Lighting Criteria Standards

Lighting Related Requirements from Sustainable Design Standards and Energy Codes
Lighting Related Criteria for

Sustainable Design Standards
and Energy Codes
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U.S. Green Building Council ................................................................................................. 2

ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1999 .................................................................................................. 5
ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001 .................................................................................................. 7
ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004 .................................................................................................. 9
International Code Council ................................................................................................. 13
New Building Institute ......................................................................................................... 16
This document lists highlights from several standards for information

purposes only. Please consult the various organizations for
full details about these requirements.
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1. U.S. Green Building Council

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
(LEED-NC v2.1)
Sustainable Site Credit #8 (1 point)
Light Pollution Reduction
Meet or provide lower light levels and uniformity ratios than those
recommended in IESNA RP-33-99.
All luminaires with more than 1000 lamp lumens initial are to be shielded
All luminaires with more than 3500 initial lamp lumens to be IESNA Full
Cutoff
The max candela for all interior lighting shall not be emitted out of any
window
The max candela value for all exterior lighting shall fall within the property
Any luminaire within 2 mounting heights of the property boundary shall be shielded such
that no light crosses the boundary.
Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite #1

Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning
Implement or have a contract in place to implement the following best practice commissioning
procedures:
Engage a commissioning team that does not include individuals directly responsible for
project design or construction management.
Review the design intent and the basis of design documentation.
Incorporate commissioning requirements into the construction documents.
Develop and utilize a commissioning plan.
Verify installation, functional performance, training and operation and maintenance
documentation.
Complete a commissioning report.
include HVAC systems and their controls, duct work and piping; building envelope
technologies; renewable and alternate energy technologies; lighting controls and daylighting
systems; potable water efficiency technologies; rainwater harvesting systems; water treatment
systems; and other advanced performance technologies.
Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite #2
Minimum Energy Performance
Comply with ASHRAE 90.1-1999 (without amendments) or the local energy code, whichever
is more stringent (See ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1999 of this handout for details)
Energy & Atmosphere Credit #1 (1-10 points)

Optimize Energy Performance
Reduce energy costs as demonstrated by a whole building

simulation using the ECB Method from Section 11 of
ASHRAE 90.1-1999. Number or points based on percentage
reduction in energy costs per the table to the right.
New
Bldgs.
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
60%

Existing
Bldgs.
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Credits
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Energy & Atmosphere Credit #3 (1 point)
Additional Commissioning
In addition to the Fundamental Building Commissioning prerequisite, implement or have a
contract in place to implement the following additional commissioning tasks:
1. A commissioning authority independent of the design team shall conduct a review of the
design prior to the construction documents phase.
2. An independent commissioning authority shall conduct a review of the construction
documents near completion of the construction document development and prior to
issuing the contract documents for construction.
3. An independent commissioning authority shall review the contractor submittals relative to
systems being commissioned.
4. Provide the owner with a single manual that contains the information required for recommissioning building systems.
5. Have a contract in place to review building operation with O&M staff, including a plan for
resolution of outstanding commissioning-related issues within one year after construction
completion date.
Energy & Atmosphere Credit #5
Measurement & Verification
Install continuous metering equipment for the following end-uses:
Lighting systems and controls
Constant and variable motor loads
Variable frequency drive (VFD) operation
Chiller efficiency at variable loads (kW/ton)
Cooling load
Air and water economizer and heat recovery cycles
Air distribution static pressures and ventilation air volumes
Boiler efficiencies
Building-related process energy systems and equipment
Indoor water risers and outdoor irrigation systems
Develop a Measurement and Verification plan that incorporates the monitoring information from
the above end-uses and is consistent with Option B, C or D of the 2001 International
Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Volume I: Concepts and Options for
Determining Energy and Water Savings.
Materials & Resources Credit #4
Recycled Content
Use materials with recycled content such that the sum of post-consumer recycled content
plus one-half of the post-industrial content constitutes at least 5% of the total value of the
materials in the project.
The value of the recycled content portion of a material or furnishing shall be determined
by dividing the weight of recycled content in the item by the total weight of all material in
the item, then multiplying the resulting percentage by the total value of the item.
Mechanical and electrical components shall not be included in this calculation.
Recycled content materials shall be defined in accordance with the Federal Trade
Commission document, Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, 16 CFR
260.7 (e), available at www.ftc.gov/bcp/grnrule/guides980427.htm.
Lighting equipment is NOT to be included in this calculation.

