The Abu Dhabi Lighting Manual –

A world leading specification for

advanced performance
Trevor Leighton
 Trevor Leighton BIO

• Technical Director Australia, Schréder

• Regional Technical Officer, AMEA, Schréder Group
• OSRAM (OEM), London
• > 20 Years in the Gulf
• > 20 Years in lighting
• Last 8 Years in UAE
• Heavily involved in the current Abu Dhabi Spec
• Recently moved to Sydney
Abu Dhabi – Where?

United Arab Emirates

What?
Martin Valentine – Lighting Expert, DMA / ADM

Who?
 Challenges

Common Challenges
• Uncertainty and misinformation
• Severe lack of
education/knowledge
• Disruptive technologies
• Too many poor quality
manufacturers
Unique Challenges
• Bureaucratic barriers
• Existing infrastructure
• Climate (!)

Challenges
 The 2010 Abu Dhabi Sustainable Lighting Strategy
What Relevant Lighting Standards did Abu Dhabi/UAE have prior to 2010?

• No Regional, Federal (UAE) or Emirate lighting codes or standards

• No Municipal Technical Lighting Standards or Briefs for lighting efficiency or quality, just electrical/
lighting fixture-level specification clauses

• No Light Pollution Reduction/Mitigation Criteria

• Lack of technical knowledge of lighting within many levels in the design chain

• Manufacturer/Contractor-led decision making. Practice of extreme over-lighting

• LITTLE OR NO ACTUAL PUBLIC REALM/ROAD LIGHTING DESIGN

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 The Original Key Factors of Implementation
• Reduction of all Roadway and Pavement lighting levels and more targeted design for roadway and
streetscape lighting
• Parks and Public Realm projects designed with suitable lighting for long-term efficiency and quality
for the environment and people
• Specification of optically and energy efficient quality LED (and other low-energy technology) with
appropriate controls for all uses. Retrofit all existing street lighting
• Introduction of Lighting Standards for all external lighting

• Mandate & Enforce Policy including statutory illumination hierarchy and design guidance for all
external public lighting. Aligned with other AD documents e.g. supporting Estidama
• Strategy and all proposed steps approved by GSEC under Decree in April 2011

The 2010 Abu Dhabi Sustainable Lighting Strategy

 2011: First Steps to turn the Strategy into Policy
Lighting Specifications (Nov.2011) written, then printed in both booklet format and electronic PDF
versions and issued to all Abu Dhabi City Municipality Consultants, Developers, Contractors & Suppliers
for immediate application to all new ADM projects

The Specifications were then officially approved by the DMA to cover the entire Emirate
(DMA Decree-39, April 2012) to cover all Abu Dhabi streets and public realm
Some of the key areas defined with benchmarks/criteria
• Use of LED Statutory for roads. Preferable for public realm (wherever viable)
• Reduced Design lighting levels
• Minimums, maximums & absolutes for various criteria
• Emphasis on Consultant responsibility to design correctly
• Request for unique solutions for project specific designs/looks
• Coordination with electrical services and component installation
• Push for optimisation and reduction in infrastructure where ever possible
• Stringent Luminaire quality and performance criteria
• Project Specific review/approval regime
• Were available to download from the ADM Website: www.adm.gov.ae

Key Aspects of the DMA Lighting Specifications

Lighting Design for Projects (DMA Lighting Specifications)

3-6 down
to
1.5 cd/m2
 What are the economic drivers?

 Recent 2015 analysis and project calculations revisiting the 2010 Strategy figures suggest around 80% Energy
savings are now being achieved on average on street lighting projects. Public realm savings a little under this,
but significant.
 60% is the more appropriate saving on long-term operational costs, leading to AED 2.8 Billion now an
achievable overall saving by 2030.
 The DMA Specifications have aided this reduction by their openness and flexibility encouraging competitive
tendering, plus the marketplace improvement in technology performance.

 As at today, 100,000 LED light points are installed and approvals granted for 100,000 more…

Lighting Design for Projects (DMA Lighting Specifications)

Project Examples
 Project Examples
Yas Emirati Neighbourhood installed with solar street lighting (to ADM 2013 Advice Note)

Over 200 off-grid poles; working 100% after almost one year
with no failures, no battery capacity reduction and vertical
PVs cleaned only once! Data collection is ongoing….
 The New Street Levels Initially issued under ADM Advice Note

Signed and Issued on the 7th January 2016

The New Street Levels now Embedded within the new Manual

The new DMA Abu Dhabi Lighting Manual

 Impact over the current 2010 Lighting Strategy levels

Over 20-Years, combining all urban road categories and highways, this extra reduction in the design
luminance levels will save the Emirate a further estimated AED372Million (15% relative reduction to 2010 levels)
What makes a robust
LED specification?

Consult Industry!

Abu Dhabi Lighting Manual (2016)

 Tough but inclusive (Roadway)

• >95 Llm/Cctw (as per LM-79)

• CRI >65
• Thermal test description for LLD
• 10 year warranty
• Night measurement regime

South Shamkha – 18,000 pcs. LED (Schréder)

 In place now for a
year since last
year’s Lighting
Summit

Yas Island – Internal Roads

 Khalifa City – Internal Roads

Final few KC
streets (77 poles)
energised by end
of this month

Fixture Fixture Qty Average Fixture Load W Project Load Annual Meter Cost Annual Energy Bill
Type New Sector Streets New Sector Streets kW (0.293fils/kWhr) Saving with LED

HPS 4,452 460 2,048 AED 2,409,163 - -

LED 4,452 91 405 AED 476,595 AED 1,932,568 80%
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