BEST LIGHTING PRACTICES
Provide the following benefits -
• supports human health, well-being and life quality.
• improves safety, security, navigation and wayfinding.
• enhances the ambience and atmosphere of mixed use urban spaces and makes them more user friendly.
• boosts the appearance and appeal of your community at night.
• reduces light pollution.
• prevents light trespass (the unwanted intrusion of obtrusive light into private property).
• protects wildlife.
• supports biodiversity.
• ensures ecology thrives.
• encourages nocturnal placemaking (the preservation and creation of designated areas of darkness).
• saves energy.
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MHL NZ provides an informative, comprehensive and helpful webinar titled The Beauty in the Darkness – Reducing Light Pollution that explains the importance of responsible, dark sky-considered lighting, including why we need to reduce blue-rich light, and many more relevant topics. Please click here to view.
