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...

The FAQs describes that the vertical footcandles needs to be measured at ground level.
In my opinion, it is not true.

Reference guide NC v3 describes that "Calculate the vertical...

I am conducting a survey in affiliation with University of Cincinnati for my Master's thesis which would take just 10-15 minutes of your time. By answering the questions that are relevant to your...

Will the requirement for SSc8 Light Pollution reduction option 1 apply to restaurants/retail if they will be open after 11 pm?

LEED CR SSc8
We are working on a USAF aircraft hangar project where two hangars that are being designed side by side.
The LEED boundary between the two projects runs along a paved...

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We are working for residential project to meet SS Cr 8 requirements. The proposed project has achieved interior lighting requirements. So, currently we are doing exterior lighting...

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can anyone please comment/confirm that Dialux software can be used to work out the credit requirements with regards to exterior ligting? (the No.1 choice recomended here - Visual -...

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I am trying to determine what, if any, requirements GIBc17 imposes on public street lighting. The credit definition of "shared areas" includes all spaces dedicated to common use....

In the LEED-NC credit form for SSc8, there is a box that exempts hospitals from the interior lighting requirement. This exception is not listed in the Green Building Design and Construction...

the credit says:
Exterior lighting power densities shall not exceed those specified in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 with Addenda 1.
what do we mean by Addenda1.

AND...