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Fitwel Healthy Buildings Standard Alters Lighting Requirements

July 19, 2024 - Light Now

v3 adds requirements for daylighting, flicker, adjustability, and light pollution mitigation.

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Traverse City, MI School Accused of Violating Court Ordered Lighting Changes

July 18, 2024 - The Record-Eagle

Immaculate Conception Elementary and it’s sports fields had 60 days to add shields and dim their lighting following a civil […]

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Brunswick County, NC Goes Amber on Beaches for the Turtles

July 17, 2024 - WN

20 municipally-owned fixtures near the Ocean Isle Beach have been swapped for amber turtle-safe lighting.

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DSI to Collaborate with LUCI

July 16, 2024 - DarkSky International

Lighting Urban Community International, a group of seventy municipalities has agreed to incorporate DarkSky International’s 5 Principles for Responsible Outdoor […]

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Save The Date: Next Venue for Light Pollution: Theory, Modelling, and Measurement Announced

July 15, 2024 - John Barentine on Twitter (X)

The academic conference closed up their 2024 event by announce that the next one will take place June 2-5th 2026 […]

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Balancing Decorative Lighting and Ecology on the Samuel de Champlain Bridge

July 12, 2024 - Architectural Products

T.Y. Lin International, Lumenpulse, and Horton Lees Brogden installed 5,800 decorative lamps that were specifically chosen to avoid distracting birds.

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Phoenix, AZ Offers Business Owners Free CPTED Advice

July 11, 2024 - In Business Phoenix

The city has partnered with Arizona State University to offer business owners a new educational guide to Crime Prevention Through […]

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Longthorpe Footbridge Over the A47 Road Light with 1800K LEDs

July 10, 2024 - Designing Lighting

The pedestrian and cyclist bridge near Peterborough, England has opted for Nichia LEDs that project light at a color temperature […]

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Great Neck, NY LED Injunction Moves Forward

July 9, 2024 - Island Now

Judith Youngblood is seeking $1 million in damages from the village council over light trespass complaints. The village has replaced […]

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Øvre Pasvik National Park is Norway’s First Dark Sky Park

July 8, 2024 - DarkSky International

The northernmost Dark Sky Park enjoys two full months a year without sunlight. The park itself has no permanent light […]

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FL DoT Changes Lighting Regs After Death of Sea Turtle

July 5, 2024 - Fox 13

A female loggerhead was stuck by a motor vehicle operator while trying to cross the street. It’s believe she had […]

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Liberty Hill, TX Considers Reward For Business That Comply with Lighting Ordinances Early

July 4, 2024 - Community Impact

As part of seeking recognition from DarkSky International, the Austin-area town has set a lighting ordinance for businesses for 2027. […]

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