Outdoor lighting helps prevent accidents and protects against burglary and theft an optimum lighting protects from accidents and deters burglars. During the day, you can be back towards the House without problems. But at night is a dangerous pitfall of each stage. A wrong step can have painful consequences. And so, suddenly, the day ends on a Chair at the doctor’s Office or in the hospital instead of on the couch.

A well-planned outdoor lighting around the House helps to avoid accidents of this kind. Low bollard luminaires or Recessed floor luminaires are good, providing sufficient light paths and stairs, licht.de, the society declared good light. The outdoors requires a sufficient protection of at least IP 44 (protection against foreign objects greater than one millimetre and against splashing water). The lights make orientation easier for visitors and guide them to the entrance. Twilight switch are helpful to automatically activate the light at dusk.

One Timer prevents that the lighting remains through switched on all night. It is important to pay attention, so that the light is not the source of danger on a sufficient protection against glare. Motion detector kept intruders but light around the House not only against falls, but also against burglary and theft. Brightness deters intruders, especially when motion suddenly turn on the lighting. Headlight in unobtrusive places around the House should be installed to lighten the entire environment. You recommend LEDs as the light source as they emit their full light output without delay. Lighting at the entrance creates additional security: evening visitors find ring and name badge and can be identified with a view through the door window before opening the front door. The House residents in turn must keys not long after Keyhole and door openers. For example, wall lights or downlights are suitable for the lighting of the input. Canopies often provide good Mounting options. Illuminated or illuminated house numbers make it easier to find the correct address for visitors. In the event of an emergency, they save even decisive minutes, must come about emergency or urgently needed taxi to your destination in a timely manner. In many municipalities, in Berlin or Hamburg, a lighted house number is therefore mandatory. Even bright it should be at least four inches high, illuminated still 20 centimeters. Company description on licht.de licht.de – the Fordergemeinschaft good light – is since 1970 the competent partner when it comes to questions of lighting. The society brings together the expertise of more than 130 member companies from the lighting and lamp industry, that are organized in the ZVEI – Zentralverband Elektrotechnik and electronics industry. Licht.de informed about current aspects of efficient lighting and knowledge based around light, lighting and light bulbs – vendor-neutral and competent. The information portal, as well as the serials “licht.wissen” and “licht.forum” offer comprehensive service, practical advice and examples of lighting for architects and planners, journalists and consumers. Company contact: licht.