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Materials & Resources Credit #5
Regional Materials
Use a minimum of 20% of building materials and products that are manufactured*
regionally within a radius of 500 miles.
* Manufacturing refers to the final assembly of components into the building product that is furnished and
installed by the tradesmen. For example, if the hardware comes from Dallas, Texas, the lumber from
Vancouver, British Columbia, and the joist is assembled in Kent, Washington; then the location of the final
assembly is Kent, Washington.
Quote from LEED Training Workshop documentation: Exclude mechanical, electrical,

plumbing, labor, overhead and fees. Lighting equipment is NOT to be included in this
calculation.
Indoor Environmental Quality Credit #6 (1-2 points)
Controllability of Systems
Provide at least one operable window and one lighting control zone per 200 square feet for all
regularly occupied areas within 15 feet of the perimeter wall.
Provide controls for each individual for airflow, temperature and lighting for at least 50% of
the occupants in non-perimeter, regularly occupied areas.
Indoor Environmental Quality Credit #8 (1-2 points)

Daylight and Views
Achieve a minimum Daylight Factor of 2% (excluding all direct sunlight penetration) in 75% of
all space occupied for critical visual tasks. Spaces excluded from this requirement include
copy rooms, storage areas, mechanical plant rooms, laundry and other low occupancy
support areas. Other exceptions for spaces where tasks would be hindered by the use of
daylight will be considered on their merits
Achieve direct line of sight to vision glazing for building occupants in 90% of all regularly
occupied spaces. Examples of exceptions include copy rooms, storage areas, mechanical,
laundry and other low occupancy support areas. Other exceptions will be considered on their
merits.

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2. ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1999
General
This standard applies to:
Interior spaces of buildings;
Exterior building features
Exterior building grounds lighting provided through the buildings electrical service
Exceptions:
Emergency lighting that is automatically shut off during normal building operation
Lighting within living units
Lighting that is specifically designated as required by a health or life safety statute,
ordinance, or regulation
Decorative gas lighting systems
Mandatory Provisions
Lighting Control
Automatic Lighting Shutoff Interior lighting in buildings larger than 5,000 sq.ft shall be controlled
with an automatic control device to shut off building lighting in all spaces. This device shall
function on either;
Time-of-day
Occupancy sensor
Occupant intervention
Exception lighting intended for 24-hour operation
Space Control Each enclosed space shall have at least one control device for the lighting and
shall be activated manually or by occupancy sensing. Each control shall:
Control no more than 2,500 sq.ft in spaces smaller than 10,000 sq.ft and a maximum of
10,000 sq.ft in larger spaces.
Be capable of overriding the automatic lighting shutoff for no more than 4 hours, and
Be readily accessible and located so the occupant can see the controlled lighting
Exception Remote locations are permitted for certain safety or security reasons.
Exterior Lighting Control Lighting for all exterior applications shall be controlled by a
photosensor or by astronomical time switch.
Exception Lighting for covered vehicle entrances or exits from buildings or parking
structures where required for safety, security or eye adaptation.
Additional controls for: display/accent lighting, case lighting. Hotel/motel guest room lighting, task
lighting. Nonvisual lighting and demonstration lighting
Tandem Wiring
Luminaires designed for use with one or three linear fluorescent lamps greater than 30W each
shall use two-lamp tandem-wired ballasts in place of single-lamp ballasts when two or more
luminaires are in the same space and on the same control device.

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Exceptions
Recessed luminaires more than 10 apart, center-to-center
Surface-mounted or pendant luminaires that are not continuous
Luminaire using single-lamp high-frequency electronic ballasts
Luminaires using three-lamp high-frequency electronic or three-lamp electromagnetic
ballasts
Luminaires on emergency circuits
Luminaires with no available pair
Exit Signs
Exit sign luminaires operating at greater than 20 watts shall have a minimum source efficacy of
35 lm/W.
Exterior Building Grounds Lighting
All exterior building grounds luminaires that operate at greater than 100 watts, shall contain lamps
with a minimum efficacy of 60 lumens/watt or be controlled by a motion sensor.
Prescriptive Path
Interior Lighting Power
Determined using either the Building Area method or the Space-by-Space Method.
Building Area Method See Table 9.3.1.1 from standard
Space-by-Space Method See Table 9.3.1.2 (must be used when performing Energy Cost
Budget Method from Chapter 11)
Exterior Building Lighting Power
Applications
Building entrance with canopy or free standing
canopy
Building entrance without canopy
Building exit
Building facades
Power Limits
3 W/sq.ft. of canopied area
33 W/linear foot of door width
0.25 W/sq.ft. of illuminated faade area

