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Integrated Lighting Control Pays Off
Lumisys control products can help buildings achieve LEED certification.
LEED certification can be difficult and expensive to obtain, and therefore requires creative input from all design entities. The electrical engineer can collaborate on several design levels to help the team obtain the intended certification level, particularly when it comes to energy savings from lighting systems. Lighting controls, as a minimum per local energy code compliance, is required on all LEED projects. In fact, it's a prerequisite. In addition, lighting controls can be a major contributing factor to the Energy and Atmosphere category, Credit 1, Maximizing Energy Performance , and the Indoor Environmental Quality category, Credit 6, Controllability.
Supporting Articles:
Keith Lane. Consulting - Specifying Engineer. Denver: May 2005.Vol.33, Iss. 5; pg. 55
Article Link > http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=841614131&sid=3&FmtRobert Paul Dean, AIA, CSI, CCS, and Susan McClendon, RA, CSI, CCS appears in the October / November 2007 ARCHI*TECH Magazine. Article Link > http://www.architechmag.com/articles/detail.aspx?contentID=5212
Subjects Covered:
- What is LEED®? - Overview
- What is Green Globes?
- Green Site Considerations
- Reduced Energy Requirements
- Controlling Lighting for Reduced Energy Usage
- Lighting Considerations in the 4 Principal LEED® Rating Systems
- Daylighting as a Green Building Strategy
- Reducing Toxic Waste from Lighting
Additional resources:
U.S. Green Building Council website for information on the various LEED rating systems and the lighting design considerations for each: www.usgbc.org
Green Globes website for information about its online auditing tool for green building, including lighting design factors: www.greenglobes.com
Web portal for building-related information with a "whole building" focus, including lighting design and daylighting considerations, provided by the National Institute of Building Sciences: www.wbdg.org
Website for information on BSD's PerSpective commercial building performance specifications, including lighting and daylighting considerations: www.bsdsoftlink.com
Website for energy design tools and resources for designing energy-efficient commercial and industrial buildings in California: http://energydesignresources.com
Website for a wide variety of technical lighting documents published by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America: www.iesna.org
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