- Author
- Sanders, P. A.
- Title
- Literature Review of Lighting Standards.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Canadian Standards Assoc., Toronto, Canada
- Report
- NISTIR 5202, June 1993, 86 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- building technology | lighting | efficiency | test methods | regulations | systems | lamps | ballasts | luminaires | photometry
- Abstract
- Society's dependence on energy and increased concerns about global warming have prompted legislative bodies to implement minimum energy efficiency requirements for architectural lighting systems. The present report reviews and summarizes current Canadian and US federal legislation, US state legislation and model energy efficiency codes with particular attention to describing the minimum conformance standards. Although early state legislation regulates the efficiency of complete lighting systems, more recent Canadian and US federal legislation stipulates minimum efficiencies for individual lighting system components. However, since the minimum component efficiencies are based on testing protocols that do not permit an accurate assessment of the electrical and thermal interactions of components in an installed lighting system and since component requirements are becoming increasingly stringent, the need exists to develop more comprehensive testing procedures. Therefore, the present report also reviews the current national, international, and industry testing procedures identifying inconsistencies and deficiencies which lead to inaccurate performance assessments so that these may be addressed in future testing protocols. Finally, the review outlines a framework for developing more comprehensive test procedures.