The Social Housing & Residential Community Setting


Social housing and residential community settings provide a host of facilities. Therefore, lighting has to be carefully designed to provide the best lit environment, both interior and exterior, delivering appropriate colour rendering and varying light levels utilising natural light when available as well as being robust in construction to withstand high traffic environments and potential vandalism. Colour temperature should be considered, warm white is generally recommended in residential buildings as generates a domestic atmosphere.


The lighting scheme should be planned in conjunction with the decorative interior of the building as efficacy is greatly influenced by the reflectance of walls, ceiling and floor coverings. White ceilings and walls are approximately four times more reflective than dark finishes which would affect the lux levels required to light the space adequately.


Due to high operating hours, automation through controls should be considered to ensure the running cost of lighting is as effective as possible and to vary light levels at appropriate times of the day.


Social housing providers also have to adhere to very strict emergency lighting regulations, ensuring emergency lighting is operational at all times.


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