Enter values in this section to identify the lighting systems present in the building. Use the blue ‘Add a Fixture’ button to add entries for as many lighting systems as are present in the building, and the space functions that they serve (Location), and complete other associated input fields as prompted in the tabular format of this section.

 

Select the Duplicate Fixture button to add a fixture that may share the same Lighting Type, Ballast Type and Controls to save data entry steps for similar fixtures. 

 

Audit Template inputs for Lighting:

 

Name – Default ‘Fixture’ text and counters are automatically added. This entry may be edited to include other descriptive or identifying text.

 

Lighting Type -- Pull-down menu selection includes commonly available lamp types. For San Francisco and Berkeley reports, if LED is selected as the lighting type, select an LED Application Type.

 

Mounting Type – Required input for San Francisco and Berkeley reports.  Pull-down menu selection includes Plug-in, Recessed, Surface, or Suspended.   

 

Ballast Type – Pull-down menu selection includes Premium Electronic, Standard Electronic, and Magnetic.  Select N/A if the selected lighting fixture does not use a ballast, or if the type is unknown.  

 

Controls -- Identify the lighting control system types present for the selected fixture type by selecting yes from the available Controls selections.

 

Note: ‘No’ is automatically selected as the default value for all of the Yes/No fields displayed on this screen.  Also, BAS refers to ‘Building Automation System.’

 

Watts per Lamp and Lamps per Fixture – Required inputs for Los Angeles, San Francisco and Berkeley reports. 

 

Location -- Identify the space function served for each of the selected lighting types by selecting from the pull-down menu selection. The selections available in this list are populated from the use types that were previously identified in the Use Types section.  Select the Add Location button to associate additional use types to the same fixture.

 

Quantity Definition, Area Served, and Number of Fixtures -- ASHRAE level 2 inputs to include values for the area served by fixtures in the building.  Enter a quantity to associate with the Location (space function served). 

 

Atlanta Reports -- Enter a percentage of the total area served by the selected fixture. 

 

Los Angeles Reports – Values for Area Served and the Number of Fixtures are required.  Select from the Quantity Definition pull-down menu selection to choose either the percent area served or the total area served (in ft2) input fields for each selected fixture. Enter the total Number of Fixtures for each fixture. 

 

NYC Energy Efficiency Reports – Values for Area Served and the Number of Fixtures are required.  Select from the Quantity Definition pull-down menu selection to choose either the percent area served or the total area served (in ft2) input fields for each selected fixture. Enter values in the associated data entry fields for Common and Tenant Areas for every fixture. Enter ‘0’ if the fixture does not serve the Common or the Tenant area for a particular location.  Enter the total Number of Fixtures for each fixture. 

 

San Francisco and Berkeley Reports -- Values for Area Served or the Number of Fixtures are required.    Select from the Quantity Definition pull-down menu selection to choose either the percent area served or the total area served (in ft2) input fields.  Enter values in the associated data entry fields for Common and Tenant Areas. Enter ‘0’ if the fixture does not serve the Common or the Tenant area for a particular location.

 

Note: if Number of Fixtures are entered, the Watts per Lamp, and Lamps per Fixture values must be the same for both Common and Tenant entries.

 

Common Area Served Confirmation -- NYC Energy Efficiency Reports and San Francisco and Berkeley Reports require that lighting has been specified for 100% of the Common Area served in all of the building locations.  Select Yes to verify this requirement; select No and add an explanation in comments section on the submission screen; or select N/A if a Common Area is not present in the building.