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General
Exceptions:
Lighting Control
function on either;
Time-of-day
Occupancy sensor
A signal from another control or alarm system that indicates the area is unoccupied
Exception lighting intended for 24-hour operation
Space Control Each enclosed space shall have at least one control device for the lighting and
shall be activated manually or by occupancy sensing. Each control shall:
Be capable of overriding the automatic lighting shutoff for no more than 4 hours, and
Be readily accessible and located so the occupant can see the controlled lighting
Additional controls for: display/accent lighting, case lighting. Hotel/motel guest room lighting, task
lighting. Nonvisual lighting and demonstration lighting
Tandem Wiring

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Exceptions
ballasts
Exit Signs
Exit sign luminaires operating at greater than 20 watts shall have a minimum source efficacy of
35 lm/W.
All exterior building grounds luminaires, which operate at greater than 100 watts, shall contain
lamps with a minimum efficacy of 60 lumens/watt or be controlled by a motion sensor.
Prescriptive Path
Building Area Method See Table 9.3.1.1 from standard
Space-by-Space Method See Table 9.3.1.2 (must be used when performing Energy Cost
Budget Method from Chapter 11)
Applications
Building entrance with canopy or free standing
canopy
Building entrance without canopy
Building exit
Building facades
Power Limits
3 W/sq.ft. of canopied area
0.25 W/sq.ft. of illuminated faade area

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General
Exceptions:
Lighting Control
function on either;
Time-of-day (each independent program schedule may not encompass more than 25,000
sq.ft or more than one floor)
Occupancy sensor
A signal from another control or alarm system that indicates the area is unoccupied
Exceptions:
lighting intended for 24-hour operation
lighting in spaces where patient care is rendered
lighting in spaces where automatic shutoff would endanger the safety or security of
the room or building occupants
Space Control Each enclosed space shall have at least one control device to independently
control the general lighting within the space. Each control shall be readily accessible and located
so the occupant can see the controlled lighting.
For the following spaces, a control device shall be installed that automatically turns off the lighting
within 30 minutes of all occupants leaving a space unless the space has multi-scene control.
Such spaces are not required to be connected to other automatic lighting shutoff controls.
classrooms (not including shop classrooms, laboratory classrooms and preschool thru
12th grade classrooms
conference/meeting rooms
employee lunch and break rooms
For all other spaces, each control device shall be either activated manually or by sensing
occupancy. Each such device shall:
Be capable of overriding the automatic lighting shutoff for no more than 4 hours
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Lighting not designated for dusk-to-dawn operation shall be controlled by an astronomical
time switch
Lighting for a dusk-to-dawn operation shall use an astronomical time switch or
photosensor
Astronomical time switches shall be capable of retaining the programming and the time
setting during a loss of power for at least 10 hours.
Additional controls for:
display/accent lighting,
case lighting.
Hotel/motel guest room lighting, (hotel and motel guest rooms and guest suites shall
have a master control device at the main room entry that controls all permanently
installed luminaires and switched receptacles)
task lighting.
Nonvisual lighting and
demonstration lighting
Tandem Wiring
Exceptions
ballasts
Exit Signs
Internally illuminated exit signs shall not exceed 5 watts per face.
All exterior building grounds luminaires, which operate at greater than 100 watts, shall contain
lamps with a minimum efficacy of 60 lumens/watt or be controlled by a motion sensor.
The total allowance is the sum of the individual allowed densities (see the following table) times
the applicable areas, plus an additional 5% of that sum.
Exceptions:
Specialized signal, directional and marker lighting associated with transportation
Advertising signage or directional signage
Lighting integral to equipment or instrumentation and is installed by its
manufacturer
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Lighting for theatrical purposes, including performance, stage, film production

and video production
Lighting for athletic playing fields
Temporary lighting
Lighting for industrial production, material handling, transportation sites and
associated storage areas
Theme elements in theme/amusement parks
Lighting used to highlight features of public monuments and registered historic
landmark structures or buildings
TABLE 9.4.5 Lighting Power Densities for Building Exteriors

