DOE released "pedestrian friendly outdoor lighting" GATEWAY Report

The U.S. Department of energy (DOE) recently released the latest report called "pedestrian friendly outdoor lighting" GATEWAY report. Because the pedestrian and road lighting and lighting area have different standards, the two contains more than one physical model of pedestrian level lighting project -- a tracking GATEWAY of Stanford University in California and another in Chautauqua study in northern New York, in order to establish the corresponding standard, found its differences from roads and areas solid state lighting lighting, and how to better use in pedestrian lighting.

Each outdoor lighting project is different, so it is necessary to measure the relationship between visual comfort, color, visibility and validity. Pedestrian lighting is not a reliable measure of glare, so the full scale model is an important step to get user feedback. The report includes the results of the observation and investigation of residents and pedestrians, the feedback of design and engineering professionals, the views and ideas of lighting designers, and the contributions of scientists and researchers.

One of the conclusions of the report is that not every community is suitable for a pedestrian friendly approach, and the suitable community can consider the following methods:

If you can control the brightness of the lamp, the community may be even more inclined to accept the recommendation of the lower lumen output IES lamps and lighting.

It's not a row of exposed LED but a light that can light up a large area to reduce glare.

The light that has less optical penetration and more angular variation in the candle light can bring a softer and more comfortable lighting environment.

- tone warm lighting, usually less than 4000 K and the temperature often less than 3000 K, may be suitable for more old-fashioned and traditional communities, especially the residents have been accustomed to high pressure sodium lamp or incandescent lamp outdoor lighting.