Hilclare Sports Lighting Guide

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H I L C L A R ELIGHTING MANUFACTURER

SPORTS LIGHTING GUIDE

2010


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Hilclare Lighting is one of Europes most respected commercial and

exterior lighting brands, with a substantial manufacturing and lighting

design base in the UK. Renowned for having a strong design ethos, high

technical performance and aesthetic form, our contemporary range of

lighting products is one of the most comprehensive on the market.

The Hilclare Lighting product range is underpinned by the companys

inhouse technical expertise, from optical system design through to

performance measurement and testing. Working in partnership with

customers and project stakeholders throughout the specification chain,

from Local Education Authorities to Mechanical and Electrical

Contractors; from Architects to Consultants, we aim to offer unparalleled

support and service throughout the life of the project.

Hilclare Lighting has access to a wealth of technical expertise with energyefficiency, lighting control integration and intelligent use of lamp

temperature, core to our interior and exterior sports education luminaire

range development.

With over 20 years of experience in interior and exterior projects, Hilclare

Lighting has extensive ability in lighting for sports facilities including:

- Football and Rugby Pitches

- Running Tracks

- Squash Courts

- Basketball

- Tennis Courts

- Golf Driving Ranges

- Swimming Pools

- Cricket Training

- General Use Sports Halls


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Sports activities are now an important part of the curriculum in most schools,

colleges and universities throughout the country. In fact, the importance of sport is

such that there are specialist colleges becoming Centres of Excellence in

particular sports activities. Recently the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced

that more money will be made available for Sports Education.

Apart from these specialist centres most schools believe in developing the natural

talents of those pupils who show excellence in a particular sport. In the majority of

cases this training will be given during daylight hours, but more and more students

are willing to train on evenings to develop their skills further.

To enable students to train on an evening, when darkness falls, it is important that

artificial lighting is provided, to enable them to train in a stimulating and safe way.

For example, a young cricketer facing a solid ball coming at him or her at over

70mph, must be able to judge the speed and direction instantly, otherwise they

may become injured. Good quality artificial lighting is also concerned with

creating an enjoyable environment, so that the student can concentrate on

learning the skills peculiar to their chosen sport.

This brochure is intended to assist the lighting designer in creating a stimulating as

well as safe environment by giving examples and suggestions which have been

tried and tested over many years by Hilclare lighting engineers, using modern light

sources and high quality luminaires. Many sporting activities can be lit to various

levels of illuminance depending on whether the participants are training, or

playing to local, national, or international standard. Where this is applicable,

different examples are given to satisfy the various levels and standards. It is

important that our future medal winners are given the best training at a very early

age, and Hilclare will be with them all the way to help provide the best possible

training environment.

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Introduction


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As with any lighting situation there

are many considerations to take

onboard when designing lightingfor sport.

For example, the illuminance or

amount of light will vary

depending on the task. Also, a

cricket ball racing towards you at

high speed must be visible at all

times along its trajectory, making

the need for good uniformity of

light.

This brochure has been created to

assist specifiers such as architects,

consulting engineers, and local

authority engineers to satisfy

themselves that Hilclare Lighting

has got the answers when it comes

to School Sports Lighting.

Lighting for Sport

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To help with this specification processwe have looked in detail at the most

frequently played sports in schools

and colleges, and provided a lighting

design which meets all the common

criteria, together with a list of the

Hilclare products required.

However, it must be said that there is

no substitute for a full lighting design

being carried out by an experiencedand qualified lighting engineer, and

we strongly suggest getting one of

our sales engineers involved as early

on in the design process as possible.

The result will be a well designed

scheme that your school or college

can be justly proud of.

