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Photo courtesy of Mont Megantic International Dark Sky Reserve
Use due diligence before replacing existing or installing new outdoor fixtures on your building, in your parking lot or for your signs. The choices you make will have impacts for a decade or more.
Please contact us and we’ll help you select fixtures that provide excellent visibility, meet lighting standards and minimize your energy bill. The fixtures we recommend will also reduce skyglow and the negative impacts light at night can have.
We will guide you through the technical terminology as much or as little as you want.
We can connect you with sources for the fixtures or provide the features to search for yourself or to share with an electrician so they purchase the smartest outdoor lighting and controls on your behalf.
In short, we’ll help you choose fixtures and controls that most effectively light the ground, not the sky, that have less glare, use less energy and are better for wildlife and humans alike.
“By following these simple principles, outdoor lighting at night can be responsible, healthy, and functional. These principles work together to reduce light pollution, save energy and money, and minimize wildlife disruption”
Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Page DesignLights Consortium (DLC) -
Interactive Map of Ordinances (DesignLights Consortium (DLC))
Bryson et al., Planning for Dark Skies (2014)