March- April 2021 Light Lines

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Guidance

March/April 2021

LIVING EXAMPLES

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An updated version of LG9, which focuses on lighting communal residential buildings, will shortly be published. Nigel Monaghan explains why revision was needed and examines the areas that will be covered

p The high-end Clarges Mayfair, lighting by StudioFractal: in private spaces, residents can have the lighting system their budget and imagination can extend to

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tandards, guidance, technology, knowledge and fashion relating to lighting are constantly evolving. The last edition of the guide was in 2013. Although very informative, like all the SLL lighting guides which are reviewed, the time has come for a refresh of LG9 Multi-occupancy or communal residential buildings can include rented or private low or high-rise apartments, student accommodation, social housing, NHS/ MoD accommodation, boarding schools, children’s homes, domestic violence refuges, substance-abuse recovery units and residential care homes of different types. Budgets for the lighting spend will vary widely. Some buildings will be new build while others may be refurbishments of existing stock, some will be luxury and fully automated, others may be social housing upgrades. Regardless of the budget the intention should be to provide an attractive, safe, adequate, efficient and easily maintainable lighting system in places which numerous people call home. Specifiers of lighting systems for these types of premises can range from architects, consultants and manufacturers to the FM team, wholesalers or contractors. There can be a range of knowledge, skills and experience, whether specifying the lighting for a complete building or simply arranging the replacement of a failed luminaire. Now that almost all light sources are LED, where development has advanced rapidly in the past five years, sections on dimming and control have been expanded to cover recent technologies, such as Bluetooth LE. We may not necessarily notice good functional lighting, but poor lighting will certainly be obvious. The aim of the guide is not to be prescriptive or to subdue design flair, but to help avoid poor lighting installations. We don’t want designers to

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