General

May 17, 2021

Category: General

Posted by: Admin3

The UK government mandated BIM in April 2016 in every construction project which requires that all projects funded by central government be delivered with 'fully collaborative 3D BIM'. As the mandate has come into force, there has been a rise in levels of BIM adoption.

To help project managers the LCTF has produced a Product Data Template specific to Lighting Columns based on the format of templates already available for other building products.

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May 1, 2020

PD6547:2004 + A1:2009, Guidance on the use of BS EN 40-3-1 and BS EN 40-3-3 Corrections.

Category: General

Posted by: Admin3

For some while it has been known that there are errors within the current PD6547 document. The proposal has been to correct these when the document comes up for review but at the last review this opportunity was lost. Since then there has been desire to carry out a more extensive review and include other aspects of design such as flanges. This rather more extensive review requires a business case to be put forward which is currently being considered.

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Dec 11, 2018

LCTF Privacy Policy

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Posted by: Admin3

The LCTF Privacy Policy has been published and can be viewed and downloaded from this web site.

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Mar 2, 2017

LCTF Publications 2015

Category: General

Posted by: admin

The LCTF publishes its latest documents:

Guidelines for the Additional Protection of Galvanised Steel Columns.

Hot Dip Galvanised Steel Lighting Column Root Protection Systems "Protecting the Vulnerable Root."

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Nov 16, 2010

STANDARDS LIST

Category: General

Posted by: admin

Updated 23 November 2021.

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Technical

The technical content is given under the five main headings below.

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Technical

The technical content is given under the five main headings below.

DEFINITIONS

STANDARDS

QUALITY ASSURANCE

LIGHTING COLUMN TYPES

CORROSION PROTECTION

PASSIVE SAFETY