Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction--LEED-NC provides four levels of certification, based on a point system. SYLVANIA products are the perfect solution to help achieve the maximum number of points in many of the LEED categories.
| LEED Categories |
Possible
Points |
Certification Types |
Points
Required |
| Sustainable Sites |
14 |
|
|
| Water Efficiency |
5 |
LEED Certified |
26-32 |
Energy and
Atmosphere |
17 |
LEED Silver |
33-38 |
Materials and
Resources |
13
|
LEED Gold |
39-51 |
Indoor Environmental
Quality |
15 |
LEED Platinum |
52+ |
Innovation and
Design Process |
5 |
|
|
CATEGORY: Sustainable Sites/SS Credit #8 “Light Pollution Reduction” 1 pt
Intent: Minimize light trespass from the building and site, reduce sky-glow to increase night sky access, improve nighttime visibility through glare reduction, and reduce development impact on nocturnal environments.
Requirements for interior and exterior light level measurements. Four separate lighting zones are prescribed.
SYLVANIA Strategies:
Specially designed luminaires, combined with lower wattage light sources, can effectively minimize light trespass. Replacing high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps with “white” sources can be an effective strategy, especially at lower light levels. Make sure not to go below IES recommended levels, and talk with your luminaire manufacturer or representative agencies about these types of options.
CATEGORY: Energy and Atmosphere/EA Credit #1 "Optimize energy performance" 1-10 points
Intent: Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline in the prerequisite standard (ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004 and local energy code) to reduce environmental impacts associated with excessive energy use.
Requirement: Reduce total energy consumption within and associated with the building project by at least 15%, using ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1999 as a baseline. Maximum number of points awarded for energy savings of 60%.
SYLVANIA Strategies:
Sylvania offers many energy-efficient options for increasing energy performance once a baseline is established.
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HID opportunities: |
Energy Savings |
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Upgrade from a magnetic HID ballast to an electronic HID ballast |
15% energy savings |
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Use Pulse start (or ceramic metal halide) instead of probe start lamps |
up to 36% energy savings |
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Consider substituting high pressure sodium lamps with whiter light sources (CF/MH) if energy savings is achieved and IES levels are met |
varies |
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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 |
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Fluorescent opportunities: |
Energy Savings |
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Retrofit magnetically ballasted 12 fixtures with electronic ballasts and T8 |
30-45% energy savings |
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Upgrade from electronically ballasted 700 series T8s to electronically ballasted FO30or FO28 SUPERSAVER® T8s |
12% additional energy savings |
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Upgrade from standard IS electronic ballasts to QHE (High Efficiency) IS electronic ballasts |
6% additional savings |
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Use T8 IS Low Ballast Factor (BF) ballasts to replace Normal BF electronic ballasts |
12% additional energy savings |
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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 amps, obtain 10% energy savings |
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See T5HO options outlined above, in the HID Opportunity section |
varies |
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Upgrade from 3L electronically ballasted parabolic fixtures, (87W) to 2L “RT5” Volumetric Recessed fixtures (60 /58W) |
33% additional energy savings |
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Incandescent and Halogen opportunities: |
Savings: |
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Convert all standard incandescent lamps to Capsylite or Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) |
Up to 75% energy savings |