The owner of a new Jaguar car had an unwelcome surprise when he returned to where the vehicle had been parked on a hot day in UK capital London. He had left the car in a street close to where a new building is being constructed, which features large areas of glass in its design. Unfortunately the reflected light from the building’s glass areas was concentrated on the car, proving sufficiently hot to melt some of the plastic trim.
In the UK a leading consultancy, WSP, is calling for close scrutiny of Census data and traffic trends. This move forms part of the UK Government’s Transport Select Committee investigation into the country’s strategic road network (SRN). According to WSP more must be done to investigate and take account of new trends in development, demographics and travel patterns when making decisions on future infrastructure provision. It claims that there is evidence in some areas that car journeys have been stagnating o
Venture Lighting Europe reports that the London Borough of Merton is the latest to use the company’s advanced VLED Westminster Retrofit Street Light engine
Merton has around 3,000 of the Westminster light engines that use the latest technology, SUPRAX glass optic. The VLED module has been retrofitted to the council’s existing street lighting lanterns as part of a borough-wide upgrade to LED lighting from its previous SON lamps.
Installed by Kier Street Lighting Services, this initiative was delivered
Venture Lighting Europe reports that the London Borough of Merton is the latest to use the company’s advanced VLED Westminster Retrofit Street Light engine
Merton has around 3,000 of the Westminster light engines that use the latest technology, SUPRAX glass optic. The VLED module has been retrofitted to the council’s existing street lighting lanterns as part of a borough-wide upgrade to LED lighting from its previous SON lamps.
