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Credit 6.1 - Controllability of Systems: Lighting

June 1, 2006
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The intent of this credit is to provide a high percentage of lighting controls for building occupants to improve occupant productivity and comfort.

Requirements for Certification:

Provide individual lighting controls for at least 90% of all building occupants.

Provide lighting controls for all shared multi-occupant spaces to meet the group needs.

Successful Strategies:

  • Perform preliminary lighting control calculations early in design to determine if more or less lighting controls are required to meet the credit.
  • Review drawings carefully as the design develops to ensure the required number of operable windows and lighting controls are provided and documented.


Helpful Hints:

  1. Specific types or number of controls are not defined by LEED for shared multi-occupant spaces.
  2. Task lights need not be permanently wired.


Historical Data (updated June 2006):

  • 27% of all California LEED Certified projects achieved this credit for LEED v2.1.

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