Car Park Lighting
CAR PARK LIGHTING
Light that elevates efficiency
We know car parks
Since the invention of the car park in 1935, the demands placed on these spaces have evolved dramatically. Today, car parks operate 24/7, making energy efficiency and safety critical considerations. At Thorn, we provide lighting solutions that not only reduce energy consumption but also enhance security and wayfinding, ensuring smooth navigation from car to street level and across connected work, travel, and leisure destinations.
WHY DO WE LIGHT?
SAFETY AND SECURITY FIRST
It’s common for car parks to welcome brand new visitors. Perhaps they've never been to the town or city before. This is where lighting becomes a comforting element that supports people and enhances the overall experience of their visit.
Car parks can be very busy spaces. There are a lot of obstructions such as pillars, static and moving vehicles, ducting and pedestrians. This is why we champion the need for great lighting in spaces like car parks that require a higher level of safety.
Lighting solutions can enhance non-verbal communication, in accordance with EN 12464-1, we always aim to provide a lighting design that delivers great cylindrical illumination to ensure that facial expressions and nonverbal communication is improved by our lighting solutions.
Our car park lighting solutions
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
OUTDOOR LIGHTING CONSIDERATIONS
In outdoor parking locations, there’s an additional sustainability focus. Not only do we need to save energy and ensure that illumination levels reflect the demand, we also need to protect our wildlife and ecology.
NightTune technology is a strong solution here –paired with lighting controls we can ensure that the colour temperature and output provides safe way finding for people whilst minimising light pollution for the night sky and to ensure that nocturnal ecological patterns aren’t detrimentally affected.
EFFICIENT YET SAFE
INDOOR PARKING AREAS
Great lighting supports a smooth and simple car parking experience. It’s essential that light works as a supporting feature for range of people with differing visual needs. From highlighting potential hazards at the security gates to ensuring structural pillars are well illuminated, to improving light levels along pedestrian routes.
As well as designing our products to cope with the wider environment whilst delivering exceptional lighting coverage, we also ensure that installation is as straightforward as possible so that car parking downtime is kept to a minimum.
When lighting an indoor car park, key considerations include cylindrical illumination as a major factor in improving peoples safety and sense of security. Wireless controls can also further enhance energy savings without adding or re-running any cabling.
When selecting a luminaire, it should be IP54 and above as well as IK07 and above whilst good colour rendering (Ra80 and above) can ensure your lighting solutions adequately supports CCTV for an enhanced safety infrastructure
