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2006 Rebuild Michigan: Advanced Energy Technologies
  • Options for Advanced Lighting Design
  • Gary Steffy, LC, FIALD









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Gary Steffy, LC, FIALD
  • President, GarySteffyLightingDesign Inc www.gsld.net
    • Founded in 1982
    • IALD
      • Fellow
      • Past president
    • IESNA
    • Member/USNC/CIE
    • Lighting Certified/NCQLP


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Author
  • VNR’s Architectural Interior Systems/2e, 1988 with Flynn and Segil
  • VNR’s Architectural Interior Systems/3e, 1992 with Flynn, Kremers, and Segil
  • McGraw–Hill’s Time–Saver Standards for Architectural Lighting, 2000 www.tssal.com
  • Wiley’s Architectural Lighting Design/2e, 2002 www.ald2e.com
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Previous Experiences
  •  Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, 1979
    • Senior lighting designer
      • DIA Kresge Court
      • GE Schenectady
      • Dominican Chapel of the Plains
  •  Owens/Corning Fiberglas, 1977
    • Research engineer
      • Acoustical baffle clip (patent w/Seymour and Wyerman)
      • ICS program
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Options for Advanced Lighting Design
  • Energy Efficient Lighting
  • Using electricity efficiently over time to produce light for life activities
    • minimize electricity
    • minimize time
    • maximize life activities
      • quantity of light
      • quality of light

