Lighting International Uni-Form MP 575 Pulse-Start Metal Halide Lamp and Ballast System Replaces 1,000- Watt MH Lamps
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SHOWCASE VENTURE LIGHTING INTERNATIONAL Uni-Form MP 575 pulse-start metal halide lamp and ballast system replaces 1,000- watt MH lamps. Product produces 60,000 LIGHTING initial lumens and twice the mean lumens of a standard 400-watt metal halide lamp. Arc tube shape improves thermal characteristics and light output. Tipless design eliminates cold spots for more uniform light output and longer lamp life. Tax Deductions CIRCLE #250 ADVANCE TRANSFORMER Mark 10 Powerline electronic dimming ballast for use with 24-watt T5 high output Brighten Return on and 24-watt long twin tube fluorescent lamps has low-profile design. Ballast requires no additional control wiring and Lighting Upgrades is compatible with controls from many manufacturers. CIRCLE #260 UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES BY CHARLES GOULDING, JACOB GOLDMAN Ballastar light-level switching ballast for AND SIDDHARTH SHETH T8 lamps provides light level control by switching from full light to 50 percent By all accounts, the Energy Policy Act deductions. One important factor has power using stan- of 2005 (EPAct) got off to a slow start. been tremendous improvements in light- dard wall switches Along with many other provisions, the ing product efficiency — many of today’s or relays. Ballast is designed to operate much-hyped law provides tax incen- lighting products meet the EPAct energy either one or two F32T8, F25T8, or F17T8 tives to encourage more energy-efficient target. Combine those factors with the lamps. Product can be connected to any buildings. But there were delays in pro- substantial economic benefits provided voltage from 120 to 277 volts. mulgating the Internal Revenue Service by EPAct, and there may well be a solid CIRCLE #262 regulations to implement the law. And economic case for installation of high ef- it’s taken a while for facility executives to ficiency lighting. COOPER LIGHTING understand the complex legislation. What’s more, the process of qualifying The Fail-Safe LED series of architectural Today, however, a growing number of for lighting deductions is easier than for vandal-resistant luminaires features seven facility executives are coming to see how HVAC or the building envelope. For those face plate choices in six base colors EPAct may offer significant financial ben- two areas, energy modeling is required. plus custom capabilities for signage and efits, especially for lighting systems. For lighting, two methods are available wayfinding. LED modules Effective Jan. 1, 2006, EPAct provided for obtaining tax deductions. The sim- use 11 Lumileds 3W white new tax deductions for specific invest- pler of the two is the prescriptive method, LEDs offering 50,000 ments that improve the energy efficiency which is based on watts per square foot standard life hours at 70 of either the entire building or one of three and does not require modeling. The sec- percent lumen maintenance. The one- building systems: lighting, HVAC or the ond method is modeling to show a 16.67 piece injection molded lens is designed building envelope. To qualify for those per cent energy cost reduction compared to obscure lamp image while maintaining deductions, a project — whether an entire to ASHRAE 90.1-2001. Modeling is the efficiency. UL 1598 listed for wet loca- building or one of the three subsystems only way to obtain the benefits of tions. CIRCLE #253 — must cut energy use compared to the limits specified in ASHRAE 90.1-2001. For links to supplier ORION ENERGY The amount of the deduction depends Web sites go to The Compact Modular T8 Series high-bay on how efficient the system is. The deduc- WWW.FACILITIESNET.COM/BOM lighting fixtures are available in 2-, 4-, 6-, tions are available for both new construc- and 8-lamp configurations. Quick-change tion and improvements to existing build- watt per square foot power allowance ballast pack and modular design enable ings. The project must be placed in service adjustments for lighting controls. upgrades or advanced controls to be between Jan. 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2008. added. Aluminum “I” frame dissipates Congress is currently weighing a measure The Opportunity heat more quickly than steel, lowering to expand the tax deduction amounts and EPAct tax deductions for lighting temperature surrounding the ballast. extend EPAct through the 2012 tax year start at 30 cents per square foot for a 25 CIRCLE #273 and through 2014 for projects certified percent reduction in light power den- as of 2012. sity compared to ASHRAE 90.1-2001 To date, lighting systems have been requirements. The deduction can be as by far the biggest beneficiaries of EPAct great as 60 cents per square foot for a 40 66 Building Operating Management/July ’07 SHOWCASE AlANOD AlUMINUM Miro-Micro Matt for fluorescent high-bay applications has 93 percent total reflec- LIGHTING tivity and produces up to 20 percent more light than the same luminaire with a white painted reflector. Product is abrasion- resistant, inorganic to avoid