spaces must take into account the criteria and minimum lighting levels established for lighting, since They must favor vision without being harmful or hindering the comfort of pedestrians or drivers.

The lighting must be homogeneous and the lighting must not be excessive so as not to create contrasts of light and shadow that alter the aesthetics of these spaces. Without forgetting, the location and orientation of the luminaires do not cause glare for passers-by.

 

Techniques to reduce costs and make the city more sustainable

 

The installation of control systems on and off are a great advantage to produce savings between 10 and 30%, being able to control according to the needs of the environment.

This system consists of integrating switches with astronomical timetables or with light sensors that are specially designed to control the light load based on the hours at which sunrise and sunset at different times of the year.

We can also integrate a double level ballast, which will vary the impedance of the circuit individually in each of the luminaires, adapting the luminous flux to the particular needs of each measurement, or the implementation of luminous flux reducers in the header, with the aim of reducing the light intensity from certain hours of the night, in which citizen activity is reduced to a minimum.