Tradable Surfaces
(Lighting power
densities for
uncovered parking
areas, building
grounds, building
entrances and exits,
canopies and
overhangs and
outdoor sales areas
may be traded.)
Uncovered Parking Areas

Parking Lots and drives
0.15 W/ft
Building Grounds
Walkways less than 10 feet wide
Walkways 10 feet wide or greater
Plaza areas
Special Feature Areas
Stairways
1.0 W/lin foot

0.2 W/ft
1.0 W/ft
Building Entrances and Exits

Main entries
Other doors
30 W/lin foot of door width

20 W/lin foot of door width
Canopies and Overhangs

Canopies (free standing and attached and
overhangs)
Non-Tradable
Surfaces
(Lighting power
density calculations
for the following
applications can be
used only for the
specific application
and cannot be
traded between
surfaces or with
other exterior
lighting. The
following allowances
are in addition to
any allowance
otherwise permitted
in the tradable
Surfaces section of
this table.)
Outdoor Sales
Open areas (including vehicle sales lots)
Street frontage for vehicle sales lots in addition to
open area allowance
Building Facades
Automated
depositories
teller
machines
and
night
Entrances and gatehouse inspection stations at

guarded facilities
Loading areas for law enforcement, fire,
ambulance and other emergency service vehicles
Drive-up windows at fast food restaurants
Parking near 24-hour retail entrances
1.25 W/ft
0.5 W/ft
20 Watts/linear foot
2
0.2 W/ft for each illuminated wall or

surface or
5.0 W/lin foot for each illuminated wall or
surface length
270 W per location
plus
90 W per additional ATM per location
2
1.25 W/ft of uncovered area
(covered areas are included in the
Canopies and Overhangs section of
Tradable Surfaces)
2
0.5 W/ft of uncovered area
(covered areas are included in the
Canopies and Overhangs section of
Tradable Surfaces)
400 W per drive-through
800 W per main entry
Prescriptive Path

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Building Area Method go to
http://www.acuitybrandslighting.com/sustainability/LEED/BuildingAreaMethod-2004.asp
Space-by-Space Method go to
http://www.acuitybrandslighting.com/sustainability/LEED/SpaceMethod-2004.asp (must be used
when performing Energy Cost Budget Method from Chapter 11)

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5. International Code Council

International Energy Conservation Code (IECC/2003)
General
This standard applies to lighting system controls, ballasts, maximum
lighting power for interior applications and minimum acceptable
lighting equipment for exterior lighting.
Exceptions:
Interior Lighting Controls
Each enclosed area shall have at least one manual control.
Exceptions:
Areas designated as security or emergency areas that must be continuously lit.
Lighting in stairways or corridors that are elements of the means of egress.
Additional Controls
Each area required to have a control specified above shall have the following additional controls.
Exceptions
Areas with only one luminaire
Areas controlled by an occupant-sensing device
Corridors, storerooms, restrooms or public lobbies.
(1) Light Reduction Controls Each area with a manual control shall also allow the occupant
to reduce the connected lighting load by at least 50% using one of the following methods:
Controlling all lamps or luminaires
Dual switching of alternate rows
Switching the middle lamps independently
Switching each lamp or luminaire
Additional Exceptions:
Guestrooms
Spaces that use less than 0.6 W/sq.ft.
(2) Automatic lighting shutoff Buildings larger than 5,000 sq.ft shall have an automatic shut
off control that functions on either:
A time-of-day basis controlling interior lighting in areas not to exceed 25,000 sq.ft or more
than one floor; or
An unscheduled basis by occupant intervention
Occupant Override such automatic lighting shut off devices shall incorporate an
override switching device that:
Is readily accessible
Is located so that a person using the device can see the lights or the area controlled
by that switch or so that the area being lit is annunciated
Is manually operated
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Allows the lighting to remain on for no more than 2 hours

