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The exterior lighting systems market is undergoing rapid change as new disruptive technologies (including LED lighting and intelligent lighting controls) come on to the market at the same time as financial and operational constraints are coming into force that promote energy and cost savings.

With a wide range of technologies available, lighting managers from both the public and private sectors face a difficult task in driving forwards with the appropriate specification, suitable selection and effective implementation of lighting systems that balance quality and cost requirements against the expectations of their constituents and customers.

The aim of this guide is to support informed customers / users of exterior lighting systems, providing a basis for evaluation of technical issues and decision-making on technology adoption in order to achieve functional, budgetary and compliance requirements. The key applications targeted by the document are public spaces such as outdoor work areas, road, footway and cycle path lighting, security, architectural and amenity lighting, where new technologies offer improvements in energy efficiency, product lifetime and adaptive lighting.

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• Simple access with all content available on and offline, no matter where you’re working
• Personalisation with bookmarks and the ability to add notes throughout
• Easy referencing, with page layouts that match the printed books