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uplighting requirement

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Maya Karkour on Mar 12, 2015, 10:54 am

Hello,
in LZ3, no more than 5% of the total initial designed fixture lumens should be emitted at an angle of 90 degrees or higher from nadir (straight down). Do you think we can propose...

Use of LPD Calculation Template

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by ÅF Lighting on Mar 17, 2015, 12:35 pm

Hi,

I have a question about the use of the...

Facade lighting / Advertising

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by CT G on Mar 20, 2015, 3:31 pm

A project we are working on is considering including facade lighting with LEDs. The lighting on the facade is intended to take the form of a logotype associated with the client, so it is both...

WAter fountain in buildings- exterior lumen ligthing

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Alan Viale on May 20, 2015, 11:50 am

Good morning,

I wonder how i should account a WAter fountain in the exterior of my building. It is like this one: http://www.hidroworks...

Facades not in LEED Project boundary

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Antonio Marquez on Jul 23, 2015, 4:39 am

It is necessary to check the level of lighting in facades that are not in the limit of the project boundary? (This facades are in plazas inside the project boundary, but not in the limit)

Parking Canopy Lighting

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Miles Dwertman on Aug 11, 2015, 10:18 am

We have a permanent free standing canopy over all of the parking spaces on site. Would this fall under the canopy allowance for lighting power...

Exempt lighting for illuminance calculation

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Elodie DUMAS on Dec 10, 2015, 9:48 am

Hi,

The “ASHRAE 90.1.2007 with Addenda i” indicate that some lighting applications can be excluded : “Exceptions to 9.4.5:Lighting used for the following exterior applications is exempt...

Pathway lighting extends beyond LEED boundary

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Anya Fiechtl on Dec 18, 2015, 10:26 pm

We are trying to determine how best to treat a pathway that extends beyond our LEED project boundary. The lighted pathway connects to the site of a future parking lot that will serve other (...

Interior Ligting- Combination of Option 1 and Option 2

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Anna Korinkova on Feb 19, 2016, 8:05 am

I am working on a projects that consists of offices and a warehouse. For the offices, we would like to go via the option 1 (automated power reduction during out of business hours), for the...

Tree-mounted luminaires

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Heather Holdridge on Feb 25, 2016, 10:30 am

We are working on a rural site which will be classified as LZ1, so will not be allowed any light to be emitted above 90 degrees from nadir. The way the SS Credit 8 is written within this version...