Controls an area not to exceed 5,000 sq.ft
Exceptions:
In malls and arcades, auditoriums, single tenant retail spaces, industrial
facilities, and arenas, where captive-key override is utilized; override time
may exceed two hours.
In malls and arcades, auditoriums, single tenant retail spaces, industrial
facilities and arenas, the area controlled may not exceed 20,000 square feet.
If an automatic time switch control device is installed it shall incorporate an automatic
holiday shut-off feature that turns off all loads for at least 24 hours, then resumes
the normally scheduled operation.
Exception:
Retail stores and associated malls, restaurants, grocery stores, churches and
theaters.
(3) Guestrooms Guestrooms in hotels, motels, boarding houses or similar buildings shall have
at least one master switch at the main entry door that controls all permanently wired lighting
fixtures and switched receptacles except those in the bathroom(s). Suites shall have a control
meeting this requirement at the entry to each room or at the primary entry to the suite.
Exterior Lighting Controls
Automatic switching or photocell controls shall be provided for all exterior lighting not intended for
24-hour operation. Automatic time switches shall have a combination seven-day and seasonal
daylight program schedule adjustment and a minimum 4-hour power backup.
Tandem Wiring
The following luminaires located within the same area shall be tandem wired:
Fluorescent luminaires equipped with one, three or odd numbered lamp configurations that
are recess mounted within 10 center-to-center of each other
Fluorescent luminaires equipped with one, three or odd numbered lamp configurations that
are pendant or surface mounted within 1, edge-to-edge of each other.
Exceptions:
Where electronic high-frequency ballasts are used
Luminaires with no available pair in the area
Exit Signs
Internally illuminated exit signs shall not exceed 5 watts per side.
Interior lighting power requirements
Calculated in accordance with Table 805.5.2
Exterior Lighting
When the power for the exterior lighting is supplied through the energy service to the building, all
sources shall have an efficacy of at least 45 lumens per watt
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Exceptions:
Low-voltage landscape lighting
Where approved because of historical, safety, signage or emergency considerations.
Electrical energy consumption
Individual dwelling units shall be metered separately.

