TL;DR
A glare shield is a hood, louver, or extended cowl fitted over a landscape or security fixture to hide the bright source from view while letting the beam reach its target. On uplights aimed at trees and facades it keeps the lamp image out of windows and driver sightlines, and on path lights it directs output downward.
What it means
A glare shield is a hood, louver, or extended cowl fitted over a landscape or security fixture to hide the bright source from view while letting the beam reach its target. On uplights aimed at trees and facades it keeps the lamp image out of windows and driver sightlines, and on path lights it directs output downward. Dark-sky ordinances in many municipalities effectively require shielding on outdoor fixtures, so lighting designers specify it fixture by fixture during aiming.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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