Sustainable Design Process
It’s fundamentally important that lighting design works in harmony with its environment – and getting this right is increasingly vital for securing planning permission for your project, whatever the scale. This is where SKR Lighting Design can really make a difference.
Our design development process fully assesses the impact that artificial lighting will have on your project’s surrounding area. We then seek innovative solutions to potential environmental issues, and inherently incorporate sustainability into the lighting design we produce for you. Thanks to this detailed up-front research, and our years of experience in the industry, we can always be sure that we’ve selected the best luminaires for your project, applied and positioned in the best way - and that we've factored in cost, energy efficiency, reliability and sustainability throughout as well.
Read our case studies below to find out more about our sustainable design process, and how we can create a lighting design plan that satisfies your lighting impact assessment for planning permission.
Right to Darkness
www.darksky.orgAs lighting experts, it might sound odd that we believe in everyone’s right to darkness. But we fully subscribe to the idea that lighting should never be inconsiderate or obtrusive. Our circadian rhythms are naturally designed to need darkness at night to sleep well and feel rested; artificial light at night can have a negative impact on wellbeing. That’s why our designs always consider any potential for obtrusive light and provide alternative solutions.
Right to Light
www.gov.ukAt the same time, we all also have a Right to Light. Living and working spaces should not have natural daylight deliberately obstructed. Which is why house extensions, for example, will never be allowed to block light to the adjoining property. All our lighting designs take this fully into account, complementing the natural light in a space.
BREEAM / LEED Lighting
www.breeam.comWe also believe in sustainable development and green buildings. When it comes to lighting, this means efficient lighting offering maximum longevity and minimum CO2 emissions. We make sure our lighting design plays its part in developments achieving the highest possible BREEAM/LEED certification (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - independent assessment programme for ‘green’ buildings).
