Articles by Glint and Glare

Glint and glare is an important planning consideration when reflections from developments could potentially impact the surrounding environment. However, it can be challenging to determine whether glint and glare should [...]

Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is one of the world’s busiest airports [1]. It has six runways and processes tens of millions of passengers per year. Figure 1: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. [...]

As solar energy continues to increase in prominence, so too does the policy framework surrounding this infrastructure. In this series of articles, we will discuss the guidance that is taking [...]

Veiling luminance is intense light energy coming from a light source which reduces visibility of other objects in the field of view. It is another way of measuring the perceived [...]

With the growing presence of solar PV developments, both on open land and upon rooftops, the co-existence of solar and airports in proximity to one another has become commonplace. In [...]

Understanding local planning policy and processes is paramount when conducting impact assessments to support planning applications. As part of our day-to-day, we need to be knowledgeable in this area to [...]

In the 3rd article in our series on the Baltic States, we take a look at a prominent high-speed rail development called Rail Baltica and compare this to the UK’s [...]

You may remember briefly learning about refraction in physics at school – light moves more slowly in denser materials and therefore light appears to bend when it moves through glass [...]

Glint and glare assessments require undertaking modelling to determine the locations and times at which solar reflections are geometrically possible. In this article, we explain what the technical requirements are [...]






