While attending a local event for home performance contractors recently, one subject popped up in two separate conversations that I have been thinking about for awhile now and would like to open up for comment: Time of Sale Energy Labeling of Homes. This is the practice of having a mandatory energy rating or audit done of [...]
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The new Energy Standards take the subject of lighting controls and there effect on energy performance more seriously than ever before. There are basically four types of lighting controls recognized in the Standards. An Energy Management Control System (EMCS), that controls on/off times, duration and dimming levels by means of a computer. A programmable wall [...]
What exactly does the code mean when it says “high efficacy or low efficacy fixture”? First a couple definitions: The code doesn’t use the term fixture. They use the lighting industry term “luminaire“. This is the housing, lamp holder and ballast if present. Neither does it use the term bulb. It is referred to as a ”lamp”. Efficacy [...]
I’m going over the new state energy code standards for lighting for a project I’m going to start in the spring. I thought I’d provide an overview of the lightig requirements in the 2008 energy code for those of you who haven’t had a chance to get up to speed.