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6. New Building Institute

Advanced Building Guidelines
E-Benchmark v1.0
Basic Criteria
1.9 Lighting Controls
Each room (a space enclosed by floor to ceiling height partition) is required to have a control
device that meets the requirements of (1) Bi-level Control and (2) Automatic lighting reduction.
Exceptions:
Hotel and motel guestrooms and guest suites that have a master control device at the main
room entry that controls all permanently installed luminaires and switched receptacles.
Lighting intended for 24-hour operation
Emergency Lighting
(1) Bi-level Control: The control device shall allow the occupant to reduce the connected
lighting load in a reasonably uniform illumination pattern by at least 50 percent.
Exceptions:
Task Lighting
Rooms that have only 1 luminaire
HID luminaires shall reduce the connected lighting load in a reasonable uniform
illumination pattern by at least 40 percent.
(2) Automatic lighting reduction: The automatic control device shall shut off lighting or reduce
lighting for interior rooms.
A. For all offices less than or equal to 300 square feet enclosed by walls or ceilingheight partitions, and all restrooms, meeting and conference rooms, and all school
classrooms: An automatic basis, using an occupant sensor that shall turn lighting off
within 30 minutes of an occupant leaving a space, or
B. For all other spaces, either comply with 2.A. or use an automatic time switch control
device capable of shutting off lighting using an independent program schedule that
controls the interior lighting in areas that do not exceed 25,000 square feet and are
not more than one floor.
C. In areas with top-mount skylights, an automatic, photosensitive control device shall
reduce the connected lighting load in a reasonably uniform illumination pattern by at
least 50 percent while maintaining design illuminance. Each daylight control zone
shall not exceed 2,500 square feet.
If an automatic time switch control device is installed to comply with Section 1.B., it shall
incorporate an override switching device that:
a) Is readily accessible; and
b) Is located so that a person using the device can see the lights or the area controlled
by that switch, or so that the switch serving the area being lit is annunciated; and
c) Is manually operated; and
d) Allows the lighting to remain on for no more than two hours when an override is
initiated; and
e) Controls an area not exceeding 2,500 square feet for spaces under 10,000 square
feet and not exceeding 5,000 square feet for spaces over 10,000 square feet.
Exceptions:
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In malls and arcades, auditoriums, single tenant retail spaces, industrial facilities,
and arenas, where captive-key override is utilized; override time may exceed two
hours.
In malls and arcades, auditoriums, single tenant retail spaces, industrial facilities
and arenas, the area controlled may not exceed 20,000 square feet.
Electrical and mechanical equipment rooms
Corridors enclosed with floor to ceiling height partitions shall have no more than
50% of the luminaires on automatic shutoff control device.
Public lobbies
Health care patient rooms.
If an automatic time switch control device is installed to comply with section 2.B. it shall
incorporate an automatic holiday shut-off feature that turns off all loads for at least 24
hours, and then resumes the normally scheduled operation.
Exception:
Retail stores and associated malls, restaurants, grocery stores, churches and
theaters.
1.10 Outdoor Lighting
All permanently installed outdoor installations shall meet the following requirements for System
Efficacy, Controls, Luminaire Cutoff and Lighting Power Density:
1. Outdoor Lighting System Efficacy All permanently installed outdoor luminaires that operate
at greater than 100 watts shall have either an initial system efficacy of at least 60 lumens per
watt or be controlled by a motion sensor.
Exceptions:
a) Lighting required by a health or life safety statute, federal or state law, local ordinance or
regulation, including but not limited to emergency lighting.
b) Lighting used in or around swimming pools, water features, or other locations subject to
Article 680 of the 2002 National Electrical Code.
c) Searchlights
d) Theme element lighting for use in theme/amusement parks.
e) Light-emitting diode, neon, and cold-cathode lighting.
f) Specialized signal, directional, and marker lighting associated with transportation.
g) Lighting for theatrical purposes including performances, stage, film production and video
production.
h) Lighting used to highlights features of public monuments and registered historic landmark
structures and buildings.
i) Low-voltage lighting.
2. Outdoor Lighting Controls All permanently installed outdoor lighting shall have automatic
controls capable of turning off exterior lighting when either sufficient daylight is available or
the lighting is not required during nighttime hours. Lighting not designated for dusk-to-dawn
shall be controlled by a time switch. Either a photo sensor or astronomical time switch shall
control dusk-to-dawn lighting.
Exceptions:
a) Lighting in parking garages, tunnels, and large covered areas that require illumination
during daylight hours.
b) Lighting required by a health or life safety statute, federal or state law, local ordinance or
c) Lighting for steps or stairs that require illumination during daylight hours.
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d) Lighting that is controlled by a motion sensor and photoelectric switch
e) Lighting for facilities that have equal lighting requirements at all hours and are designed
to operate continuously.
f) Outdoor theatrical equipment for live performances provided that it is not for continuous
use.
3. Luminaire Cutoffs All permanently install outdoor luminaires used to illuminate parking lots,
building grounds, building entrances/exits, canopies, and outdoor sales shall have the
following cutoff designation as defined by IESNA, LM-64-01:
Luminaires using lamps rated greater than 100 watts but less than or equal to 250 watts
shall be semi-cutoff, cutoff or full-cutoff.
Luminaires using lamps rated greater than 250 watts shall be either cutoff or full-cutoff.
Exceptions:
a) Luminaires that are less than 15
b) Luminaires for faade, signage or flags.
4. Outdoor Lighting Power Outdoor lighting installation located in either rural or urban settings
as defined by local ordinances and the U.S. Census, shall be limited to the following lighting
power densities (all values are watts per square foot except as noted):
Application
PARKING AREAS
Open parking areas
Covered parking areas
BUILDING GROUNDS
Walkways less than 10 wide
Walkways greater than 10 wide, plaza
areas and special feature areas
BUILDING ENTRANCES AND EXITS
Main entrances
Other doors
NON-SALES CANOPIES
Area Canopies
BUILDING FACADES
OUTDOOR SALES
Retail gas and service station
canopies
All other sales canopies
Vehicle and retail sales areas
Outdoor sales frontage
Rural
Urban
0.10
0.30
0.15
0.30
1.0 watts/linear foot

