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Through the Energy
Star program, homes benefit from what the commercial industry has known
for years: energy-efficient lighting produces a lot of light for less
money. In turn, the residential industry has helped the commercial industry
by demanding better light quality from energy-efficient technology. Now,
alongside restaurants and hotels, single and multifamily houses are achieving
positive results with proper lighting design. For residences, the Advanced
Lighting Package (ALP) ranks rooms based on frequency of use and offers
the minimum percentage of fixtures per area needed to improve the quality
of life.
High-Use Areas
According to Energy Star’s Advanced Lighting Package, at least 50%
of fixtures should be energy-efficient. If there were 14 fixtures in these
areas, at least 7 need to be energy-efficient.
 Kitchen
Dining Room
Living Room
Family Room
Bathrooms
Halls
Stairways
Medium-Use Areas
According to Energy Star’s Advanced Lighting Package, at least 25%
of fixtures should be energy-efficient. If there were 20 fixtures in these
areas, at least 5 need to be energy-efficient.
Bedrooms
Den
Office
Basement
Laundry Room
Garage
Closets
All other rooms
Outdoor Areas
According to Energy Star’s Advanced Lighting Package, at least 50%
of fixtures should be energy-efficient. If there were 12 fixtures in these
areas, at least 6 need to be energy-efficient.
Affixed to Home
Free-standing poles, excluding
landscape and solar lighting
Ceiling Fans
If used efficiently, ceiling fans offer tremendous potential for energy
savings. Such savings can come from energy-efficient motors, better blade
aerodynamics, energy-efficient lighting, more intelligent controls, and
better education of installers and purchasers. In other words, ceiling
fans could provide more comfort and better light while using less energy.
Using compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) could
make ceiling fan lighting even more energy-efficient. CFLs offer four
advantages in ceiling fan applications:
- Long life reduces the hassle of changing
bulbs, especially in rooms with high ceilings.
- Energy savings may be even greater than
the savings from better motors and blades.
- Light output can be much higher, given
the UL limit of 60 watts per socket imposed on most light kit designs
to prevent overheating.
- Lower heat output improves occupant comfort
in most applications.
Recessed Fluorescent
Fixtures – Airtight
Recessed fluorescent fixtures must perform dual tasks simultaneously.
They still save money by using less electricity and so on, but now they
must also be airtight, passing less than two cubic feet of air each minute.
Airtight saves money by not allowing cool air to escape in the summer
or warm air in the winter.
Video demonstration of
a Progress Lighting airtight fixture verses a competitor’s non-airtight
fixture.View the P87-AT Video.
For a Map of states with
Airtight codes click here.
Consult www.energycodes.gov/implement/state_codes
for your state’s specific code language.
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