TRAINING.

Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Design roadway lighting systems that meet modern safety and efficiency standards.
• Apply the latest lighting design criteria and procedures with confidence.
• Evaluate and select appropriate light sources and equipment to enhance user experience.
• Implement strategies to improve safety and security through effective lighting design.
• Conduct comprehensive analyses of lighting designs and make informed decisions.

Description
Advancements in technology have significantly transformed roadway lighting, making previous state-of-the-art designs obsolete. Today’s engineers and designers must stay current with the latest standards and methodologies to create efficient, safe, and environmentally responsive lighting systems. This course provides a comprehensive overview of modern roadway lighting design, emphasizing the importance of safety, security, and user needs.

Participants will explore key topics such as lighting theory, design criteria, energy conservation principles, equipment selection, and maintenance procedures. The course also covers practical aspects like planning, photometry, and situational analysis, ensuring participants can effectively analyze and enhance existing lighting systems. The course bridges the gap between theory and practical application by integrating hands-on workshops and real-time design examples.

By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the skills to design and implement advanced roadway lighting systems that meet contemporary standards. This knowledge will enable professionals to make informed decisions, ensuring their projects contribute positively to community safety and efficiency.

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for professionals planning, designing, and maintaining roadway lighting systems.

The insights and practical knowledge shared will benefit municipal engineers, technologists, engineering supervisors, project managers, public works personnel, consulting engineers, designers, traffic planners, and coordinators.

It is also valuable for those looking to update their understanding of modern lighting standards and design practices to enhance roadway safety and functionality. 

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Syllabus

Day I

Welcome, Introduction, Course Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Public Expectations from Roadway Lighting

• Safety
• Security

Light and Vision

• Light and Colour
• The Visual System
• Light Sources
• Optical Systems

Selecting Lighting Equipment

• Ballast - Driver types and applications
• Types of luminaires
• Mechanical Systems and Considerations
• Optical Systems

 Day II

Planning for Roadway Lighting

• The Visual Task
• Quality of Light
• Quantity of Light
• Unit power density
• Photometry
• Analysing Photometric Data

Situational Analysis

• Lighting Master Plans
• Design Issues
• Prioritizing the Roadway Design Process

 Day III

Roadway Lighting Design Process

• Performing the Predesign
• The Design Process
• Performing the Electrical and Structural Design
• Preparing Plans, Specifications and Estimates
• Contract Documents
• The Construction Process and Post-Construction
• Calculating Costs

Roadway Design Standards – RP-8-24

• Roadway Classifications
• Design Criteria and Metrics
• Design Methods
• Recommended Standards

 Day IV 

Roadway Lighting Design

• Using Lighting Design Software

Design Process for a New Street Installation

• Design Process for Lighting an Intersection
• Design Process for Lighting a Cul-de-Sac
• Design Process for Lighting a Curve

Design Process for a Street Lighting Retrofit

• Purpose and Alternatives
• Standards and Procedures
• Luminaire and Light Source Choice
• Process using Comparison of Luminaire Styles and Photometrics
• Results Evaluation and Recommendations
• Cost Analysis

Workshop
Follow the instructor as he works through several real-time street lighting example designs.

Open Forum Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

Instructor

Bill Smelser

William (Bill) Smelser is the President and CEO of Laurilliam Lighting Technologies Inc. and is a senior lighting consultant who has worked with municipalities across Canada to develop their standards, prequalification documents, RFPs, and field verification of LED street lighting retrofits.

He started his lighting career with Canadian Westinghouse Lighting in 1963. He served in various capacities, including engineering manager for Cooper Lighting and national sales director for Acuity Brands Lighting, before starting his own business as a lighting consultant.

He is a Member Emeritus of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). He is the past chair of the IESNA Roadway Lighting Committee, which recently published the current RP-8-18 recommended practice. He is also the past chair of the Roadway Residential Lighting Subcommittee and the Industrial Lighting Committee.

Bill is a voting member of the Canadian Standards Association and contributes to several committees: the Technical Committee on Lighting Equipment (TC419), the Technical Sub-committee on Energy Efficiency of HID Ballasts (C863), the Technical Sub-committee for the Performance of High Mast Luminaires (C811) and the Technical Sub-committee for the Performance Standard for Roadway Lighting Luminaires (C653). He is currently helping develop updates of C653 and C811 to include evaluation of Metal Halide, Induction and LED Roadway luminaires.

Bill is currently co-chair of a CSA sub-committee developing document X005, Methodology for Evaluating Energy Savings from the use of Adaptive Controls in Street Lighting Applications.