0.15

0.18
25 watts/linear foot of doorway


0.50
1.0
Either 0.15 watts/Square foot or 5.0

watts per linear foot for each
illuminated surface. Lighting densities
may not be traded between surfaces.
Either 0.18 watts/Square foot or 5.0

watts per linear foot for each
illuminated surface. Lighting densities
may not be traded between surfaces.
1.0
1.25
0.70
0.50
20 watts/linear foot
1.0
0.70
Exceptions:
a) The top level of a parking garage is to be considered as covered.
b) Lighting required by a health or life safety statute, federal or state law, local ordinance or
c) Lighting used in or around swimming pools, water features, or other locations subject to
Article 680 of the 2002 National Electrical Code.
d) Searchlights
e) Theme element lighting for use in theme/amusement parks.
f) Light-emitting diode, neon, and cold-cathode lighting.
g) Specialized signal, directional, and marker lighting associated with transportation.

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h) Lighting for theatrical purposes including performances, stage, film production and video
production.
i) Lighting used to highlights features of public monuments and registered historic landmark
structures and buildings.
j) Lighting used for industrial production, material handling, transportation sites and
associated storage areas.
Prescriptive Criteria
2.7 Lighting Power Density
Installed lighting equipment power density shall not exceed the allowed lighting equipment power
density as shown in Table 2.7.1
Criteria for Credit
4.7 Task/Ambient Lighting
Electric lighting power density shall not exceed 0.6 W/square foot for general ambient lighting.
Lighting of task areas (workspaces) shall be supplemented with high-efficacy task lighting with a
minimum initial efficacy of 60 lumens per watt. Task lighting shall be controlled by individual
space occupancy sensors.
4.10 Daylight Responsive Lighting Control Credit
In daylit areas, automatic daylight responsive lighting controls shall be installed that meet the
following requirements:
1. Controls the lights in the daylit area separately from the non-daylit areas.
2. Automatically reduces electrical lighting power in response to available daylight in a daylit
area by either:
1. A combination of dimming ballasts and daylight-sensing automatic controls that are
capable of automatically reducing the power of general lighting in the daylit zone
continuously to less than 35% of rated power at maximum light output; or
2. A combination of multi-level switching and daylight-sensing controls that are capable of
reducing the lighting power automatically. If the control is a switching control, it shall
provide at least two control channels per zone and be installed in a manner such that at
least one control step shall reduce power of general lighting in the daylit zone by 30% to
50% of rated power and another control step shall reduce lighting power by 65% to
100%. This control shall be capable of automatically reducing the general lighting in the
daylit area in multiple steps in response to available daylight while maintaining a
reasonably uniform and appropriate level of illuminance.
3. The light sensor shall be separate from where setpoint adjustments are made; and
4. The controls for calibration adjustments to the lighting control device shall be readily
accessible to authorized personnel.
Exceptions:
a) Daylight spaces enclosed by floor to ceiling partitions containing only one luminaire
b) Conference rooms
c) Lighting required by a health or life safety statute, federal or state law, local ordinance or
d) Lighting for steps or stairs that require illumination during daylight hours
e) Lighting for theatrical purposes, including performances, stage, film production and video
production
f) Lighting for industrial production.
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Lighting Related Requirements from Sustainable Design Standards and Energy Codes

Lighting Related Criteria for

U.S. Green Building Council ................................................................................................. 2

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

1. U.S. Green Building Council

Energy & Atmosphere Prerequisite #1

Energy & Atmosphere Credit #1 (1-10 points)

Reduce energy costs as demonstrated by a whole building

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

Lighting equipment is NOT to be included in this calculation.

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

Quote from LEED Training Workshop documentation: Exclude mechanical, electrical,

Indoor Environmental Quality Credit #8 (1-2 points)

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

Lighting for theatrical purposes, including performance, stage, film production

TABLE 9.4.5 Lighting Power Densities for Building Exteriors

Uncovered Parking Areas

1.0 W/lin foot

Building Entrances and Exits

30 W/lin foot of door width

Canopies and Overhangs

Entrances and gatehouse inspection stations at

0.2 W/ft for each illuminated wall or

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

5. International Code Council

Allows the lighting to remain on for no more than 2 hours

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6. New Building Institute

1.0 watts/linear foot

1.0 watts/linear foot

25 watts/linear foot of doorway

30 watts/linear foot of doorway

Either 0.15 watts/Square foot or 5.0

Either 0.18 watts/Square foot or 5.0

This document lists highlights from several standards for information

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