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UBC Campus Outdoor Lighting : Challenges and Opportunities

University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

The objective of our report is to stimulate discussions with regards to campus outdoor lightings. This report: • provides a brief historical overview of the evolution of artificial light, • examines the current technological trends of outdoor lighting, • outlines some of the potential negative impacts of outdoor lighting, and • provides recommendations for campus stakeholders and future policy makers to implement. The significance and importance of light in our lives is undeniable. Light provides us with more than just an illumination in the dark. Its significance is evident from history and in modern day researches done on the subject of light. The white light we see is a combination of a spectrum of colours and this spectrum is further reflected in the many ways light affects people, nature and the world. Recent advancements in technology, from more efficient lighting components to increasingly sophisticated controls, offer attractive opportunities for making the most of outdoor lighting systems. Hence, the team makes the case for the University of British Columbia to shift to using LED technology. The team recommends before determining what type of lighting should be installed or retrofitted, it is important to ask the basic question: Is Lighting needed? If no reason for lighting can be found, it is more practical to remove the current lighting than replacing it with a new technology. we also recommend the following: 1. luminance for all new lights should be equal or less than the maximum value recommended by Illuminating Engineering Society. 2. integration of bi-level control systems as it is unnecessary to keep the street lighting at maximum illumination during periods of low traffic. 3. all new lights installed anywhere on campus to be properly shielded. These shields should ensure that light is directed downwards - not upwards or to the side. 4. a campus lighting strategy to establish a method for assessing future lighting solutions. We recommend combining the individual assessments for each of the four components to determine whether the proposed lighting solution is acceptable. 5. comprehensive integration of CPTED strategies: to improve poor design features such as isolation, lack of sight lines, and hiding and entrapment spots, it will contribute to a safer and more appealing campus environment. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report; University of British Columbia. URSY 510

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0343186

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