SELUX and IDA: Helping protect the night
Observe a night sky in an open field or suburban area with no exterior lighting, and then compare a night sky in a parking lot or urban area with a non-cutoff fixture. The uplight from non-cutoff fixtures can be plainly seen, obstructing our view of the night sky and creating distracting glare at critical viewing angles. SELUX design engineered an array of IDA-certified "Dark Sky Friendly" Full-Cutoff luminaires to eliminate these problems.
Oakwood Commons, an office center in Poughkeepsie, NY, is a great example of Full-Cutoff vs. Non-Cutoff optics. In the top right corner, you can see fixtures that do not feature Full-Cutoff optics where the glare and uplight spill are clearly seen. But when you see the Selux IDA-Certified Full-Cutoff fixtures, you see no uplight- with the light clearly and uniformly projected below.
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Observe a night sky in an open field or suburban area with no exterior lighting, and then compare a night sky in a parking lot or urban area with a non-cutoff fixture. The uplight from non-cutoff fixtures can be plainly seen, obstructing our view of the night sky and creating distracting glare at critical viewing angles. SELUX design engineered an array of IDA-certified "Dark Sky Friendly" Full-Cutoff luminaires to eliminate these problems.
Oakwood Commons, an office center in Poughkeepsie, NY, is a great example of Full-Cutoff vs. Non-Cutoff optics. In the top right corner, you can see fixtures that do not feature Full-Cutoff optics where the glare and uplight spill are clearly seen. But when you see the Selux IDA-Certified Full-Cutoff fixtures, you see no uplight- with the light clearly and uniformly projected below.
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All Selux IDA-Certified "Dark Sky Friendly" Full-Cutoff fixtures have gone through rigorous design and testing to provide 100% Full-Cutoff optics for better efficiency and a clear night sky. Here are some of the benefits of Selux Full-Cutoff lighting:
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- Preserve, protect, and create a more pleasant nighttime environment
- Clearer night sky
- Better efficiency and light distribution by eliminating upward light spillage
- Minimal glare at critical viewing angles
- Provide visually appealing, uniform light distribution
- Qualifies for certain LEED-rated projects
- Eligible for certain green government grants & loans
- Environmentally responsible outdoor lighting
- Offers the same clean, architectural Selux forms
For more information on the IDA, please visit www.darksky.org
The following Selux Fixtures are all IDA-Certified "Dark Sky Friendly" Full-Cutoff:
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