David Holmes CEng MCIBSE MSLL FInstSMM

Lighting Applications ManagerHilclare Lighting Projects Team


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Interior or Exterior:

Exterior

Size of Principal Area (PPA):

100m x 65m

Size of Total Area (TPA):

108m x 73m

Recommended Average Illuminance:

Match Level: 200lux Class II

Recreation: 75lux Class IIITraining: 50lux

Recommended Uniformity Ratio:

Class II: 0.6

Class III: 0.5

Football

Special Points of Consideration

Due to the pitch size at this level of play it would be normal practice to illuminate

using 12m or higher columns down each side. At heights lower than this the pitch

will still be illuminated but there could be problems with glare when crossing the

ball from side to side. It must be noted that where pitches run side by side, at

least 10m should separate the PPAs, with the columns in between. It is advisable

that the columns are root mounted and that padding is provided around thecolumn bases to avoid accidents. Columns should be mounted at least 1m

behind the Total Playing Area (TPA).

For training purposes it is usual to use the lighting system at one end of the pitch

only. This will maintain the quality of the lighting whilst saving on energy.

Although SON lamps are more efficient than metal halide, it is generally

accepted that due to the low hourly usage the colour rendering advantage of

metal halide lamps make them the preferred option.


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Football - Match Level - 200lux

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Ehav: 282lux

Uniformity: 0.61

Total Load: 52.32kW

Carbon Footprint: 6.64W/m2

Equipment:

24 qty Hilclare GRANDE 2kW IP65 floodlight AFGH2K4IPL

8 qty 16m root mounted columns with brackets for 3 fittings

174 188 217 286 324 199

177 188 221 290 348 233

183 193 221 300 359 263

193 202 227 308 398 282

205 213 238 312 379 269

220 230 256 318 361 232

232 248 271 331 356 192

245 261 292 355 399 218

248 269 307 379 439 326

249 271 307 392 486 391

242 263 305 387 469 402

229 250 285 349 415 351

208 228 261 307 329 248

27m

27m

27m

13.5m

13.5m

4m

4m65m

100m

1m


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Football - Recreation - 75lux

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Ehav: 75lux

Uniformity: 0.5

Total Load: 25.86kW


Equipment:

18 qty Hilclare LUGO 1kW MH Asymmetric floodlight AFLH1KATL

12 qty Hilclare TALCA 400W MH Asymmetric floodlight AFTH400ATL


38m

38m

16m

16m

4m65m

4m

100m

1m

46 51 71 117 154 68

46 52 72 118 131 64

49 54 70 103 98 65

50 55 66 83 77 50

50 56 65 68 63 47

52 56 65 71 67 49

52 56 67 88 82 48

50 54 71 108 114 60

48 54 75 120 144 75

47 53 76 124 163 85

43 51 76 123 153 79

41 49 70 112 126 63

39 45 61 91 90 44


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Interior or Exterior:Exterior


144m x 69m


154m x 79m


Match Level: 200lux Class IIRecreation: 75lux Class III

Training: 50lux


Class II: 0.6

Class III: 0.5

Rugby


Due to the pitch size at this level of play it would be normal practice to illuminate

using 10m or 12m columns down each side. At heights lower than this the pitch

will still be illuminated but there could be problems with glare when crossing the

ball from side to side. It must be noted that where pitches run side by side, at

least 10m should separate the PPAs, with the columns in between. It is advisablethat the columns are root mounted and that padding is provided around the

column bases to avoid accidents. Columns should be mounted at least 1m

behind the Total Playing Area (TPA).

For training purposes it is usual to use the lighting system at one end of the pitch

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Rugby - Match Level - 200lux

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Ehav: 227lux

Uniformity: 0.69

Total Load: 61.04kW


Equipment:


8 qty 12m root mounted columns with brackets for 2 fittings4 qty 12m root mounted columns with brackets for 3 fittings

26m

26m

7m

5m

69m

144m

5m 1m

26m

26m

26m

7m

179 197 222 245 224 183

181 197 222 244 241 227

181 198 225 249 248 239

181 197 222 246 237 216

180 198 223 242 219 173

182 199 224 245 193 195

185 201 226 248 243 227

190 205 228 252 251 231

193 211 235 256 242 206

191 216 247 273 248 195

187 213 255 299 293 276

175 201 251 309 301 328

159 181 230 287 314 320


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Rugby - Recreation - 75lux

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Ehav: 113lux

Uniformity: 0.56

Total Load: 34.88kW


Equipment:



