Lighting design can be undertaken on a single room or floor plan based analysis using the building data loaded either by defining the rooms or importing GBxml data from all third party 3D CAD systems. External floodlighting can also be undertaken by the introduction of site plans.
Extensive databases of lighting manufacturers’ products are used as well as the ability to upload photometry in either TM14, EUlumdat or IESNA LM63 US standards. This allows the engineer to very quickly upload and add new product data. An extensive web link resides in the manufacturers lighting database comprising all major manufacturers.
The program performs point to point analysis as well as space to height calculations, daylighting lux levels and average percentages (particularly useful for Part L day lighting checks) and emergency lighting analysis.
3D rendered images can be created in real time to look at individual rooms or entire floor plans in a 3D format. This allows analysis of lighting on vertical surfaces where feature lighting is employed.
Displays include isolux, intensity and numeric grid plots for daylighting, artificial, emergency as well as day lighting percentages and the combination of day lighting and artificial lighting.
LG7 compliance calculations give the net resulting contrast between working plane, ceilings and floors and the resulting pass/fail.
A full Part L compliance check, based on the building type can be used to check compliance based on luminaire fitting efficacies. Values outside the compliance range can be entered into the lighting database to reject less efficient fittings, leaving only newer, more suitable fittings remaining for selection to effect compliance.
Emergency calculations can be performed by the engineer selecting the fittings to be used. The program then considers only fittings set to “emergency mode” and calculates the lighting levels required. Fittings can either be dedicated emergency or normal and emergency. Task areas can be set to examine lux levels of pre-defined escape routes etc.
External floodlighting can be based on a dxf site plan derived from CAD with obstructions entered to give more accurate results.
Detailed bills of quantities can be created based on the design with labour, running and capital costs included.
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