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Garage lighting

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posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

This may be a silly question, but are fixtures attached to the garage considered building-mounted? The garage is separate from our LEED project but within the site boundary.

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Wed Jul 5, 2017, 3:06 pm

Glare requirement exemption

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posted by  David Makee  on 

I saw a similar question regarding uplight, but is it possible for a building-mounted light fixture to be excluded from the glare requirements if it is shielded from the lighting boundary by anothe

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Fri Sep 8, 2017, 2:13 pm

Walkway versus public street

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posted by  Jens Apel  on 

This may be an academic question but I am unsure on the wording. The modification of the lighting boundary depends on adjacency to a walkway or a public street.

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n/a

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posted by  Heather Holdridge  on 

If I understand the LEED requirements for exterior lighting, we will be following the BUG guidelines for all lighting that will remain on from sunset to sunrise.

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Lighting boundary SSc6 in new

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posted by  Ilse Dijkstra-Nugteren  on 

In LEED v2009 there is mentioned the following about the lighting boundary: illuminance generated from a single luminaire placed at the intersection of a private vehicular driveway and public roadw

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Existing Lighting Included?

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posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

Is existing lighting required to be included in the BUG rating prescriptive method? We have a project where only some site lighting is being upgraded; the rest will remain.

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Fri Sep 8, 2017, 3:00 pm

Specialized transportation lighting

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posted by  Vince Briones  on 

Hi all, Is "Specialized transportation signal, directional & marker lighting" subject to the interior lit exterior sign illuminance limits?

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Above ground-floor horizontal exterior spaces (plaza, roof)

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posted by  Jill Perry, PE  on 

Forgive me if this was covered elsewhere but I couldn't find it.

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Thu Jun 8, 2017, 2:40 pm

Nits for non-LED display exterior signage

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posted by  Amanda Nichols  on 

Hi Bill - Perhaps you can help me with this. The RG states a requirement of 200 cd/m2 (nits) for nighttime hours and 2000 nits during daytime hours for Internally Illuminated Exterior Signage.

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definition "nighttime hours"

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posted by  Jens Apel  on 

Is there a definition of nightime hours for internally illuminated signage? I would assume midnight to 6 AM as in the excemption for facades but I can't find any statement.

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