LEED-Certified Lighting Pays Off in Other Ways

摘要

LEED certification can be difficult and expensive to obtain, and therefore requires creative input from all design entities. The electrical engineer can collaborate on several design levels to help the team obtain the intended certification level, particularly when it comes to energy savings from lighting systems. Lighting controls, as a minimum per local energy code compliance, is required on all LEED projects. In fact, it's a prerequisite. In addition, lighting controls can be a major contributing factor to the Energy and Atmosphere category, Credit 1, Maximizing Energy Performance, and the Indoor Environmental Quality category, Credit 6, Controllability.