Lighting Controls Association Publishes Whitepaper on Advanced Lighting Control Options for LEED v.4

The Lighting Controls Association recently published an article I wrote about advanced lighting control options that can be used to achieve Energy + Atmosphere points for LEED v.4.

Version 4 of the popular Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system is expected to be released at Greenbuild in November 2013.

Final balloting to approve the new LEED version is expected to occur in June, so we don’t know exactly what will be contained in the new rating system. One thing is almost certain, which is that the prerequisite for the Energy + Atmosphere section will change from the 2007 to the 2010 version of the ASHRAE/IES 90.1 energy standard, which is the national energy reference standard.

This standard is expected to be tough to beat in terms of both lighting power densities and controls. For controls, ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2010 requires automatic shutoff, bilevel lighting and daylight harvesting in a wide range of applications. These requirements are mandatory, meaning compliance translates to satisfying the LEED prerequisite.

What control options are available that can go beyond the prerequisite and earn LEED Energy + Atmosphere points?

The solution may be contained in the language of the standard.

Click here to read this article.

Craig DiLouie

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