5 Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting

This course is 1 LU|AIA Accredited

Course Description:
Transformational technologies can dramatically shift industries seemingly overnight. LED luminaires, driven primarily by economic value, had such an impact on the lighting industry. Still, short of significant economic benefit, change for the lighting industry and its stakeholders seems to move slowly. Aligning and agreeing on important principles across the industry is also made difficult by multiple sales channels and diverse industry participants, including “purchasers of light”. Purchasers of light are typically non-lighting professionals, frequently relying on others for guidance and are often price conscience, disproportionally valuing low cost over highest value. In this course we consider the IES and IDA’s jointly adopted resolutions regarding the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting. What are they and how can we, as lighting influencers, help educate the industry and apply these principles for better outcomes in our outdoor environments, while implementing highest valued solutions for our customers.

Presenter:
Mike Husiak, Cree Lighting

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the motivation behind the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
• Review and understand the guidance within the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
• Provide examples of strategies, at the application level (parking lots and street lighting), for better results as it relates to the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
• Assess the potential economic value of the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting for “Purchasers” of Light