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Safe, well-lit spaces at heart of revised planning rules for England

The government has published revised planning rules for England, including the need for developers to be prioritising spaces that are safe, secure and inclusive...

GN01 in first update since 2021

By Allan Howard GN01 is the ILP’s most downloaded and referenced document and is a mainstay of all matters relating to obtrusive light across the...

More young women pursuing STEM careers, but work still to do – IET

Engineering is still struggling to attract female students, despite this week’s GCSE exam results showing that girls are excelling in STEM, the Institution of...

Committing to apprenticeships within engineering does pay – report

Investing in apprenticeships can bring valuable payback for employers – of as much as £2,500 and £18,000 per apprentice per year, an engineering charity...

Cyber-attack leaves streetlights burning day and night

A cyber-attack on a council recently led to streetlights being lit day and night, highlighting the potential vulnerability of public realm infrastructure to this...

DEUS EX MACHINA?*

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential profoundly to change lighting and lighting design. It is therefore imperative the industry and lighting professionals...

LISTEN AND LEARN

ILP members will gather later this month for this year’s special Centenary Lighting Summit, from 18-19 June at the Leonardo Royal Hotel near Tower...

TALKING THE TEMPERATURE

For the first ILP ‘How to be brilliant’ event of 2024, Jade King and Graham Rollins of Lighting Design International showed how effective use...

Birds more likely to collide with buildings lit by blue light – study

Night-migrating birds are at greater risk of colliding with buildings lit up with high levels of blue light at night, research has suggested. A study...

Labour plan to ‘reset’ infrastructure development

An incoming Labour government would create a new body for infrastructure development with the aim to “reset” how the public realm is upgraded. With the...

CONSULTATION ON FUTURE SKILLS WITHIN ENGINEERING

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has launched a consultation to try to get a sense from industry of how engineering knowledge and skills...

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Safe, well-lit spaces at heart of revised planning rules for England

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