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SS CREDIT 8:LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION- UPLIGHT ALLOWANCE

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by JUNE KOO KANG on Mar 14, 2013, 3:48 pm

I have a adjustable fixture mounted on the ground to uplight the tree.

The initial fixture lumen above 90 degrees from nadir is 0 which is full cut

off fixture.

How can I...

light trespass on parking

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Emmanuel Pauwels on Mar 11, 2013, 10:45 am

Our Project has a LEED boundary that crosses a parking lot. This means that half of the parking lot is within the leed boundary and the other half is outside the leed boundary. In order to comply...

Sports Field Lighting (floodlighting) power densities

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Ameet AA on Feb 28, 2013, 5:59 am

I am working on Football Club Academy project based on LEED NC 2009 and AGMBC 2011.

My understanding is that the lighting power...

SSc8 for Multiple buildings

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on Feb 22, 2013, 9:36 am

We are trying to pursue this credit as a campus credit. However, 1 out of the 4 buildings we are certifying within the LEED Campus Boundary doesn't comply because it's 24hs, luminaires have a...

Hotels achieving this credit?

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Nelina Loiselle on Jan 11, 2013, 4:25 pm

Has any one worked on/heard of a hotel project that was able to achieve this credit? There doesn't seem to be a clear answer on whether or not hotels are exempt from the interior lighiting...

exterior lights in enclosed courtyard

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Erin Holdenried on Dec 20, 2012, 2:50 pm

I have a project where the only exterior lights are within a courtyard that is surrounded by the building on all sides, 4 storys tall. Would the project still have to submit a photometric plan?...

Exterior Lighting shutoff

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Erin Holdenried on Dec 20, 2012, 1:29 pm

Has anybody been successful in meeting the exterior lighting requirements by using an automatic shutoff control, at say 10PM?

I assume this alone is not acceptable. The project must still...

Light spill for life safety on government project and properties

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Bonnie Richardson AIA, LEED AP on Dec 20, 2012, 12:27 pm

My project is a city Transportation Center, on a triangular downtown...

Occupancy Sensor in Parking Lot?

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Heather Holdridge on Dec 13, 2012, 6:41 pm

If we find the right kind of light fixture to be installed in the parking lot which can work well with an occupancy sensor, we will be able to reduce a lot of exterior...

property line vs road

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Erin Holdenried on Dec 11, 2012, 5:24 pm

I have a couple projects where the property line falls a few feet from reaching the bordering roadway. In these cases, can the lighting boundary extend to the center of the road? For all intents...