41.33m

41.33m

41.33m

10m

10m

5m

5m69m

144m

1m

79 84 98 114 127 127

78 84 97 112 123 122

76 83 96 115 121 128

74 80 92 110 140 166

79 85 96 115 133 136

87 92 102 117 122 122

94 98 109 121 132 128

98 104 117 132 140 134

100 108 125 141 149 143

97 107 126 150 163 167

89 99 119 141 159 195

75 84 100 118 141 150

63 70 82 91 94 91


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Exterior


400m perimeter x 4.9m


As above


Competition: 100lux Class II

Recreation: 50lux Class III

Training: 20lux


Class II: 0.5

Class III: 0.3

Running Tracks


Due to the generally small width of school and college running tracks, it is

customary to use low wattage luminaires at a lower mounting height. Apart from

the economics involved this has the added advantage of easier maintenance.

By the use of asymmetric reflectors the upward light spillage (light pollution) is

kept to zero, and therefore complies with the Institute of Lighting Engineers (ILE)

recommendations.




For training purposes it is customary to switch off every other fitting which lowers

uniformity. However, if only one or two persons are involved there would be little

problem. If all running lanes are taken up then recreation level lighting should be

considered.

It is advisable that the columns are root mounted and that padding is provided

around the column bases to avoid accidents. Columns should be mounted at

least 1m outside the track area.


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Running Tracks - Competition - 100lux

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Ehav: 106lux

Uniformity: 0.54

Total Load: 10.83kW


Upward Direct Light: 0.00%

Equipment:

38 qty Hilclare TALCA asymmetric floodlight 250W MH Euro AFTH250ATL

38 qty 6m root mounted columns with bracket for single fitting

12m

2m


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Running Tracks - Recreation - 50lux

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Ehav: 60lux

Uniformity: 0.34

Total Load: 6.65kW


Upward Direct Light: 0.00%

Equipment:

38 qty Hilclare AZTEC asymmetric floodlight 150W HQI-TS AFAH150ATL

38 qty 5m root mounted columns with bracket for 1 fitting

12m

2m


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Interior


9.75m x 6.40m for singles

9.75m x 7.62m for doubles

Minimum clear height of 5.64m


As above



Recreation: 300lux Class III

Training: 300lux


Class II: 0.7

Class III: 0.7

Squash Courts


Due to the solidity of the squash ball it is imperative that the luminaires chosen

are of a resilient and impact resistant type. Wire guards will help prevent the ball

entering the fitting, but a lamp can break through vibration and bits of glass

would pass through the wire creating a Health and Safety problem. Therefore, it

is customary to use a totally enclosed fixture with a clear polycarbonate front

cover, and polished aluminium reflectors.

Linear or compact fluorescent lamps are very efficient when used with HF

electronic control gear, and have a useful life generally in excess of 16,000

hours. Wirewound ballasts should be avoided as it is important to steer clear of

any light source which causes flicker.


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Squash - Singles - Match Level - 500lux

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Ehav: 530lux

Uniformity: 0.73

Total Load: 1.266kW


Equipment:

6 qty Hilclare CRUZ symmetric 4x49W T5 with wire guard SHC449HFL

599 590 573 550 522 494

585 576 558 534 506 479

575 566 548 523 495 469

559 550 532 509 481 454

537 528 511 488 462 435

510 502 486 464 439 413

481 473 457 436 412 388

9.75m

6.4m

1.6m 3.2m

3.25m

3.25m

1.625m

1.6m

1.625m


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Squash - Singles - Recreation Level - 300lux

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Ehav: 396lux

Uniformity: 0.73

Total Load: 0.906kW


Equipment:

6 qty Hilclare CRUZ symmetric 4x 35W T5 with wire guard SHC435HFL

447 440 427 410 390 368

436 430 416 398 377 357

429 422 409 391 369 350

417 410 397 379 359 339

401 394 381 364 345 325

381 374 362 346 328 308

359 353 342 326 308 290

9.75m

6.4m

1.6m 3.2m

3.25m

3.25m

1.625m

1.6m

1.625m


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Ehav: 507lux

Uniformity: 0.71

Total Load: 1.266kW


Equipment:


