New ILP Course Understanding Obtrusive Light
TrendsRegulation February 22, 2021 TiL Editors
The Institution of Lighting Professionals launches latest online course, Understanding Obtrusive Light: Application of Guidance Note 01 (GN01).
Artificial light provides many benefits but if not properly considered, designed and installed can result in a range of issues including but not limited to obtrusive light, sky glow, adverse effects on fauna and flora and potentially be a legal nuisance.
The ILP guidance Note 01 (GN01) is seen as the ‘go-to’ advice for the control of unwanted, obtrusive, artificial lighting in the UK and in many other parts of the world. GN01 is based on the International Standards produced by CIE, being a practical application of these documents.
This course is aimed at everyone who has an interest in the effects of artificial light by day and night and discusses the controls in place that can provide a successful lighting installation mitigating the concerns.
Our online training platform is open to everyone but if you are an ILP member, you can access our courses at a discounted rate.
You can access the course here: https://courses.theilp.org.uk/gn01-course/
An Essential Course For:
- Designers of lighting schemes
- Planning officers
- Environmental Heath officers with responsibility for enforcement
- Managers with responsibility for lighting design
- Policy makers
- Specifiers and lighting equipment manufacturers
This course is suitable for participants with all levels of experience and does not require any prior training.
What You Will Learn
- The hierarchy of International and other guidance on the control of obtrusive light.
- Describing and defining obtrusive light and the terms used.
- Understanding and managing spill light.
- Understanding and managing glare and upward light causing sky glow.
- Guidance for the design and management of lit advertisements and media screens.
- What to ask for in planning applications, evidencing lighting design and verification.
- The measurement of obtrusive light.
About
The Institution of Lighting Professionals unites the skills of engineering, design and technology in order to deliver quality lighting for the built environment and achieve public benefit. The Institution is a professional body, registered charity and licensed by the Engineering Council to award professional engineering registrations.
Find out more about the Institution here or for further information about this press release, please contact Peter Harrison, Technical Director peter@theilp.org.uk.
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