[Equest-users] Lighting Controls for LEED

[Grammy]

Reducing the lighting power density is a easy for you and acceptable for
USGBC way.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:43 PM, <MatthewRLarson at eaton.com> wrote:

>  Michael,
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> There are a couple different ways to account for occupancy sensors for LEED
> but you need to follow Appendix G Table G3.2 of ASHRAE 90.1.
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> Basically you’re allowed to reduce the lighting by the percentage listed in
> the above table, 10% for most buildings.  You can do this by either reducing
> the lighting power input for the spaces by 10% under the Internal Loads tab
> or create a lighting occupancy sensor schedule that has hourly fractions
> that are 10% less than your regular lighting schedule.  You also need to
> make sure that you apply this lighting credit to any spaces that are
> required by minimum code to have automatic lighting controls specified under
> Section 9.4.1.  Table G3.1 Number 6 has a good explanation of this process
> for the baseline and proposed building.
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> Thanks,
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> *Matthew Larson, LEED AP BD+C
> *Project Engineer
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> Energy Solutions Group**
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> E M C Engineers, Inc.
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> MatthewRLarson at Eaton.com
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> *From:* equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *M. Shields
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:24 AM
> *To:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Lighting Controls for LEED
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> Hi All,
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> I just got back comments on my models for a LEED project and the reviewer
> commented that I needed to account for occupancy sensors.  I had done this
> by switching the lighting schedule to the occupancy schedule in rooms with
> occupancy sensors, does anyone know if this is an appropriate way to model
> occupancy sensors?  Is there a tool built into equest that allows you to
> account for them a different way?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> ____________________________
> Michael Shields
> Facility Strategies Group, LLC
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> 1012 Market Street, Suite 307
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