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82 ENERGY & PROCESS ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL

Figure 24. Building lighting.

TABLE 6. CAUSES OF ENERGY WASTE AND INEFFICIENCY IN LIGHTING SYSTEMS.

Waste/ineffi ciency

Reference/appendix

Having more light in space than is necessary to perform the task

Waste

D1

Leaving electric lighting on in daylit spaces during daylight hours.

Waste

D5.2

Having the entire fl oor of a building lit when only a few people are
working

Waste

D.3

Leaving lights on in unoccupied spaces

Waste

D.4

Leaving outdoor lighting on during the daylight hours

Waste

D.5

Using outdoor lighting that lights up the sky instead of lighting the
streets and walkways

Ineffi ciency

D.6

Incandescent “A” lamps

Ineffi ciency

D.7

Older T-8 fl uorescent lamps and electronic ballasts

Ineffi ciency

D.8

Using older technologies such as T12 fl uorescent lamps with magnetic
ballasts

Ineffi ciency

D.9

Using incandescent lighting for general lighting instead of compact
fl uorescent lighting

Ineffi ciency

D.10

Using warm-colored fl uorescent lamps

Ineffi ciency

D.11

Using high levels of ambient lighting for illuminating tasks rather than
using task lighting with lowered ambient lighting

Ineffi ciency

D.12

Using mercury vapor lamps and ballasts

Ineffi ciency

D.13

Using exit signs that are not LED exit signs

Ineffi ciency

D.14

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