How lighting affects safety around public buildings
Public buildings such as libraries, schools, nurseries, sports halls, town halls, community centres, cinemas, museums and parking garages all have some things in common. They all play host to a wide variety of different people, creating a vibrant, exciting atmosphere that also comes with the necessary risks. Nuisance and vandalism can be issues in crowded places, and it is important that everyone feels safe. Fortunately, lighting can make an essential contribution.
Lighting can help people feel safer and more comfortable. At home, in the office, and in public buildings. It’s a bit of an open door, but good lighting improves visibility in and around buildings and helps prevent dark nooks and crannies. As a result, good lighting will help you combat falls and accidents, as well as protecting against threats, criminal behaviour, nuisance and vandalism. Moreover, lighting has a positive impact on people's behavior.
Lighting can attract or scare off. A community centre in Zevenhuizen, for example, deliberately installed pink lighting to prevent groups of young people from hanging out there after a study by the Dutch Centre for Crime Prevention revealed that pink light accentuates pimples and acne. Unsurprisingly, young people quickly found somewhere else to hang out! Similarly, if you want to keep drug users out under canopies and from porches, alleys and bike racks should opt for blue light, which makes veins harder to spot. And while orange light helps to stimulate creativity, green light actually provides the best view of a person’s surroundings. There’s a reason why so many security guards love the color green! Tronix Lighting offers matching LED strips, RGB spots and wall washers for all these and other light color needs.
There are numerous standards and guidelines for lighting in and around public buildings, such as NEN-EN 12464-1:2011 and NPR 13201+A1:2018. NEN-EN 1838:2013, which deals specifically with emergency lighting, is also important to keep in mind, because emergency lighting is an essential part of safe, well-lit buildings.
In the event of a fire, power failure or other emergency, emergency lighting can help visitors and employees evacuate the premises quickly. Last but not least, it is important to pay attention to security lighting. For example: outdoor lights with motion detectors that automatically switch on when they detect someone’s presence outside opening hours. Security lighting is the ideal way to put off potential thieves and criminals. It’s also known as scare lighting for a reason. As an added benefit, picking the right light color and intensity level will also improve your camera footage.
To keep public buildings safe, you need a good lighting plan. Which areas should be lit? What are the best light color and intensity (lux) for the area? And how can you best avoid dark spots and corridors?
Tronix Lighting offers a wide range of lighting solutions to enhance safety in and around public buildings. From LED pole-top fixtures to LED panels, LED downlights and LED strips. We have comprehensive data files for all of our fixtures with voltage, lux, lumen, IP-rating and other selection criteria. Which in turn lighting consultants can use to develop a custom lighting plan. Want to learn more about our solutions? Visit our showroom in Uden or contact our lighting specialists by sending an email to sales@tronixlighting.com
Finding the right color for the right purpose
Lighting can attract or scare off. A community centre in Zevenhuizen, for example, deliberately installed pink lighting to prevent groups of young people from hanging out there after a study by the Dutch Centre for Crime Prevention revealed that pink light accentuates pimples and acne. Unsurprisingly, young people quickly found somewhere else to hang out! Similarly, if you want to keep drug users out under canopies and from porches, alleys and bike racks should opt for blue light, which makes veins harder to spot. And while orange light helps to stimulate creativity, green light actually provides the best view of a person’s surroundings. There’s a reason why so many security guards love the color green! Tronix Lighting offers matching LED strips, RGB spots and wall washers for all these and other light color needs.
Standards and guidelines
There are numerous standards and guidelines for lighting in and around public buildings, such as NEN-EN 12464-1:2011 and NPR 13201+A1:2018. NEN-EN 1838:2013, which deals specifically with emergency lighting, is also important to keep in mind, because emergency lighting is an essential part of safe, well-lit buildings.
Emergency lighting and security lighting at public buildings
In the event of a fire, power failure or other emergency, emergency lighting can help visitors and employees evacuate the premises quickly. Last but not least, it is important to pay attention to security lighting. For example: outdoor lights with motion detectors that automatically switch on when they detect someone’s presence outside opening hours. Security lighting is the ideal way to put off potential thieves and criminals. It’s also known as scare lighting for a reason. As an added benefit, picking the right light color and intensity level will also improve your camera footage.
Solutions for public buildings
To keep public buildings safe, you need a good lighting plan. Which areas should be lit? What are the best light color and intensity (lux) for the area? And how can you best avoid dark spots and corridors?
Tronix Lighting offers a wide range of lighting solutions to enhance safety in and around public buildings. From LED pole-top fixtures to LED panels, LED downlights and LED strips. We have comprehensive data files for all of our fixtures with voltage, lux, lumen, IP-rating and other selection criteria. Which in turn lighting consultants can use to develop a custom lighting plan. Want to learn more about our solutions? Visit our showroom in Uden or contact our lighting specialists by sending an email to sales@tronixlighting.com
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