I have been working the latest version if the ILP’s legislation in lighting document which will be available on line shortly. The research has been interesting as from April 2012 we are now in stage 2 of the Energy related Products (ErP) Directive which places performance requirements on the lamps, control gear and luminaires we use within lighting and now includes HID lamps for the first time.
However it is the considerations regarding the ‘EU GPP criteria’ for street lighting and also indoor lighting that I have found to be most interesting. We still have the requirements for using products that meet the ErP requirements and the need to look at whole life costing of any installation being designed, however we are now seeing criteria being laid down for the designer, tender and installer.
This is discussed in the new ILP document but in essence the core aspects are:
The designer shall demonstrate that the design will be undertaken by personnel with at least three years’ experience in lighting design and/or having suitable professional qualifications in lighting or membership of a professional body in the field of lighting design.
The tender shall demonstrate that the installation will be undertaken by personnel with at least three years’ experience in installation of lighting systems and/or having a suitable professional qualification in electrical or building services engineering, or membership of a professional body in the field of lighting.
There is also a requirement in that the tenderer shall ensure that the lighting equipment (including lamps and luminaires and lighting controls) is installed exactly as specified in the original design and that the control system has been commissioned.
This can only be to the good of the lighting industry as a whole and we continue to watch the development and introduction of the GPP approach and all that it encompasses.
