LIGHT POLLUTION AND NIGHT TIME LIGHTING Presentation to Beaver Hills Initiative February 14 th, 2007...
-
Upload
garry-morrison -
Category
Documents
-
view
217 -
download
0
Transcript of LIGHT POLLUTION AND NIGHT TIME LIGHTING Presentation to Beaver Hills Initiative February 14 th, 2007...
LIGHT POLLUTION ANDNIGHT TIME LIGHTING
Presentation to Beaver Hills InitiativePresentation to Beaver Hills Initiative
February 14February 14thth, 2007, 2007
RASC Edmonton CenterRASC Edmonton Center
WHAT IS LIGHT POLLUTION?
Environmental Pollution Environmental Pollution from Lightingfrom Lighting Manufacture and Manufacture and
DisposalDisposal Greenhouse GasGreenhouse Gas
Light as PollutionLight as Pollution Light TrespassLight Trespass Wildlife DisruptionWildlife Disruption Sky GlowSky Glow
Night Time Lighting And Night Time Lighting And PollutionPollution
NIGHT TIME LIGHTING Why This Topic ? Why This Topic ?
Promote Effective LightingPromote Effective Lighting Raise Energy ConsciousnessRaise Energy Consciousness Reduce Light PollutionReduce Light Pollution Preserve and Restore Dark Preserve and Restore Dark
SkiesSkies
What Do I Want to Achieve ?What Do I Want to Achieve ? Increase Knowledge of Night Increase Knowledge of Night
Time LightingTime Lighting Increase Awareness of the Increase Awareness of the
ProblemsProblems Offer Practical SolutionsOffer Practical Solutions
NIGHT TIME LIGHTING TYPES Night LightingNight Lighting Commercial Perimeter LightingCommercial Perimeter Lighting Architectural LightingArchitectural Lighting Signage LightingSignage Lighting Parking Lot LightingParking Lot Lighting Roadway LightingRoadway Lighting Industrial Lighting Industrial Lighting General Security LightingGeneral Security Lighting General CommentsGeneral Comments
NIGHT LIGHTING
Interior Lighting After Interior Lighting After HoursHours Way FindingWay Finding Exit LightingExit Lighting AppearanceAppearance SecuritySecurity
SolutionsSolutions Dark BuildingDark Building Access Path LightingAccess Path Lighting Illuminated SwitchesIlluminated Switches ControlsControls
BUILDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Perimeter And Area Perimeter And Area LightingLighting
After Hours AccessAfter Hours Access SecuritySecurity
SolutionsSolutions MinimizeMinimize Avoid Up-light and Light Avoid Up-light and Light
TrespassTrespass Use ControlsUse Controls
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING
Building And Landscape Building And Landscape LightingLighting Night Time AppearanceNight Time Appearance
Who Looks?Who Looks? When?When?
SolutionsSolutions MinimizeMinimize Avoid Up-light and Light Avoid Up-light and Light
TrespassTrespass ControlsControls
SIGNAGE LIGHTING
Directional SignsDirectional Signs Direct TrafficDirect Traffic Inform DriversInform Drivers
Advertising SignsAdvertising Signs Attract AttentionAttract Attention Sell StuffSell Stuff
SolutionsSolutions Reflective SignsReflective Signs Control BrightnessControl Brightness Time of Day ControlTime of Day Control
PARKING LOT LIGHTING
Find and Enter CarFind and Enter Car Light on StallsLight on Stalls
Pedestrian SecurityPedestrian Security Shadow and Glare IssuesShadow and Glare Issues
Safer Driving LanesSafer Driving Lanes Low Speeds and Low Speeds and
Headlights?Headlights? SolutionsSolutions
Keep Light on LotKeep Light on Lot Cutoff LuminairesCutoff Luminaires Proper ControlsProper Controls
ROADWAY LIGHTING See and Avoid ObstaclesSee and Avoid Obstacles Avoid Other Vehicles and PedestriansAvoid Other Vehicles and Pedestrians Provide Direction InformationProvide Direction Information Find AddressesFind Addresses Pedestrian SecurityPedestrian Security Home SecurityHome Security
ROADWAY LIGHTING ConcernsConcerns
Why light restricted access Why light restricted access roads?roads?
Why on all night?Why on all night? Why the same level regardless Why the same level regardless
of traffic?of traffic? Why light up the front of Why light up the front of
houses?houses? SolutionsSolutions
Don’t use Metal halideDon’t use Metal halide Try lower levelsTry lower levels Don’t light back alleysDon’t light back alleys Don’t replace burnoutsDon’t replace burnouts Upgrade programUpgrade program Consider controlsConsider controls
INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING
Used to Aid Work and NightUsed to Aid Work and Night Can Cause Light Trespass Can Cause Light Trespass
and Sky Glowand Sky Glow Often on “Dusk ‘Till Dawn”Often on “Dusk ‘Till Dawn”
SolutionsSolutions Don’t Light Non-work AreasDon’t Light Non-work Areas Use Portable and Use Portable and
Temporary LightingTemporary Lighting Turn off When Not NeededTurn off When Not Needed Uses Cutoff LuminairesUses Cutoff Luminaires Avoid Light TrespassAvoid Light Trespass
GENERAL SECURITY LIGHTING
Does Work?Does Work? Is It Any Good?Is It Any Good? Who Is Watching?Who Is Watching? Who Responds?Who Responds? Casing the Joint? Casing the Joint? Crime Location Shift?Crime Location Shift?
Sense of Security?Sense of Security? Danger of ComplacencyDanger of Complacency
Physical Presence?Physical Presence?
(Didn’t stop Mike, did it?)
RECOMMENDATIONS
Use Only As Much As You Use Only As Much As You NeedNeed
Use Cutoff LuminairesUse Cutoff Luminaires
Avoid Disabling GlareAvoid Disabling Glare
Use Lighting Controls.Use Lighting Controls.
Use Motion SensorsUse Motion Sensors
FINAL THOUGHTS
Why Be Concerned?Why Be Concerned?
Rediscover The NightRediscover The Night
Take Time To Look At Take Time To Look At The StarsThe Stars
Explore The Night SkyExplore The Night Sky
2 views of Orion Nebula