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Lighting Use in Green Building: Submitted By:-Reena Nagar Lalita Rani Priyanka Vashisht Manisha Fogaat

This document discusses lighting use in green buildings and provides recommendations to reduce energy consumption from lighting. It recommends using natural daylight through proper window design and only using artificial lights when needed. It also recommends using the appropriate illuminance levels for different tasks. The document summarizes the efficiency and lifespan of different lamp types, including incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, LED and others. It provides details on each type and recommends the most efficient options. Light fittings and automatic controls are also discussed to optimize energy efficient lighting.

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Lighting Use in Green Building: Submitted By:-Reena Nagar Lalita Rani Priyanka Vashisht Manisha Fogaat

This document discusses lighting use in green buildings and provides recommendations to reduce energy consumption from lighting. It recommends using natural daylight through proper window design and only using artificial lights when needed. It also recommends using the appropriate illuminance levels for different tasks. The document summarizes the efficiency and lifespan of different lamp types, including incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, LED and others. It provides details on each type and recommends the most efficient options. Light fittings and automatic controls are also discussed to optimize energy efficient lighting.

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LIGHTING USE IN

GREEN BUILDING
SUBMITTED BY:-

REENA NAGAR
LALITA RANI
PRIYANKA
VASHISHT
MANISHA FOGAAT
INTRODUCTION
LIGHTING, ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE
 
Artificial lighting uses  a lot of energy in our homes 
and work places. 

•  In a typical home,  lighting will account for about 
    
   10% of electricity use. 

•  In an office, it can be 30% or more. In a lighting  
   intensive retail environment  it could be more 
   than 50%.

•  For small commercial  tenants who only pay for   
    light and power it could be as much 
    as 70% of electricity costs.
 
•    Inefficient lighting also gives off a lot of heat,    
      increasing  the energy needed for air  
     conditioning. 
REDUCE THE NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL
LIGHTING

USE DAYLIGHT

The best way to reduce the energy used for lighting is to


use free natural daylight through the use of properly designed
windows, skylights and light shelves

However, too much daylight, especially direct sun, can


create glare problems and excessive heat. It is essential that
glazing and sun control are properly designed to optimise
both the lighting and thermal performance (see ACC Fact
Sheet Energy Efficient Glazing).
USE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF LIGHT

 Recommended Characteristics and examples


Illuminance
 40 lux Corridors, walkways
 80 lux Interiors used internittently. Change rooms, liver

storage areas loading bays, stairs


 160 lux Staff canteens, entrance halls, etc

 240 Continuously occupied areas with easy visual tasks

of reading, writing, typing, enquiry desks,


libraries
 
 320 Routine office tasks of reading, writing,typing,
enquiry desks, libraries
 
 600lux Drawing boards, town planning and enquiry counters

dedicated to viewing paper plans


ONLY USE LIGHTS
TYPES OF LIGHTING
WHEN THEY ARE
 
REQUIRED

 The simplest way is to switch • There are several types of lighting


off unnecessary lights.
Automatic controls can be technologies in common use in
used to turn lights on and off, buildings: incandescent, discharge
and even control the amount and, more recently, light emitting
of artificial light according to diodes.
available natural light levels..
THE TABLE SUMMARISES EFFICIENCY AND LIFE OF
DIFFERENT LAMPS

 Lamp type Life Efficiency


Light output per
Watt ‘000 hrs
 
 Halogen1 15-25 2-5
 T5 fluorescent tube 80-100 15 - 20 
 Standard light bulbs 10-15 1-2  
 Compact fluorescent 50-80 10 – 15
 Metal halide 70-120 10 - 20
 LED 30-70 20-100
INCANDESCENT LAMPS
• This includes standard light bulbs and halogen
lamps.

•These are the most inefficient form of artificial


lighting.

•They work by heating an electric element to


white heat, and produce much more heat than
light.
 
• Standard filament bulbs are more common in
homes than in offices.

• They are cheap to buy but short lived, with a


typical life of only about 1,000 hours.

• They should only be used in places that are lit


for short periods and not very often, such as
storage cupboards.
TUNGSTEN HALOGEN LAMPS

•  Tungsten  halogen lamps are more efficient than  
   standard bulbs. 

•  They generally last two to three times as long as  
   standard lamps. 

•  They are not a good  form of general lighting, and 
    are most suitable for display or feature lighting. 
 
• Electronic transformers are available for low    
  voltage halogens. 

• These use only about  3 to 5W compared to about   
 15W for a standard magnetic  transformer.
DISCHARGE LAMPS
• These are much more energy efficient than
incandescent lighting, and include fluorescent
and metal halide lamps.

• They comprise two components – the light itself,


and a ballast that controls the flow of electric
current through the light.

• Fluorescent tubes are the most efficient form of


fluorescent light.

• Modern triphosphor lamps are much more


efficient than the older halophosphor types.

• The latest T5 tubes produce about 5 to 6 times


as much light output for the same energy input
as an incandescent lamp.

• They can last 15,000 hours or more.


COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS (CFLS)

• Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) now come in a


wide range of shapes and can be used to replace
almost any incandescent lamp.

•They are four to five times more efficient than


incandescent lamps.

•They have a lifetime of 10,000 to 15,000 hours.

• Down lights are also in wide range.


METAL HALIDE LAMP

• metal halide lamps are another type of discharge


lamp.

• They produced a crisp wide light.

• Fewer fitting are needed for their higher light output.

• They are most suitable for up lighting and for area


light indoor pools
LED
Light emitting diodes are a relatively new lighting
technology although they have been used for a
long time for other uses.

•They are the little red and green lights you see on
appliances and office equipment.

•They are also commonly used in traffic lights.

•LEDs have the potential to be a very efficient light


source.

• At present the most efficient models are


comparable in efficiency to CFLs.

•One big advantage is that provided they are well


designed, they can have a very long life of 50,000
or even up to100,000 hours.
LIGHT FITTINGS

• Efficient lighting is also a function of the light fitting.

• A poor fitting might result in only half the light produced

by the lamp actually reaching the room.

• A good fitting will only reduce it by about 20%.


CONTROLS
• There are a range of controls to allow the more efficient use of
lighting.

• The type of system used will depend greatly on the type of space –

whether it is open plan or an individual office, for example.

• Manual switches are the most cost effective and flexible provided
people use them sensibly.

• Simple timers can be used to turn lights on and off at preset times.
Occupancy sensors are particularly suitable for meeting rooms,
storage areas and washrooms.

• Light sensors can be used to control perimeter lighting, and are


important if a building has been designed to use daylight.

•Automatic dimming controls are the most sophisticated. They


monitor the lighting level in the room and adjust the light output
accordingly.
THANK YOU

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