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Intermediate0.5 CE LEED

Best Strategies to Reduce Light Pollution

The LEED v4 O&M rating system provides projects with easy-to-implement two optional light pollution reduction plans and rewards compliant projects with a maximum of one point through their certification process. Projects can also employ additional strategies, such as using LED lighting or motion sensors on outdoor lighting, to reduce light reduction levels even further.
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GBCI: 0920031103
Continuing education: 0.5 CE
AIA credits: 0.5 LU/HSW
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Objectives

  1. What is light pollution, and how does it occur?
  2. What do the terms “glare light pollution,” “skyglow light pollution,” “clutter light pollution,” and “light trespass” mean?
  3. What strategies does the LEED v4 O&M rating system suggest for reducing light pollution?
  4. What additional strategies can projects implement to reduce light pollution levels even further?

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