Best Practices for Effective Lighting

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Document
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: 2017
Also called: Best Practices or Effective Lighting may also be useful
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 82
Agencies: City of Toronto

Overview

An 82-page guide on outdoor lighting, printed as a 2017 companion book to the Bird-Friendly Development Guidelines of the City of Toronto, which the Town of Aurora's Green Development Standards Handbook page links as further reading. It covers light pollution (glare, light trespass, overlighting, sky glow), lighting for safety and security, external lighting fixtures, approaches by building type and setting, planning tools and nine appendices. It relates to Aurora's page on bird friendly design.

What it covers

Introduction
Light Pollution
Glare
Light Trespass
Overlighting
Sky Glow
Lighting for Safety and Security
External Lighting Fixtures
Approaches to Effective Lighting
Street Lighting
Historical Comparison
Design for Effective Lighting
Planning Tools
Appendices
Appendix A: Lighting and Energy Efficiency
Appendix B: Lamp Cutoff Ratings and the BUG Rating
Appendix C: Lighting and Ecology
Appendix D: Light Pollution and Quality of Life
Appendix E: Human Vision and Health
Appendix F: Glossary
Appendix H: CPTED Notes on Safety and Security
Appendix I: Glare Standard

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