NLPIP Lighting Answers: Dynamic Outdoor Lighting

Dynamic outdoor lighting varies light level (or other characteristics) automatically and precisely in response to factors such as vacancy or the type of use of an outdoor space. Topics addressed in Lighting Answers: Dynamic Outdoor Lighting include: strategies for implementing dynamic outdoor lighting installations; technologies used; energy, environmental, and cost benefits; and potential liabilities and barriers. The applications discussed in this report include parking lots, parking garages, outdoor walkways, and streets, which are the most common places where dynamic outdoor lighting might be found.

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