584 564 535 510 483 454

575 556 525 499 473 445

566 547 515 489 464 436

550 530 500 475 450 422

528 509 481 456 432 405

504 485 458 435 411 385

474 457 432 409 387 362

9.75m

7.62m

1.81m 4.00m

3.25m

3.25m

1.625m

1.81m

1.625m


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Ehav: 378lux

Uniformity: 0.72

Total Load: 0.906kW


Equipment:


436 421 399 380 361 339

429 414 391 372 353 332

422 408 384 365 346 325

410 396 373 354 336 315

394 380 359 341 322 302

376 362 342 325 307 287

355 342 323 306 289 270

9.75m

7.62m

3.25m

3.25m

1.625m

1.625m

1.81m 4.00m 1.81m


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Interior


28m x 15m

Minimum clear height of 5.64m


32m x 19m


Match Level: 500lux Class IIRecreation: 200lux Class III

Training: 75lux


Class II: 0.7

Class III: 0.5

Basketball


A basketball is very large and heavy, and therefore it is imperative that the

luminaires chosen are of a resilient and impact resistant type. Wire guards will

help prevent the ball entering the fitting, but a lamp can break due to vibration

and bits of glass would pass through the wire creating a Health and Safety

problem. Therefore, it is customary to use a totally enclosed fixture with a clearpolycarbonate front cover, and aluminium reflectors for wide distribution.


accepted that due to the poor colour rendering with the former, it is more

advantageous to utilise the white appearance of metal halide lamps.

Basketball halls are usually quite high at 8m upwards, but the designer must

ensure that light beam crossover occurs at least at basket height, otherwise the

ball may appear to flash light and dark when travelling through the air.


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Ehav: 503lux

Uniformity: 0.77

Total Load: 6.45kW


Equipment:

15 qty Hilclare DOMINGO with clear polycarbonate cover and 400W MH EuroLamp, LBDH400EUTL + LBDDC1

Basketball - Match Level - 500lux

28m

15m

2.5m 5m 5m 2.5m

2.8m

5.6m

5.6m

5.6m

5.6m

2.8m

568 551 539 521 501 463

569 554 540 519 498 463

570 554 543 520 499 464

562 547 535 518 497 459

557 540 528 511 492 454

552 536 521 503 482 448

543 525 516 493 476 442

518 504 493 477 459 425

481 465 456 441 426 396


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Exterior


24m x 11m


34m x 17m



Recreation: 200lux Class IIITraining: 100lux


Class II: 0.7

Class III: 0.6

Tennis


It is customary to light the court from each corner to ensure uniformity. However,

this can produce glare. To avoid glare, columns need to be 8-10m high, and the

addition of columns/luminaires at points opposite the net-line enable lower

angles of inclination, therefore reducing glare significantly.

Although SON lamps are more efficient than metal halide, it is generallyaccepted that due to the poor colour rendering with the former, it is more


It is common practice to have 2, 3, or 4 courts running alongside each other at

most schools, colleges, and universities. Where this occurs it will be necessary to

have a minimum of 6m spacing between adjacent courts. The mid-court

column can then be used to hold luminaires back-to-back for each court.

It is advisable that the columns are root mounted and that padding is provided

around the column bases to avoid accidents.


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Tennis - Match Level - 300lux

Ehav: 312lux

Uniformity: 0.92

Total Load: 6.88kW

Carbon Footprint: 11. 9W/m2

Equipment:

16 qty Hilclare TALCA asymmetric 400W HSI-T floodlight AFTH400ATL

4 qty 10m root mounted columns with bracket for 3 fittings2 qty 10m root mounted columns with bracket for 2 fittings

24m

11m

1m

1m

3m 3m

5m

5m

329 336 339 331

320 324 330 332

302 308 318 327

288 297 306 316

285 289 293 308

287 287 292 300

290 290 295 300

296 297 300 304

303 305 307 310

308 312 316 320

313 320 328 332

318 327 339 348


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Ehav: 208lux

Uniformity: 0.88

Total Load: 4.3kW


Equipment:

