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While lighting and design of modern buildings takes into account many human factors, the impact upon wildlife is rarely considered or understood. Stray light draws animals away from their migratory routes, impacts the flowering of plants, disrupts interspecies relationships, and much more.

Today, cutting edge design responds to the needs of the environment, and has begun to experiment with lighting controls, building forms, and building materials in order to reduce the impact of light pollution from buildings upon wildlife. This course will review case studies and modern techniques of lighting design in order to reduce the impact of light pollution upon the environment, including form factors, material selection, lighting specifications, and controls.

Join Jane Slade of Speclines for a 1-hour seminar. 1.0 LA CES will be provided.

Register here.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify how current lighting design practices within building design create light pollution and impact upon wildlife.

2. Look at specific building and lighting conditions that cause harm to wildlife.

3. Analyze form factors and material selection that can help reduce the impact of light pollution on wildlife, including reducing fatal flight bird collisions into buildings along migratory routes.

4. Understand case studies that have a positive impact upon wildlife through the specification of lighting & controls, form factors, material selection, and integrated lighting design.