yellowing or darkening, anti-static and dust resistant. CIRCLE #254 percent reduction. bi-level requirement because they do not To illustrate the economic benefit, a provide two levels of light. LEVITON 100,000-square-foot building that quali- To get a deduction for a lighting EPAct Z-MAX lighting-control relay fies for the maximum incentive will gener- project, facility executives need to know systems include stand-alone ate a $60,000 Federal income tax deduc- the square footage of the spaces subject and network-ready models. tion and, in most states, a corresponding to the project, the watts per square foot Service life is 10,000,000 $60,000 state income tax deduction. for all rooms — including new and re- switching cycles. Astronomical clock allows To qualify for these deductions, a facili- tained wired lighting — and how the system’s location to be programmed to ty has to meet not only the specified EPAct bi-level switching requirement has been time-of-day settings or a time offset from light power density requirements for that met. Documentation for the lighting tax sunrise or sunset. Relays offer keypad type of space, but also comply with some deduction includes a watts-per-square- programming with bright LCD panels and additional mandates. Under the current foot spreadsheet for all wired lighting, a on-screen instructions. CIRCLE #255 legislation, in effect until 2008, these written energy plan, a certification and an additional requirements include bi-level inspection document. LUMISYS switching and minimum IESNA light Maxiom Series controls high voltage levels. Bi-level switching means having at Maximizing Benefits lighting circuits via a two-wire RS-485 least two levels of light other than off in Many lighting projects just miss quali- network, occupancy sensors, light level all spaces. A space is defined as an area fying for EPAct tax incentives because sensors, momentary override switches, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling walls. A the lighting systems designer wasn’t and other input devices. LX5 technology dimmer, for example, meets the require- aware how close the design was to meet- features native BACnet and a range of ments because it provides multiple levels ing EPAct requirements. There are cases other protocols. Panels have on-board of light. Two or more switches controlling where design needs will trump EPAct DDN (Digital Device Network) commu- different fixtures in a space would also qualification but those occasions should nication to Digi-Touch addressable meet this bi-level requirement. Occupan- represent conscious decisions. In many switches. UL listed. CIRclE #256 cy sensors do not, on their own, meet this situations, merely changing one item in FUll SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS The EverLast line of fixtures features electrodeless fluorescent technology that EFFICIENCY Justifying Energy Projects has a rated life of up to 100,000 hours and is resistant to EMC Facility executives have a range of economic drivers for lighting projects. Five economic interference. The company areas can be explored to increase the percentage of lighting and other energy efficiency has seventeen different projects that are approved. combinations of lamp • ENERGY SAVINGS. Many of today’s lighting and HVAC products can reduce current energy wattages in three different styles and consumption in the range of 25 to 50 percent compared to older products, in some cases offers dimmable options on many models. products installed as little as five years ago. CIRCLE #257 • REBATES. Many states and local jurisdictions offer substantial rebates for energy improve- ments. Rebates are particularly lucrative in certain states in the Northeast and in California, HOLOPHANE where energy supply is limited and costs are high. Some rebates are called prescriptive, ROAM photocontrols communicate via meaning that a particular product category gets a prescribed rebate, such as $80 per lighting a wireless transceiver, creating a self- fixture or $1,000 per air conditioning unit. Some rebates are kilowatt based, meaning that the configuring, self-healing wireless network more a project reduces electricity use, the greater the rebate. Facility executives can now that exchanges data between photocon- access national electronic rebate databases and, for a fee, have all of the rebate paperwork trols on an event-driven basis. The system completed in virtually every jurisdiction where a company has facilities. monitors itself, reporting outages as they • EPAcT DEDUCTIONS. For projects that meet EPAct requirements, significant tax deductions occur. Photocontrol is backward-compat- are available. ible with light fixtures that have a locking- • DEMAND-RESPONSE PROGRAMS. Many states offer demand-response and demand- type receptacle. CIRCLE #258 management programs where companies can get substantial economic payments for using lighting controls and HVAC controls to reduce electricity use when called upon during demand LAMINA events or to earn additional revenues for making lighting and HVAC investments that perma- The SoL MR16 LED is designed as a nently reduce electrical demand.