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Energy Efficient Lighting
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Energy Efficient Lighting
  • More than efficient light bulbs (lamps)
  • More than efficient light fixtures (luminaires)
  • Symbiosis
    • Architecture
    • Lighting
    • People
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Energy Efficient Lighting
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Define the Problem/1
  • What is the end
    • Satisfy users' needs
    • Living
    • Working
  • Separate means from the end
    • Design aesthetics/a means
    • Hardware selection/a means
    • Engineering calculations/a means
    • Systems integration/a means
    • Value engineering/a means
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Define the Problem/2
  • Keep priorities straight
    • Why are you doing what you’re doing?
      • Cheapest
      • Fastest
      • Easiest
        • For contractor
        • For you
        • For owner
      • Politically correct
    • The priority is the end
        • Satisfy users’ needs
        • Living
        • Working
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Define the Problem/3
  • Recognize biology problem
    • Visual perception
      • Luminance contrast
      • Chromatic contrast
    • Physiological
      • Biological clock
        • Intensity
        • Duration
      • Accommodation and adaptation
        • Intensity
        • Surface reflectances/transmittances
        • Distance
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Criteria: Task Factors
  • Visual tasks
    • Task size/inherent contrast
    • Users’ ages
  • Luminances
    • Absolute
    • Ratios
  • Surface reflectances
  • Surface transmittances
  • Illuminances
    • IESNA criteria — use ranges to refine values
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Advance Lighting Design
  • Lamps
  • Ballasts
  • Luminaires
  • Daylighting
  • Controls
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Advanced Lighting Design: Best Lamps
  • Light emitting diode (LED)
  • Incandescent halogen infrared (HIR)
  • Ceramic metal halide (CMH)
  • Compact fluorescent (CFL)
  • Linear fluorescent
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Lamps: LED
  • Packages
    • Single array (bud)
    • Linear arrays
      • Exposed
      • Enclosed tubes
    • Rectilinear arrays
      • Panels
    • Circular arrays
      • Disc inserts
      • MR16
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Lamps: LED
  • Characteristics
    • Efficiency: Low
      • 10 to 15 lumens per watt (LPW) in real world
      • Lab hype at 80+ LPW
    • Candlepower: Weak
      • Single LED = point source
        • Low wattage limits “punch”
      • Array of LEDs = area source
        • Temperature sensitivity limits number of LEDs in an array
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Lamps: LED
    • Voltage: 12V, 24V
    • Initial Cost: Very high
      • Extremely high compared to functionality
      • High array cost
      • Auxiliary equipment cost (driver)
    • Life Cycle Cost: Very low
      • Probably — haven’t been in service long
      • Low energy and long replacement cycle
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Lamps: LED
    • Life: Long
      • Industry has yet to agree on life definition
        • Generally considered time at which output is 70% initial
      • Color dependent
      • Temperature dependent
      • 30,000 to 50,000 hours
    • Color Temperature: Wide range
      • 3000K to 6500K (typically most efficient)
      • Saturated colors
      • Millions of colors with color mixing software
    • Color Rendering: Good (70 to 85 of 100 on white light)
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Lamps: LED
  • Applications
    • Short throw low–to–moderate intensity applications
      • Task lights
      • Step lights
    • Signage
      • Backlighting
      • Edgelighting
    • Eye candy
      • Decorative color applications
      • Most efficient, most sustainable in low light settings
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Lamps: HIR
  • Packages
    • T2, T2.5, T3
    • MR16
    • PAR30, PAR38
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Lamps: HIR
  • Characteristics
    • Efficiency: Low to moderate
      • 15 to 40 LPW
      • High wattages most efficacious
    • Candlepower: Strong
      • Point source
      • Variety of factors influence “punch”
        • Wattage
        • Voltage
        • Reflector/lensing
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Lamps: HIR
    • Voltage: 12V, 120V, 277V
    • Initial Cost: Very low
      • Relative to other efficient technologies
      • Mains voltage lowest cost
      • US$11. to US$23. (900–watt @US$69.) www.gesupply.com
    • Life Cycle Cost: Very high
      • High energy
      • Short replacement cycle
        • Recurring lamp costs
        • Recurring labor costs
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Lamps: HIR
    • Life: Very short
      • 2000 to 5000 hours
        • Point at which half of lamps will have failed
      • Voltage dependent
    • Color Temperature: Nominal range
      • 3000K
    • Color Rendering: Excellent (100 of 100)
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Lamps: HIR
  • Applications
    • Medium–to–long throw applications
      • Accent lighting
        • Museums
        • Some retail
        • Some commercial
      • High–ceiling downlights (dimmable, instant–on)
    • Low–level, dimmable applications
      • Theaters/auditoria
      • Conference rooms
    • “Gold standard”
        • Decorative, dimmable, accent applications
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Lamps: CMH
  • Packages
    • T4.5, T6
    • PAR20, PAR30L, PAR38
    • BD17
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Lamps: CMH
  • Characteristics
    • Efficiency: High to very high
      • 60 to 90 LPW
      • High wattages most efficacious
    • Candlepower: Very strong
      • Point source
      • Variety of factors influence “punch”
        • Wattage
        • Envelope type
        • Reflector/lensing
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Lamps: CMH
    • Voltage: 120V, 277V
    • Initial Cost: Very high
      • US$50. to US$117. www.gesupply.com
    • Life Cycle Cost: Low to moderate
      • Low energy
      • Long replacement cycle
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Lamps: CMH
    • Life: Long to very long
      • 7500 to 15000 hours
    • Color Temperature: Two choices
      • 3000K
      • 4200K
    • Color Rendering: Very good (80+ to 90+ of 100)
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Lamps: CMH
  • Applications
    • Medium–to–long throw applications
      • Accent lighting
        • Retail
        • Commercial
      • High–ceiling downlights
      • High–wall washing
    • Exterior (operate in temperature extremes)
    • Best accent light available
        • If dimming and instant–on aren’t needed
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Lamps: CFL
  • Packages
    • 4–pin Varieties
      • F13, F18, and F26 quad tube
      • F13, F18, F26, F32, and F42 triple tube
      • F18 and F40 rapid start “long” tubes
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Lamps: CFL
  • Characteristics
    • Efficiency: High
      • 65 to 75 lumens per watt (LPW)
      • High wattages most efficacious
    • Candlepower: Weak to moderate
      • Area source
      • Variety of influencing factors on “punch”
        • Wattage/envelope size
        • Aperture size
        • Reflector
        • Lensing
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Lamps: CFL
    • Voltage: 120V, 277V
    • Initial Cost: Low to moderate
      • Higher wattages more costly
      • US$8. to US$26. www.gesupply.com
    • Life Cycle Cost: Low
      • Low energy
      • Long replacement cycle
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Lamps: CFL
    • Life: Long to very long
      • 10000 to 20000 hours
      • Wattage and package dependent
    • Color Temperature: Moderate range
      • 2700K
      • 3000K
      • 3500K
      • 4100K
    • Color Rendering: Very good (80+ of 100)
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Lamps: CFL
  • Applications
    • Short throw moderate–to–high intensity applications
      • Wall wash lighting
      • Downlighting
    • Decorative/functional lighting
    • Low–to–moderate level, dimmable applications
      • Conference rooms
    • Incandescent replacement
      • Decorative, dimmable, human–scale general lighting
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Lamps: Linear Fluorescent
  • Packages
    • T2
    • T5
    • T8
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Lamps: Linear Fluorescent
  • Characteristics
    • Efficiency: Moderate to very high
      • 45 to 89 lumens per watt (LPW)
    • Candlepower: Weak to moderate
      • Area source
      • Variety of influencing factors on “punch”
        • Wattage/envelope size
        • Aperture size
        • Reflector
        • Lensing
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Lamps: Linear Fluorescent
    • Voltage: 120V, 277V
    • Initial Cost: Low to moderate
      • Higher wattages more costly
      • US$3. to US$11. www.gesupply.com  (T2 about US$20.)
    • Life Cycle Cost: Low
      • Low energy
      • Long to very long replacement cycle
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Lamps: Linear Fluorescent
    • Life: Long to very long
      • 10000 to 36000 hours
      • Wattage, package, and ballast dependent
    • Color Temperature: Moderate range
      • 3000K
      • 3500K
      • 4100K
    • Color Rendering: Very good (70 to 85 of 100)
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Lamps: Linear Fluorescent
  • Applications
    • Short throw moderate–to–high intensity applications
      • Wall wash lighting
      • Downlighting
      • Uplighting
      • Display/millwork/casework task lighting
    • Decorative/functional lighting
    • Neat, efficient, modern and likable
      • Perfect in modern architecture
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More
  • Low voltage transformers
  • Ballasts
    • Electronic
      • PRS
        • CFL
        • T5
        • T8
      • RS
      • IS
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More
  • Motion sensors
    • Ultrasonic/infrared
      • Ceiling mount
    • Zone lights accordingly
  • Photocells
    • Zone lights accordingly
      • Dim
      • Switch
  • Astronomical timeclocks
    • Zone lights accordingly
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