[Bldg-sim] 90.1-2007 Exterior Lighting Allowance calculation

AChapin at sriregistrar.com AChapin at sriregistrar.com
Fri Jul 18 09:48:16 PDT 2014


My view is that claim both allowances are technically not allowed, even in 
the case indicated by Nick. However, it is difficult for the reviewer to 
check for this in most cases (such as if there are both doors with and 
without canopies, it may not raise a flag that both allowances for doors 
and canopies are included).

Alex N. Chapin
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From:   Nick Caton <ncaton at smithboucher.com>
To:     "Jones, Christopher" <cjones at halsall.com>, 
"AChapin at sriregistrar.com" <AChapin at sriregistrar.com>, 
"bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org" <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
Date:   07/18/2014 12:34 PM
Subject:        RE: 90.1-2007 Exterior Lighting Allowance calculation



Not to be contrarian, but I think there are cases where you can reasonably 
claim both allowances. 
 
If you have a large illuminated/illuminating canopy connecting to a 
building entrance, such as with a with many hotel drive-up lobbies, and 
that canopy?s lighting is illuminating (directly or indirectly) a 
substantial ground area separate from the main entry landing, then it 
would be appropriate to claim both allowances.  I would not claim canopy 
credit for smaller canopies at entrances which only pool light on the 
vertical entryway and/or the landing area.
 
This falls squarely into the logic and guidance that allowances may only 
be claimed for illuminated surfaces - you cannot claim façade lighting 
when it does not exist in the proposed design, for example.
 
If there is a hard rule disallowing this practice, I would submit I have 
yet to run into it with any reviews.
 
Regards,
 
~Nick

 
NICK CATON, P.E.
SENIOR ENGINEER
 
Smith & Boucher Engineers
25501 west valley parkway, suite 200
olathe, ks 66061
direct 913.344.0036
fax 913.345.0617
www.smithboucher.com 
 
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Of Jones, Christopher
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Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] 90.1-2007 Exterior Lighting Allowance calculation
 
Alex,
Thanks for the clarification!
 
Christopher Jones, P.Eng. 
Tel: 416.644.4226 ? Toll Free: 1.888.425.7255 x 527
 
From: AChapin at sriregistrar.com [mailto:AChapin at sriregistrar.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:06 PM
To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Cc: Jones, Christopher
Subject: 90.1-2007 Exterior Lighting Allowance calculation
 
Hi Christopher, 

You are only allowed to include the allowance of one or the other surface 
type (i.e. entrance or canopy/overhangs). You can pick the one that is the 
most beneficial, but you can't include both. 

Alex N. Chapin 
Sustainability Program Engineer 
SRI Green Building Certification, LLC 
300 Northpointe Circle ? Suite 304 
Seven Fields, PA 16046 ? USA 

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:40:11 +0000
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Table 9.4.5 includes allowance for Building Entrances and exits (W/linear 
feet) and Canopies and Overhangs (W/ft2).  If a door has a canopy do you 
include the allowance for both the W/linear feet and the W/ft2 of canopy?

Thanks for any insights!

Christopher Jones, P.Eng.
Halsall Associates
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