SE16 - Light pollution – Above Green

(3 credits available)

To ensure that lighting on site is designed to reduce light pollution.

The following is required to demonstrate compliance:

The lighting design guide for the development has been completed in line with local authority guidance (where available). As a minimum the lighting design guide must refer to street lighting and any security lighting that will be provided by the developer on the site.

Criterion 1 is achieved.
100% high efficiency street lighting with limited upward light transmission will be installed.

Criteria 1 to 3 are achieved.
100% high efficiency lighting with limited upward light transmission will be installed for additional lighting.
The lighting design guide for the development outlines how light pollution will be minimised, and the specification of the lighting confirms (where possible) that lighting is low powered and designed/installed to reduce light pollution.

Ref	Terms	Description
CN1	Street lighting . See criterion 3	Developers should refer to recognised standards for the Design of Street Lighting. Please refer to the country-specific reference sheet in the BREEAM Communities Approved Standards list to locate the appropriate national good practice standard or regulations in the country of assessment. Alternatively, please demonstrate applicability as follows: The minimum requirements as set out in the approved standards list are covered by the proposed documents and are submitted to BRE Global for approval; OR Where appropriate alternative standards do not exist for a country, the design team should demonstrate compliance with the UK or European standards as listed in each relevant country reference sheet.
CN2	Additional Lighting . See criterion 5	Where applicable, this should include sports pitches or sports facilities, commercial areas, car parks etc.

Criteria No.	Final Assessment
1 & 6	A copy of the lighting design guide.
3 & 5	Product specifications and written commitment from the developer.

More information on high efficiency lighting units can be found in the ECA Energy Technology Criteria List 1