10 qty Hilclare TALCA asymmetric 400W HSI-THX floodlight ALTH400ATL

4 qty 8m root mounted columns with brackets for twin fittings

2 qty 8m root mounted columns with bracket for single fitting

Tennis - Recreation Level - 200lux

24m

11m1m

3m 3m

5m

1m

5m

207 220 248 261

206 217 243 252

201 211 233 239

196 206 224 223

192 200 211 211

190 195 203 198

189 192 196 185

191 191 192 184

191 191 191 187

191 194 196 197

192 200 210 217

194 207 224 240


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Exterior


400m x 30m


As above


Recreation: 100lux Class III at tee

Training: 50lux at distance marker


Class III: 0.8 at tee

Golf Driving Ranges


A golf driving range comprises of a long row of tees which are usually under

cover. The height of the structure varies but is generally around 4m to allow for a

club held above the head. This area is lit usually with corrosion resistant linear

fluorescent luminaires such as CAZORLA T5 to an average horizontal illuminance

of 100lux at floor level, a uniformity of at least 0.8, and surface reflectances

taken as zero.

Projector fittings are then used to light the balls travelling through the air and,

although SON lamps are more efficient than metal halide, it is generally



It is common practice to place a series of 1kW or 2kW MH symmetrical floodlights

on the roof of the structure aimed straight out towards the distance markers. This

will illuminate the vertical surface of the ball facing the striker, enabling him or

her to see the direction of travel. The distance markers will also be illuminated byluminaires local to the signs.


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Ehav: 98lux

Uniformity: 0.94

Total Load: 0.081kW


Equipment:

1 qty Hilclare ESTRELLA 70W HSI-TD floodlight PEH70TLC

1 qty 4m root mounted column with bracket for single fitting

Golf Driving Range - Distance Marker - 50lux

17m

10m

MARKER @ 1m high

BALL DIRECTION


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Interior


50m x 25m


54m x 29m


Competition: 300lux

Recreation: 200lux


Class II: 0.7

Class III: 0.5

Indoor Swimming Pools


A 25m wide swimming pool is split into 10 lanes of 2.5m each. The height of the

structure varies but is generally around 8m to allow for a seated spectator area

along its length. This area should be lit in such a way as to avoid reflected glare,

which can prevent being able to see into the water should a swimmer be in

difficulties.

In addition, maintenance costs should be considered when locating fittings as it

is generally expensive to drain the pool, if the fittings are mounted directly over

it. The best lighting method, when the ceiling height is above 4m, is to use IP65

asymmetric floodlights acting as uplighters, to flash the ceiling as evenly as

possible. This is also better for swimmers doing the backstroke, as they are not

looking directly into rows of luminaires.





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Swimming Pool - Competition - 300lux

Ehav: 330lux

Uniformity: 0.71

Total Load: 18.06kW


Equipment:

42 qty Hilclare TALCA asymmetric 400W HSI-THX floodlight AFTH400ATL

50m

25m

2m

2m

2m2m

235 256 293 323 310

236 258 294 324 309

240 262 298 328 315

247 268 304 334 319

257 278 312 340 324

272 292 325 350 332

293 312 343 366 343

320 337 365 381 354

352 367 389 399 364

381 393 410 412 369

390 399 410 404 355

360 366 369 357 310


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Ehav: 234lux

Uniformity: 0.7

Total Load: 12.9kW


Equipment:

30 qty Hilclare TALCA asymmetric 400W HSI-THX floodlight AFTH400ATL

Swimming Pool - Recreation - 200lux

50m

25m

2m

2m

2m2m

164 179 205 226 217

166 181 206 227 217

168 183 209 229 220

173 188 213 233 223

180 195 219 238 226

191 205 228 246 233

205 219 241 257 242

224 237 258 271 252

247 258 277 286 262

266 277 293 299 270

272 281 294 296 264

251 258 266 264 232


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Interior


33m x 4m


40m x 6m


County Training: 300lux

Recreation: 200lux


Class II: 0.7

Class III: 0.7

Cricket Practice Nets


It is normal practice for room surfaces in a practice area to be dark coloured,

and for the cricket ball to be either white or bright orange. The reason for this is

so that the batsman can see the ball easily and be able to judge height,

distance and speed. The lighting needs to provide good vertical illuminance

therefore, together with good uniformity, which will also help to reduce any

strobing effect.

