Enhancing people’s

lives with lighting

Outdoor Luminaires Catalogue 2010 - 2012
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 Enhancing people’s lives with lighting
Light is a fundamental part of life. It gives us the natural rhythm of day and night,
determines how we see things and brings the world to life. Accordingly, light has a major
impact on our well-being, mood and emotions. It inspires, attracts, communicates, sets the
scene and enhances our experience of architectural spaces.

Each year, we at Philips invest heavily in research to gather end-user insights, further deepening our
understanding of people’s needs, desires and aspirations. Combining these insights with our technological
leadership, we are able to deliver meaningful innovations – advanced, energy-efficient products and
systems that are designed around people and are easy to experience – solutions that will help us create a
sustainable future.

www.philips.co.uk/lighting

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 Quality of life – the challenge of
unparalleled urbanisation
A century ago less than 10% of the world’s population lived in cities. By the start
of the 21st century this figure had risen to over 50%, and by the middle of the
century it will be over 75%. Faced with this unparalleled expansion, city
authorities worldwide recognise the need to re-humanise the urban
environment by tackling crime and vandalism, promoting tourism, developing
local business and fostering local identity and pride.

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 Cologne, Germany. Winner city.people.light award 2005

city.people.light
Over the past decade, Philips has been engaged in a process – called city.people.light – to
explore how light can be applied to enrich and simplify the human experience of the urban
setting. city.people.light aims to stretch creative and intellectual boundaries towards more
innovative and relevant solutions. To do this, we enrich our own thinking through extensive
dialogue. We share ideas and network with partners such as the Professional Lighting Designers
Association (PLDA), and we have established an annual city.people.light award in conjunction
with LUCI (Lighting Urban Community International) Association.

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 “I helped my city save costs and protect the environment.”
1.10 Introduction Mr Bouchet, Director of Public Lighting, Cityoutdoor
Philips of Lyon, France
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 Lighting a greener urban future
The landscape of the lighting industry is changing fast, driven by the energy-
efficiency imperative and the world of possibilities opened up by the LED
revolution, not to mention legislative pressures such as Kyoto and the Energy-
using Products directive. To help municipal decision makers keep up to date with
the latest developments and the best solutions for creating a sustainable city, we
are spreading the word under the theme of Sustainable Cities. In this way we
want to help urban authorities reduce energy consumption, thereby helping to
lower CO2 emissions, and improve the quality of life in their towns and cities.

Sustainability – simple changes, major impact

Philips has a long-standing commitment to providing lighting solutions that improve people’s
lives and are environmentally sound. This is one of the cornerstones of our sustainability policy,
whereby we strive to balance our social, economic and environmental responsibilities.

Proactively addressing environmental issues in pursuit of a sustainable, ‘brighter’ future, we

are constantly exploring ways to maximise energy efficiency, minimise the use of hazardous
substances and reduce waste. The four key themes at the heart of our sustainability drive for
urban lighting are white light, energy management, night preservation and solid-state lighting.

Thanks to Philips’ sustainable outdoor lighting solutions, it has never been easier to use light in
a responsible way.

Best environmental choice

Our top EcoDesigned products carry the Green Product
Logo. An independent external consultant has validated
these products and confirmed that they are at least 10%
better than comparable products in terms of energy
efficiency, lifetime reliability and / or hazardous substances,
and offer a better overall environmental performance.

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 Transforming your urban
nightscape
Today, outdoor lighting solutions no longer have to rely only on yellow light.
There is an alternative which is much more successful in combining the qualities
of daylight with the energy efficiency associated with high-pressure sodium. This
alternative is high-quality white light. High-quality white light can transform urban
streets at night – and not just aesthetically, but also in terms of safety, security
and energy efficiency.

Research has demonstrated that high-quality white light offers many clear advantages over
yellow light. For example, the ambience is perceived as brighter, colours appear more natural
and it is easier for pedestrians and cyclists to recognise the faces of other people and obstacles
on the street. This greater clarity improves the general feeling of security. Because it improves
visibility, especially in the periphery, which can be very important for motorists, white light can
make the roads safer as well. And that’s not all. Modern white light sources offer comparable or
even better energy efficiency than high-pressure sodium lamps.

High-quality white light is the ‘green switch’ solution for outdoor installations, allowing
you to realise significant savings in a variety of ways. For instance, it is possible to specify a
greater distance between luminaires in new installations, to reduce the mounting height in
refurbishment projects, or to instal lower wattage lamps in upgrades. This means lower running
costs – and CO2 emissions that are lower than was ever thought possible – as well as superior
light quality.

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 Energy management – lighting only
when it is needed
Energy management is a top priority. Many of the city.people.light concepts focus
on energy management, possible ways of ‘recycling’ energy and different types of
energy source (e.g. solar, gas, electricity). They also acknowledge the potential
conflict between energy management and the increasing use of light for identity
and communication. Against this background, the research indicates that issues of
lighting design and energy management will become increasingly interlinked and
convergent over the coming decade.

