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LIGHT POLLUTION
REDUCTION |
USGBC LEED for NEW CONSTRUCTION: SS Credit 8
Intent
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Minimize light trespass from
building and site
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Reduce sky glow
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Improve nighttime visibility through
glare reduction
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Reduce development impact on
nocturnal environments
Implementation
4 Light Zones:
1. LZ1: dark, density less than 200 people per square mile
2. LZ2: low (residential)
3. LZ3: medium (commercial, industrial and
high-density residential)
4. LZ4: high major city centers, entertainment
districts)
Interior Lighting
Exterior Lighting
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provide for comfort and safety only
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DO NOT exceed 80% of
lighting power densities for exterior area and 50% for building
facades and landscape features as defined in ASHRAE/IESNA Standard
90.1-2004.
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DO NOT install lighting
more than 2.5 times building height from property line
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Credit does not apply to 3
story buildings, warehouses, and manufactured homes.
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BROWARD (954) 318-0624|
MIAMI (786) 468-8304
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