Although discharge lamps, especially SON lamps, are more efficient than

fluorescent tubes, it is generally accepted that due to stroboscopic flicker with

the former, it is more advantageous to utilise T5 compact lamps running on HF

electronic control gear for safety reasons.

Although netting is normally self-enclosed it is best practice to use luminaires that

have impact resistance, such as wire guards and polycarbonate clear panels.

The suggested scheme for this application uses surface square luminaires with

four compact lamps for County Training Standard. Two of the four lamps canthen be switched off to reduce the light levels to Recreation or Practice

standard.


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Cricket Nets County Training - 300lux

Ehav: 307lux

Uniformity: 0.72

Total Load: 8.736kW


Equipment:

35 qty Hilclare VARAS 4 x 55W TC-LE fitting with wire guard &

polycarbonate clear panel LBV455HFL-CPD4-WG4

33m

20m

2m

2m

2m2m

352 341 340 304 284

354 343 342 306 284

351 340 339 302 281

348 338 337 300 279

348 337 336 300 277

342 331 330 294 273

335 324 324 288 268

325 313 314 278 260

308 298 297 266 246

277 269 269 239 221


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Ehav: 214lux

Uniformity: 0.80

Total Load: 6.24kW


Equipment:



Cricket Nets Recreation - 200lux

33m

20m

2m

2m

2m2m

242 235 234 210 195

235 227 227 202 188

232 225 223 199 185

237 229 229 203 189

243 236 234 211 194

239 231 231 206 191

231 223 223 198 184

227 220 219 195 180

226 218 219 194 181

217 211 210 187 173


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Interior


40m x 20m


44m x 24m


Match Standard: 500lux

Recreation: 300lux


Class II: 0.7

Class III: 0.7

General Use Sports Hall


It is difficult to provide a lighting scheme for a multi-purpose sports hall. Some

sports require a higher level of light or better control than others, and whilst

catering correctly for one sport it is possible to create problems for another.

It is best practice therefore to light the area to two levels for optimum choice,

and use luminaires that have impact resistance such as wire guards andpolycarbonate clear panels. The suggested scheme for this application uses

surface square luminaires with four 55W compact lamps for both Higher and

Lower Standards. Two of the four lamps can then be switched off to reduce the

light levels to training levels when required.

Although discharge lamps, especially SON lamps, are more efficient than

fluorescent tubes, it is generally accepted that due to stroboscopic flicker with

the former, it is more advantageous to utilise T5 compact lamps running on HF

electronic control gear for safety reasons.


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General Use Sports Hall - 500lux

Ehav: 541lux

Uniformity: 0.71

Total Load: 19.469kW


Equipment:



40m

20m

2m

2m

2m2m

618 610 590 551 493

617 609 589 549 493

616 608 588 549 492

612 604 584 545 489

608 599 580 541 485

599 591 572 534 478

586 578 560 522 467

565 557 540 504 450

533 526 509 475 425

484 478 462 432 385


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Ehav: 312lux

Uniformity: 0.73

Total Load: 11.232kW


Equipment:



General Use Sports Hall - 300lux

40m

20m

2m

2m

2m2m

359 346 348 310 290

359 343 348 306 290

358 346 347 311 289

356 339 345 303 288

353 340 342 305 285

348 335 338 300 281

341 326 331 292 276

329 316 320 284 266

311 296 303 265 252

283 273 274 245 228


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ESTRELLA 70WGRANDE 2kW LUGO Asymmetric

ESTRELLA 2kW TALCA Asymmetric AZTEC Asymmetric

VARAS Sports HallCRUZ T5 Sports Hall

DOMINGO

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