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**NEW** Cross-Disciplinary Series - Lighting Design Principles - 23 March 2026

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**NEW** Cross-Disciplinary Series - Lighting Design Principles - 23 March 2026
Date 23 March 2026
Time 10:00 – 11:00
Accreditation No
Tickets Free – £10.00 (inc. VAT)
Availabilty Tickets unavailable
Topic Design

The second CPD in the Cross Disciplinary Series will focus on Lighting and will be presented by Ryan Simmonds of Landscapeplus.

  

This course will cover the following topics:

  • IP ratings and what they mean
  • Colour Temperatures – Kelvin – CRI
  • Beam angles / optics
  • Voltage
  • Wattage/VA

FAF Principle

- Functional lighting

  • Security / safety / access
  • PIR sensors

- Aesthetic

  • Accent lighting – uplighting, wash lighting
  • Ambient lighting

- Feature

  • Trees
  • Light directions/angles
  • Contrast and shadows – how to create them

Glare control considerations; accessories - glare guards/honeycomb lenses/frosted lenses
Dark skies concerns, LEDs etc

Plan considerations

  • Conduit planning
  • Specifications for installers and lighting designs (protecting your plan)

LSP Design Support
Common mistakes / When things go wrong.

Please note - this CPD will be recorded and may be made available in the SGLD Shop.  By purchasing a ticket for this event, you agree to participate in a recording that may be made available for purchase.  Your personal data will be processed in accordance with our privacy policy, a copy of which is available here.

If you do not wish to be on the recording, please turn off your camera and change your name by clicking on 'Participants' then on the three dots next to your name to 'rename'.

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