Energy Savings

Lithonia LED white papers

Acuity Brands Offers LED Lighting White Papers - The white papers address four fundamental LED topics: LED Binning, Photometric Measurement, Lumen Depreciation and Color Quality.
“LED and Binning” addresses the issues associated with binning LEDs, color temperature, chromaticity and ANSI binning standards.
“LED and 100% Efficiency” provides information about relative and absolute photometry, photometry standards IESNA LM-79-08, DOE CALiPER program and luminaire efficiency.
“LED and Lumen Depreciation” addresses service life for LED systems, including life and lumen depreciation and IES Standard LM80.
“LED and Controls” features details on LED color temperature, color rendering index and color quality scale.

All four white papers can be downloaded at: http://www.lithonia.com/RTLED/PR

LEP = Light Emitting Plasma for more information go to www.luxim.com.

EPA Green Buildings

Green buildings are structures that incorporate the principles of sustainable design-design in which the impact of a building on the environment will be minimal over its lifetime. Green buildings incorporate principles of energy and resource efficiency, practical applications of waste reduction and pollution prevention, good indoor air quality and natural light to promote occupant health and productivity, and transportation efficiency in design and construction, during use and reuse.

Click here to vist the EPA Green buildings website

Why Recycle? Recycling reduces the potential for future liability as most lighting waste is regulated by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Superfund liability laws and the Universal Waste Rule.

IRS information notice on how commercial building owners or leaseholders can qualify for the tax deduction for making their building energy efficient: Notice 2006-52

New Tax Incentives Make High-Benefit Lighting Less Expensive Than Ever Before.

Energy Policy Act of 2005

Lighting Control Code Provisions at a Glance

ASHRAE
Automated shut-off
Space control
Exterior lighting control

IECC 2003
Automated shut-off
Space control
Light level reduction control
Exterior lighting control

Lighting Control Strategies for Energy Code Mysteries.
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