We will continue to keep you informed of any possible addenda to the policy and where and how to submit your comments during the 45-day period. This time, the new LED technologies have completely replaced old technologies in the models.” “Previously, when new technologies were introduced, such as CMH lamps or electronic ballasts, the efficiency of the old and new technologies were blended in each fixture model. These changes will reduce lighting power allowances for interior lighting by an average of 17% and exterior allowances by approximately 30%. “The addenda coming out for review will incorporate LED technologies into the models used as the basis for the lighting power allowances, for both interior and exterior applications,” Salzberg said. IALD members can help shape the final version of the addenda through their comments. Salzberg and Groshart regularly attend ASHRAE meetings to review, evaluate, and propose addenda as technology and needs evolve.ĬOMING SOON: PROPOSED CHANGES TO LIGHTING PROVISIONS OF 90.1Īddenda to the current version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 are scheduled to be released in early September for a 45-day comment period.
“Most projects have to comply with an energy code these days, so it is clear that 90.1 can have a major influence on our work.” Salzberg says the IALD’s presence and goal within the committee is to assure that the energy code allows for good design.Ĭhad Groshart, IALD, Associate Director of Atelier Ten, also represents IALD on the 90.1 lighting subcommittee. “ is the standard that must be used for LEED projects,” Salzberg has noted.
Marty Salzberg, IALD, Senior Associate at Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting, currently serves as IALD’s representative on the full 90.1 committee and as one of two IALD representatives on the lighting subcommittee. MARTY SALZBERG, IALD, SENIOR ASSOCIATE AT CLINE BETTRIDGE BERNSTEIN LIGHTING AND MEMBER OF THE ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1 LIGHTING SUBCOMMITTEE
WHAT IS IALD’S INVOLVEMENT WITH ASHRAE/IES 90.1? The ANSI process requires public review and comments, which means that lighting designers can influence the outcome of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 through their review comments. The ASHRAE/IES 90.1 standard is developed and maintained according to strict American National Standards Institute (ANSI) protocols. The 90.1 standard is developed and maintained by a committee constituted by ASHRAE, which includes a lighting subcommittee.
Standard 90.1 sets out in detail the minimum energy-efficiency requirements for design and construction of new buildings, additions to buildings, and significant modifications of existing buildings and their systems. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1 is one of two energy codes developed on a national basis the other is the code family sponsored by the ICC (International Code Council).
In the US, energy codes are developed by private organizations and individual states are free to adopt the energy codes they prefer or to create their own. WHAT IS ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1 AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? In advance of the release, this article reviews what ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 is, how IALD is involved, and the importance of Standard 90.1 to the lighting design community. Important draft addenda to the lighting portions of 90.1 are about to be issued for public comment, possibly as early as 4 September. ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 is one of the “model” energy codes for lighting available in the US.