Glare Reduction Optics in Sports Lighting – Product Spotlight
- November 1, 2016
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As major league baseball’s World Series was winding up the 2016 season, the Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Ballpark Authority were finalizing plans for a new programmable LED stadium sports lighting system at Target Field planned for installation prior to the 2017 season. Since Target Field’s opening in 2010, five other major league stadiums have converted to LED stadium lighting systems, according to Dan Kenney, executive director of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority. Kenney said the new LED stadium lighting system will improve lighting quality, require less maintenance and “reduce glare and neighborhood spillover impacts.” Whether a major-league baseball stadium or a neighborhood sports complex field, the subject of glare in sports lighting is not a new one. On-field glare for …