|
||||||||||||
|
|
Residential Lighting(The Good, The Bad, The Ugly) |
||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Residential lighting accounts for a large portion to the sky glow that is visible above our cities and towns. By utilizing dark sky friendly residential lighting, homeowners can do their part in reducing this form of light pollution. Quality dark sky friendly lighting can add significantly to the nighttime beauty of your home or business in just the same way that overly bright and glaring lights can detract from it. Make a statement by choosing responsible night sky friendly residential lighting products for all your exterior lighting needs. As you can see, your options are wide open:
Good Residential Light Fixtures |
Bad Residential Light Fixtures |
 Let's start things off with the original Dark Sky Friendly Residential Light FixtureThe GlareBuster GB-1000 is the original dark sky friendly outdoor light for homeowners & businesses alike. Introduced in 2001, the branded name GlareBuster has become known for the fixture's patented design, virtually fool-proof dark sky performance, versatility and quality. It is the ONLY full cutoff floodlight fixture available for this market, and it offers real area coverage (w/o glare & uplight). Most 'dark sky' offerings have very limited light distribution on the ground. |
 Checkout
this bad boy. This light fixture will be shining into windows for miles.
It's glass front ensures that it'll be a major source of
light pollution, pumping light across property lines
on a regular basis. Don't like your neighbors? Want to keep them awake at
night? Install one of these puppies and they'll be sleep deprived in no
time. |
 Here's
a fine example of a quality residential outdoor light fixture from
The Justice
Design Group. It has a night sky
friendly closed top to prevent light from shining up into the sky. Also
notice that you can't see the light source. This means that neither can
your neighbors. Light from this fixture won't trespass onto their
property. Instead, light from this fixture will shine only on the ground
beneath it. This is exactly where it belongs! Checkout our entire
collection of residential lights from the
Justice Design Group. |
 Next, we see exactly the opposite. I cringe every time I see one of
these bad boys light up at night. First off, notice how the top of the
fixture is made of glass. This means that a large percentage of light
coming out of this fixture will shine wastefully into the night sky. This
type of fixture contributes significantly to light pollution. Next, notice
that you can see the bulb itself inside the fixture. Well, of course you
can. The sides are made of glass. This means that when you turn this light
on, the sides of your neighbors homes will be bathed in light. Time to
purchase blackout curtains. This fixture will definitely keep your
neighbors awake at nights. This is called light trespass, in case you were
wondering. Finally, while its shining light sideways, this fixture will
blind drivers as they come down the street. Think it'll make pedestrians
safer to have all that light around? Wrong. Pedestrians will be invisible
with a bunch of these shining into the eyes of drivers. |
 Here's another example of quality residential lighting from
SPJ Lighting.
As responsible as it is attractive. Equipped with a
night sky
friendly closed top, this fixture puts light on the ground in front of
it only... exactly where its needed. Available in either solid brass or
solid copper in
a
variety of finish options, this fixture will provide a lifetime of
service... even as its classic look improves over time. Checkout our
entire collection of residential lights from the
SPJ Lighting. |
|
 Here's a great replacement for the horrible light
to the right. This beautiful,
handcrafted fixture from
The Justice
Design Group comes in over
40 available finishes for virtually any requirement. Note how you
don't see the bulb. If you can't see it... neither can your neighbors.
This beauty will put light only where its needed... on the ground beneath
it! |
 Here's another horrible example of residential lighting.
This glare bomb will light up neighboring homes for quite extended
distances. As you walk up to a house with this type of fixture installed
pay careful attention to the amount of squinting your doing. These
fixtures actually provide greatly reduced visibility... all while lighting
up the neighborhood. |
