---the practice of utilizing natural light within a building, requires careful planning to balance heat gain and loss, control glare, and adjust for variations in daylight availability. This design strategy can significantly cut energy use in buildings and has wide applicability to many different types of facilities.
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was San Francisco’s first hotel to implement a cardkey system to control lights and HVAC systems in guestrooms. Monitored data from four rooms in the hotel showed a reduction in heating and cooling energy of 45% during the peak cooling season. Computer simulations based on monitored occupancy levels in the hotel estimate a savings of 32% of annual heating and cooling costs. Modeled across five different climate zones, the average savings were 26%.
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to conserve energy and reduce
electricity peak demand. The Outdoor Lighting Standards regulate
lighting power, controls, and allowed lighting fixture types.
Illuminated signs are also covered by the Standards.
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upgrades that reduce energy consumption also improve the visual environment and provide maintenance savings. Lighting systems offer extraordinary opportunities for cost-effective
energy savings. In addition, many strategies for reducing lighting
energy use often can improve the visual environment.
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more productive in a well-lit space that fosters better visual comfort. Lighting controls can increase the value of commercial buildings by
making them more comfortable, productive, and energy efficient. These
controls work either by turning lights off when they are not needed or
by dimming light output so that no more light is produced than necessary.
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fluorescents outshine their high-intensity discharge competitors. They are often more efficient and feature lower lumen depreciation rates, better dimming options, instant start-up, and better color rendition.
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in large, low-rise commercial buildings
have been custom designed and site built, an expensive and
labor-intensive process. This design brief explores the benefits of a
better alternative: splayed modular skylight wells specifically
designed for use with suspended ceilings.
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| published Sunday, December 01, 2002 |
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of boots and outdoor clothing, opened its
new distribution center in a 400,000-square foot warehouse near
Ontario, Calif. This warehouse came equipped with skylights, and
lighting controls were installed during tenant improvements.
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| published Tuesday, October 01, 2002 |
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Institute in La Jolla, California, is a
123,000-square-foot laboratory and office building completed in 1999.
Among the energy efficiency measures included in the building are
systems for limiting energy waste associated with its 92 fume hoods and
its air handling, space conditioning, and lighting systems.
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| published Thursday, August 01, 2002 |
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for the Santa Ana Police Headquarters focused on their
unique opportunities for reducing energy use at this round-the-clock
facility, which includes a holding facility.
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