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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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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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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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Lighting Zones

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posted by  Linda Anderson  on 

Who determines the exterior lighting zone LZ0-LZ4 for a LEED project? I am working on a project in a state that isn't mine and I don't know much about the city.

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Thu Mar 14, 2024, 6:24 am

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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Interior Uplighting

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posted by  Michele Helou  on 

Am I missing something or does v4 no longer have any requirement on interior lighting that has a significant uplighting component? We have an interior atrium that will have this issue - and it jus

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Illuminated area

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posted by  Bill Swanson  on 

I just had this come up on a project. The reviewer will only allow me to count hardscape area for the LPD table if that area has over 0.2 fc.

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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

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

Minimum light levels are now required

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posted by  Bill Swanson  on 

This has come up on a project and we lost on appeal so I'm sharing this information with everyone. Any area being claimed in the wattage baseline calculation must be illuminated to a minimum light

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