How bright should outdoor lights be?
Outdoor lighting for facades
Contents
- Outdoor lighting for facades
- What type of light is best for outdoor use?
- How many lux should a park have?
- How many lux should a room have?
- Lighting for exterior walls
- Which light is better for outdoor warm or cool?
- Which light is better, cold or warm?
- How many LED watts per square meter outside?
- Lighting for patios and gardens
- How many square meters does one lumen illuminate?
- What are the lighting regulations?
- How many lux should there be in an office?
- How to light a large patio
Outdoor lighting has some more demanding requirements than indoor lighting. There are parameters and conditions to consider when choosing the right product. As usual, we are going to help you achieve this with everything you need to consider when buying LED lighting to get the most out of it.
First we must determine the degree of waterproofing of the product. Not all outdoor fixtures have the same degree of protection against environmental agents, such as rain, humidity, dust and insects.
The reflectors have a rear clamping arm to calibrate their orientation once installed. The most common orientation is 180 degrees: upward, forward, downward or diagonal.
The type of reflector we choose will depend on the characteristics of the installation. There are products that require the illumination to be upward and others that require it to be downward. Many times, upward lighting is intended to illuminate a building or highlight the top of a tree or a column. The effect it produces in the vision is to enlarge the illuminated object upwards. It is not a type of lighting recommended for poor quality reflectors, since the heatsink is against the floor and, if it is not good, it can burn out the reflector in a jiffy.
What type of light is best for outdoor use?
For a terrace the most convenient would be a warm, cozy light and that is why we would have to opt for LED ceiling lights of less than 3500k.
How many lux should a park have?
Public spaces intended to facilitate the gathering of people such as squares, parks, gardens, open pedestrian areas, playgrounds and exercise machines: They must comply with a maintained horizontal illuminance of an average of 25 Lux and a minimum of 5 Lux over their entire illuminated surface.
How many lux should a room have?
Lounges (general area): 200-300 lux. Living rooms (TV area): 50 lux. Study and reading area: 500 lux.
Lighting for exterior walls
Answer:The choice of color and light intensity in different parts of the house is very important. Because each room has its own characteristics, it is good to think a little more about selecting the right lighting. With the right lighting you can create the right atmosphere and feel comfortable and relaxed.
So what exactly is the color of light and what values can it have? Where to place and how to place the light source so that we feel good, we do not tire our eyes unnecessarily and the light is beneficial for us?
One of the most important parameters of the light source is the light color or chromaticity temperature. This tells us, within a certain range, what color of light the light source has. It is determined in Kelvin and varies
Daylight white (daylight white) has a white or slightly bluish light, which resembles daylight. It corresponds to 4 500 – 6 500 K in the color spectrum. It is a color that promotes activity and concentration and is therefore suitable for working or studying. The light of these values is already cooler, brighter – it does not tire the eyes as much.
Which light is better for outdoor warm or cool?
For garden and outdoor lighting it is always mandatory to use warm light, even amber, since a cold or neutral light can cause light pollution, which is very harmful to the environment, wildlife and plants.
Which light is better, cold or warm?
Warm light is ideal when you want to create warm and cozy environments. Cold light is used mainly in places where there is a lot of movement and in particularly dark areas. Neutral light is the most similar to natural daylight.
How many LED watts per square meter outside?
It usually takes about 4 watts per square meter, which is equivalent to about 350 lumens. For example, if you have a room of 3 x 4 meters and considering that you require 4 W per square meter, you would need about 48 watts to cover the entire room.
Lighting for patios and gardens
Xenon lamps (or HID, for High Intensity Discharge): also known as gas discharge lamps. Inside a quartz glass bulb there is not a filament, but two tungsten electrodes in close proximity, but not in contact. The ampoule is filled with mercury vapor, metallic salts and xenon gas. When current reaches one of the electrodes, it “jumps” to the other, producing an electric arc that gives off a large amount of very white (slightly bluish) light.
Although it may seem unbelievable (since a high voltage pulse is needed for ignition), during operation they consume less than halogen lamps (only 35 W in low beam compared to 55 W in halogen).
This type of lamp has brought about another major change in automotive lighting, as there is still more light, more homogeneous and whiter (less tiring for the eyes). Although at the cost of a much higher price. A halogen lamp can cost about 12 to 18 euros per unit, while a xenon lamp can cost about 150 to 200 euros per unit. They are supposed to last longer. In principle, they are used for low beam (dipped beam), but they are also used for high beam (main beam).
How many square meters does one lumen illuminate?
This unit is derived from another, called lumen, which measures luminous flux. An amount of illumination of 1 lux is equivalent to 1 lumen per square meter. That is, if a room is illuminated by a 1,000 lumen bulb, and the area of the room is 10 square meters, the illumination level will be 100 lx.
What are the lighting regulations?
Illumination levels
According to Decree 351/79, an illuminance of eighty lux must be provided at eighty centimeters from ground level. This is also proposed by Municipal Order No. 34197/78 of the city of Buenos Aires. The IRAM AADL standard, on the contrary, proposes one lux at ground level.
How many lux should there be in an office?
According to some studies, these are the adequate lux levels that an office should have to be considered efficient: Corridors and passageways: 150 to 500 lux. Spaces dedicated to archiving: 100 to 400 lux. Administrative workstations: 400 to 700 lux.
How to light a large patio
How to use color temperatures and contrasts correctlyThe application of different color temperatures favors the differentiation of the facade. Warm color temperatures, e.g. 3000K, are suitable for warm-toned materials, such as wood, while for cold surfaces, such as exposed concrete, cool color temperatures, e.g. 4000K, are preferable. RGBW luminaires are suitable for implementing scenographic lighting concepts on the facade. The application of different illuminances also promotes the differentiation of the facade. To make accents visible, we recommend a brightness ratio of 1:5 to 1:10 in relation to the general lighting.
The right lighting for every type of facade: dynamically adapt the color temperature or illuminate with colors. Luminaires with tunable white or RGBW allow you to create scenographic lighting concepts.