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 A 16, The Netherlands

Several options for energy management are proposed, from intelligent lighting, where the
lighting is triggered by activity, to alternative energy sources and stand-alone solutions as
well as flexible lighting installations that adapt to the rhythm of the day. This will help to fulfil
people’s needs and patterns of use throughout the entire 24 hours, simply by adjusting the
source, intensity and direction.

We can manage – and reduce – our energy consumption by managing our lighting effectively.
A good lighting application is characterised, among other things, by having precisely the right
level of lighting in the right place at the right time. The required lighting level often depends on
external parameters such as traffic volume, ambient brightness and weather conditions. When
there is very little traffic on the roads, drivers do not require the same level of lighting as when
traffic is at its heaviest. Similarly, why illuminate monuments in the middle of the night when
there are few people out and about to see them? Dimming is an ideal means of saving energy
without adversely affecting either light uniformity or safety.

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1.16 Introduction Vlissingen,
Philips The Ne therlands
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 Night preservation – light only
where it is needed
There is growing public concern about a number of lighting-related issues such
as night preservation and light nuisance on facades. Night preservation means
reducing ‘wasted light’ at night while maintaining a safe level of visibility. At Philips,
we design sustainable solutions to minimise obtrusive and stray light, thus
reducing light pollution and saving energy.

Light nuisance includes ‘light trespass’, for example light that enters our bedrooms and prevents
us from sleeping. There is also ‘direct upward light’, i.e. light that is wasted and can disturb the
biorhythm of wildlife. ‘Sky glow’ prevents astronomers from seeing the stars, but also prevents
the general public from enjoying the wonderful night-time atmosphere. Finally, ‘glare’ has a
direct impact on our visual comfort, but also on our safety because it reduces our ability to see.

We need to find a healthy compromise, a rational medium, between the darkness of the
night sky and the bright glare of light pollution. A good place to start would be to minimise
the intensity of urban lighting. Lighting is therefore managed as a functional asset for people’s
guidance and comfort in the city. The lighting solution would take the form of minimal light dots
distributed precisely and integrated into the streets around us. Such an approach would enable
us all to experience the night in a more natural way.

Philips has a wide range of outdoor lighting solutions designed to deliver

the required quality and quantity of light while also reducing light pollution and saving energy.

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 Solid-state lighting – solid progress
Solid-state or LED lighting represents the most significant development in
lighting since the invention of electric light well over a century ago. Offering
excellent light quality and unprecedented design freedom in terms of colour,
dynamics, miniaturisation and architectural integration, it is opening up exciting
new possibilities, e.g. for scene setting and ambience creation.

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 Suzhou science and culture art centre, China
Architect: Paul Andreu; Paris, France
Lighting design: Mr. Y. Nakamura; Tokyo Shomei Consultant Co., Ltd., Tokyo Japan

LEDs provide a completely new form of lighting. Linear LED light sources and the rise of
grazing lighting applications are changing the way we use light. The light output of LEDs is
increasing rapidly, making them suitable for general lighting applications. LEDs are more energy
efficient than most existing light sources, especially if we take into account their optical
efficiency. And things will only get better, with their level of efficiency more or less doubling
every two years.

From theatre sets and television studios to renowned architectural structures, interiors and
artworks, Philips’ customers are pushing the boundaries in their forward-looking use of light to
enhance spaces, build brands and appeal to the imagination.

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 Your partner in lighting design
Professional lighting design requires consideration of the amount of functional
light provided, the energy consumed, as well as the aesthetic impact of the
lighting system. Philips offers calculation software and plug-ins for commercial
software to assist you in the development of your technical and architectural
lighting designs.

Calculux
This lighting-calculation software allows you to select and evaluate your lighting design in a
variety of simulated environments (e.g. sport fields, parking places, industrial areas, streets,
highways)

Software-plug-ins for commercial software

With the Philips Product Selector plug-in you can easily select your required luminaire
configuration in your favourite software and incorporate the unique data this provides into
your design. The plug-in includes all photometrical data and a large collection of 3D models
suitable for most visualisation programs. The plug-in is available for DIALux, RELUX, Autodesk’s
3D Viz, 3DS MAX and others.

For more information and downloads please visit: www.lightingsoftware.philips.com

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 Philips Lighting’s online catalogue –
fully up to date and available 24/7
With Philips Lighting’s online catalogue you can instantly access and view our full portfolio
of professional lighting solutions – including luminaires, lamps, gear and controls.

Reflecting our commitment to rich, simple user experiences as well as sustainability,

our e-catalogue (www.lighting.philips.com/gl_en/catalogue) offers visitors a more engaging,
dynamic and informative interaction, as well as being kinder to the environment.

Easy to experience
You can browse the e-catalogue in much the same way as you’d use the printed version. As well as offering
easy navigation by category (new products, application areas, green products, LED products, etc., often with
convenient segment clustering), the e-catalogue features advanced search functionality, so you can be sure
of finding what you’re looking for.

Always up to date
A key benefit of the online version of the catalogue is that it’s always fully up to date, so you can make
informed choices based on the very latest information on our products and systems.

Downloads
Last but not least, you can download the product images, drawings and photometrical data for your own
use. Installation instructions and datasheets are also to be found in the e-catalogue.

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