Friday, March 13th - 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presented by: Yvonne English
CEUs: TBA

Course Description:
Mitigating the negative effects of excessive lighting in our environment is critical to human health and impacts on other species, energy and water quality. This presentation looks at how landscape architects and lighting designers can alter in the global light pollution crisis, creating a beneficially lit environment. After the course attendees will understand the terms and definitions associated with outdoor lighting and light pollution, as well as light pollution threats: obvious (views, property rights) and less obvious (health, energy, water quality). Attendees will also learn strategies to minimize light pollution without reducing quality or health, safety and welfare.

Biography:
Yvonne English, registered landscape architect, landscape contractor, and LEED AP, is the founding principle of Legends Design Studio. Her multiple roles grant her hands-on experience in all facets of landscape design project development, including preliminary design, site planning, planting, irrigation, lighting and water feature design, construction drawings and specifications, construction support and LEED-sensitive design.

She is design instructor at UCLA Extension's Landscape Architecture Program. Yvonne started her professional career as a software engineer. Engineering has a powerful influence on her design final solutions. She imagines how to light a space, and then performs the multiple calculations required to make the system perform as designed.