CATEGORY: Energy and Atmosphere/EA Prerequisite #2 "Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance"  REQUIRED

Intent: Establish the minimum level of energy efficiency for the building and systems.

Requirements:  Achieve an energy performance rating of at least 69 using the EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.  For those projects not eligible for the ENERGY STAR rating, demonstrate energy efficiency at least 19% better than the average for typical buildings of similar type or use the alternative method described in the LEED Reference Guide for EBO&M.

CATEGORY: Energy and Atmosphere/EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Efficiency Performance 1-18 points

Intent: Achieve increasing levels of energy efficiency performance relative to typical buildings of similar type to reduce environmental impacts associated with excessive energy use.

Requirements:

Case 1 -- For building types addressed by EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, achieve an energy performance rating of at least 71 by using Portfolio Manager.  Additional points available for a rating up to 95.

Case 2 -- For building types not addressed by ENERGY STAR, demonstrate energy efficiency at least 21% better than the average use of typical buildings of similar type, or use the alternative method in the LEED Reference Guide.

SYLVANIA Strategies:

The ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager measures comprehensive energy performance for a building, as compared to other similar buildings.  The Benchmarking Tool is available online at www.energystar.gov and should be completed first by the building owner or project specifier.  In the meantime, determine the baseline installation and identify energy-efficient alternatives by area or fixture type. 

Sylvania offers many energy-efficient options for increasing energy performance once a baseline is established. 

HID opportunities:	Savings
Upgrade from a magnetic HID ballast to an electronic HID ballast	15% energy savings
Use Pulse start (or ceramic metal halide) instead of probe start lamps	up to 36% energy savings
Consider substituting high pressure sodium lamps with whiter light sources (CF/MH) if energy savings is achieved and IES levels are met	varies
Substitute with T5HO or T8 for hi-bay installations, making use of (T5HO) electronic ballasts that have lamp switching capability and use occupancy sensors	~50% energy
Eliminate Mercury lamps	mercury savings

Fluorescent opportunities:	Energy Savings
Retrofit magnetically ballasted 12 fixtures with electronic ballasts and T8	30-45% energy savings
Upgrade from electronically ballasted 700 series T8s to electronically ballasted FO30or FO28 SUPERSAVER® T8s	12% additional energy savings
Upgrade from standard IS electronic ballasts to QHE (High Efficiency) IS electronic ballasts	6% additional savings
Use T8 IS Low Ballast Factor (BF) ballasts to replace Normal BF electronic ballasts	12% additional energy savings
Higher BF (e.g.1.2 BF) electronic ballasts with high lumen lamps (e.g. FO32W XP) can reduce number of lamps needed, where it’s feasible	e.g. use 2 vs. 3 T8 lamps, obtain 10% energy savings
See T5HO options outlined above, in the HID Opportunity section	varies
Upgrade from 3L electronically ballasted parabolic fixtures, (87W) to 2L “RT5” Volumetric Recessed fixtures (60 /58W)	33% additional energy savings

Incandescent and Halogen opportunities:	Savings:
Convert all standard incandescent lamps to Capsylite or Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)	Up to 75% energy savings

CATEGORY: Materials and Resources/MR Prerequisite #1 Sustainable Purchasing Policy REQUIRED

Intent: Reduce the environmental impacts of materials acquired for use in the operations, maintenance and upgrades of buildings.

Requirements:  Have in place an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) policy that includes ongoing consumables and at least one other credit, including MR Credit 4 -- Toxic Material Source Reduction -- Reduced Mercury in Light Bulbs.

CATEGORY: Materials and Resources/MR Prerequisite #2 Solid Waste Management Policy REQUIRED

Intent: Facilitate the reduction of waste genearted by building occupants that is hauled to and disposed of in landfills or incineration facilities.

Requirements: Have in place a Solid Waste Management Policy for the building and site addressing...recycling of all mercury-containing light bulbs.

SYLVANIA Solutions:  SYLVANIA offers three options including an online prepaid recycling kit solution for small volumes of lamps, a tailored program with Veolia Environmental Services for larger volumes of lamps, and our own SYLVANIA Lighting Services for ongoing service and maintenance, including recycling services.

MR Credit 4 Sustainable Purchasing - Reduced Mercury in Lamps (1 point)

Intent:  Establish and maintain a toxic material source reduction program to reduce the amount of mercury brought into buildings through purchases of lamps.

Requirements:  Develop a purchasing plan that specifies maximum levels of mercury permitted in mercury-containing lamps purchased for the building and associated grounds.  The purchasing plan must specify a target for the overall average of mercury content in lamps for the facility of 90 picograms per lumen-hour or less. 

• 90% of purchased lamps by quantity are included in the calculation
• Screw-based CFLs from SYLVANIA and other NEMA companies may be eliminated from the calculation
• Mercury content of lamps purchased during period of performance: 90 picograms per lumen-hour

Calculation for weighted average is:

Picograms of Hg in all lightbulbs acquired during performance period 

Rated hours X mean light output at 40% of life

SYLVANIA Strategies:

The calculation relies on mercury content, lamp life, and mean lumen hours.  SYLVANIA continues to lower our mercury content in our lamps and extend their lamp life. 

SYLVANIA lamps do well in this calculation.

Our mercury LEED EB Mercury Calculator can help with this credit.  In addition, our Mercury Chart showing mercury content for our lamps should be submitted with your documentation.

CATEGORY: Indoor Environmental Quality/IEQ Credit #2.2 Controllability of Systems -- Lighting 1 point

Intent:  Provide a high level of control by individual occupants or groups in mulit-occupant spaces (e.g. classrooms or conference areas) to promote the productivity, comfort and well-being of building occupants

Requirement:  Have controls for at least 50% of building occupants, enabling adjustments to suit individual task needs and preferences, or those of a group sharing a multi-occupant space or workgroup area

SYLVANIA Strategies:

Quicktronic^® Powersense^TM T8 Dimming and DALI dimming ballasts can be integrated with Daylight Harvesting and Building Management Systems for higher levels of control and comfort. Sylvania Programmed Start ballasts are the best to use when the switching cycles are frequent or unknown. 

CATEGORY:  Innovation in Operations /IO Credit #1  1-4 points

Intent:  To provide building operations, maintenance and upgrade teams the opportunity to achieve additional environmental benefits for exceptional performance above the requirements set by the LEED Rating System

SYLVANIA Strategies: 

SYLVANIA sales teams can help you substantially exceed the energy performance credit with our innovative energy-efficient and long-life products.   For example, Sylvania LED products reduce maintenance requirements and provide exemplary with fewer materials to be disposed of at end of life.  In addition, SYLVANIA sales teams can help you develop education and training for the occupants of the conditioned space to help them understand the energy-saving and benefits of SYLVANIA products.