2014 PSATS ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROTECTING YOUR TOWNSHIP FROM UNDESIRABLE OUTDOOR LIGHTING
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2014 PSATS ANNUAL CONFERENCE2014 PSATS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PROTECTING YOUR TOWNSHIP PROTECTING YOUR TOWNSHIP
FROM UNDESIRABLE FROM UNDESIRABLE
OUTDOOR LIGHTINGOUTDOOR LIGHTING
Presented by: Barry Johnson and Stan Stubbe
The Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting CouncilPA Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association
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TopicsTopics
1. AN ORIENTATION
2. IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LIGHTING
3. CREATING, ENACTING AND ENFORCING
AN EFFECTIVE LIGHTING ORDINANCE
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Good Lighting – An OrientationGood Lighting – An Orientation
• Outdoor Lighting Trends
• Good Lighting Defined
• A Brief Case Study
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Lighting TrendsLighting TrendsLight pollution and billions of dollars of wasted energy
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Lighting TrendsLighting Trends
Pittsburgh York You are here!
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Lighting TrendsLighting Trends
LA Basin 103 Years AgoLA Basin 103 Years Ago
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Lighting TrendsLighting TrendsLA Basin 100 YEARS LATER
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Lighting TrendsLighting TrendsTypical Suburban Sky Glow
King of Prussia, Once Farmland
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The World at Night
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The US in 2025?The US in 2025?
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WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?
• Good lighting starts with:
• Using the right amount of light
• Placing the light only where needed and wanted
• Shielding the light source (bulb) from peoples’ view
• Shutting lights off when not needed
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WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?The right amount of light:
• Not too much or not too little for the seeing task
• Legally defendable
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WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?Good lighting means placing the light only where it is needed or is wanted, to prevent light trespass and sky glow.
Courtesy RAB Lighting Courtesy RAB Lighting
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Sky glow blocks seeing stars Sky glow blocks seeing stars Natural light from the stars
Light pollution from below
FLOODLIGHTS POSTTOPS PARKING LOTSHOME LIGHTING
SKY GLOW
AIR POLLUTION AND MOISTURE PARTICLES
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WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?
Good lighting aims and shields the source to prevent “glare.”
“Glare is light that causes annoyance, discomfort or loss in visibility
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WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?Good lighting shields the light source from view.
Shielding blocks light from going where it doesn’t belong and covers the bulb from view.
Unshielded Shielded
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FULLY SHIELDED UNSHIELDED
STREET LIGHTSSTREET LIGHTS
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PERIOD LIGHTINGPERIOD LIGHTING
SHIELDED UNSHIELDED
ACORNS
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PERIOD LIGHTINGPERIOD LIGHTINGUnshielded Acorns
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WALL PACKSWALL PACKS
Shielded Unshielded
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FLOODLIGHTSFLOODLIGHTSUNSHIELDED LIGHT GOES UP AND DOWN
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Billboard & Sign LightingBillboard & Sign Lighting
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LED Sign Up-Lighted Billboard
Glare to Spare
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Barn LightBarn Light, aka Dusk-to-Dawn Lightaka Dusk-to-Dawn Light
POSTER CHILD FOR UNSHIELDED GLARE AND ENERGY WASTE
KEEP THEM ON THE FARM
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UNCONTROLLED GLAREUNCONTROLLED GLAREBarn Light
Some light even reaches the ground!
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WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?WHAT IS GOOD LIGHTING?
Lastly, good lighting is on only when needed
It is to shut of at the close of business or when no one is watching to see what’s being lighted.
Programmable Timer Motion Sensor Midnight Off Photocell
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SUMMARYSUMMARY
• Bad lighting is on the rise
• Good lighting means:• the right amount of light
• in the right place
• shielded & aimed down
• on only when needed.
• A good ordinance can make a big difference
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WHAT’S NEXTWHAT’S NEXT
IMPORTANT LIGHTING ISSUES
• Goals of good lighting
• Lighting terminology
• Lighting myths
• Negative lighting impacts
• Promoting quality lighting
• Legal implications