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Lighting and electrical designs are carried out to and with a deep understanding of the various British and Institution standards, guidance, best practice and industry publications such as
Lighting Designs will usually include layout drawings, lighting level calculations to the appropriate and relevant standard, accompanying electrical distribution and control calculations and electrical schematic drawings where required A design report is usually included with the design drawings depending on client or local authority involved and will include project brief, summary of design, justification of levels chosen, equipment specifications, etc. |
Why use an independent consultancy service?
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Lighting solutions by Daramack are provied to match customer budget and expectations using the most appropriate lighting equipment from only reputable suppliers such as Thorn, Thorlux, Philips, Iguzzini, Bega, Zumtobel, Holophane, etc.
Whilst many of these suppliers offer a "free" design service their design fee may be incorporated into the cost of equipment and it wont include the electrical design. A further drawback will be that there is no independent check on whether the actual design solution provided gives a cost effective solution and achieves the client's expectations. Not using an independent lighting consultant may mean you pay more for the lighting product than you need to and possibly pay for more units than you need to with no way of knowing if you have received value for money. An independent consultant is not affiliated with a specific supplier and therefore has the freedom to choose a manufacturer that best fits the client's budget, carry out a lighting design to ensure a Standards-compliant solution has been achieved whilst using only the minimum number of lighting units. Not only does this save money on the lighting units but also on the electrical distribution and associated installation costs, like trenching, ducting and cabling. |
Other Services
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To compliment the lighting and electrical design service Daramack Lighting can also provide services such as advice on;
With the ever advancing and improving technology of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as an exterior lighting source it is very easy to become confused with the various claims of life expectancy, energy saving possibilities and amazing performances sometimes promised. Whilst a lot of this can be very true it will depend very much on the lighting task in hand. Performance and life claims can only be compared on a like for like basis, i.e. when talking about street lighting it is irrelevant to read that an LED will save 90% energy compared to an incandescent lamp when this light source has not been used for street lighting since the last ones where being replaced in the early 1970s. Daramack Lighting has the knowledge to explain or advise the client exactly what the potential savings might be - if any - whether that is in energy and or maintenance costs. With LEDs comes the many varied control possibilities that were never really possible for outdoor before without complex control equipment and very inefficient methods. LEDs can be tuned to any colour, can be changed to any colour, can have programmed on, off, dimming and scene settings. Each individual LED can have its own address, be independently controlled and monitored remotely from a workstation anywhere with the correct software. Daramack Lighting has the knowledge to explain or advise the client on the various control systems available in order to assist in the selection of the correct level of complexity required. |