Musco Lighting - Light Control

Keep neighbors and players happy
while reducing costs

Musco’s light control technology increases useable light on the playing surface while decreasing off-site spill light.

Sports lighting systems can be cost-effective and environmentally sensitive

Musco systems

•	Light-Structure Green™ A complete system from foundation to poletop that redirects wasted light onto the playing surface
•	Retrofit & Indoor Applications The retrofit answer which redirects wasted light onto the playing surface

Planners and administrators of recreational facilities are often faced with the challenge of balancing the needs of their clients and the needs of their communities. This is most apparent when a lighted sports facility must meet community expectations of a good neighbor yet provide a cost-effective and superior playing experience for participants.

Lighting technology now allows both concerns to be addressed in a cost-effective manner. Learn more about how effective light control impacts:

Community-friendly facilities
Playability and safety
Cost effectiveness

You can also explore success stories regarding Musco’s light control technology. Or contact us for more information.

Community-friendly facilities

Choose sports lighting systems that redirect wasted spill light, satisfy neighbors, and protect the night sky

Communities continue to grow and require recreational opportunities. Lighting existing fields offers additional playing time for a fraction of the cost of developing new land. You want your lighted facility to be a community asset, not a liability, now and for years to come.

Three keys essential to community approval of sports lighting are:

Keeping light on the field and away from neighboring properties (spill light)

Restricting light source visibility to comfortable levels (glare)

Maintaining the natural beauty of the night sky and stars (sky glow)

Musco provides:

•	Measurably reduced spill light by redirecting potentially wasted light back onto the field
•	Improved neighbor and player satisfaction by reducing glare that causes discomfort
•	Minimized sky glow

Playability and Safety

Specify measurable performance for the control of light both on and off of the field. Seek written guarantees and on-site performance tests

You want to assure a superior playing experience for the people who use your facility. To do this, you’ll need to provide the appropriate quantity (light levels) and quality (uniformity) of light on the playing surface. Both of these are important to a safe, well-lighted facility.

Lighting systems vary in their ability to control light on and off the field, with one usually sacrificed for the other. Look for a system which meets your spill and glare needs as well as provides a superior on-field experience for your players.

Musco provides:

•	More useable light on the playing surface while decreasing off-site spill
•	Guaranteed performance of both quantity and quality of light
•	Free lighting designs that meet your specific participant, spectator and even television broadcast needs
•	Assistance in developing written specifications to ensure the performance of your system

Cost Effectiveness

Purchasing, installation, operating and maintenance costs are all relevant when selecting a sports lighting system

You’re going to use your sports lighting system for years to come. Decisions you make today will affect your budget and operating costs for the next 20 years.

The more efficient the lighting system you choose, the fewer costs you will incur over the life of the system.

Because Musco’s light control technology redirects wasted spill light onto the playing surface, Musco systems can provide up to 25 percent more light per fixture where it counts, on the field.

Musco provides:

•	Reduced energy costs now and for the lifetime of your system
•	Fewer fixtures to buy and install with no compromises in lighting quality or quantity
•	Fewer fixtures to operate and maintain for the lifetime of your system

Success Stories

Belleville Softball Complex South Bend, Indiana		Boston College Alumni Stadium Boston, Massachusetts

Lockhart Stadium Home of Major League Soccer’s Miami Fusion Ft. Lauderdale, Florida		Mankato East High School Mankato, Minnesota

Poway Community Park Poway, California		Rose Bowl Pasadena, California