EA New Homes Measures Guide - Earth Advantage

2012 Earth Advantage Residential
Measures Resource Guide
6.1.1
Energy Health Land Materials Water
Efficient Lighting Package: 80 percent of fixtures are fitted with ENERGY
Prerequisite
STAR products
Description: Install ENERGY STAR rated fluorescent lighting products or LED products in 80 percent or more of the lighting fixtures of the
house. These may be dedicated fixtures or standard fixtures with screw-in CFL's or ENERGY STAR LED's.
Benefit: Energy efficient lighting products are readily available. Compared to old-fashioned bulbs, they use less energy and last longer. This
is the simplest way to reduce energy use and save on electric costs. Compact fluorescent lights (CFL's) are available with the same type of
base as an incandescent bulb, so they can be used in all standard light fixtures. A dedicated fixture is hard-wired and uses pin-based bulbs
(GU24). Linear fluorescent tubes come in a variety of sizes T2, T5 and T8, all of which are thinner than the old-fashioned T12 tubes.
Fixtures are good in high use areas (four or more hours of use per day) examples are; kitchen, bathroom, hallway or family room.
Fluorescent lights use about one-third the energy as incandescent bulbs to produce the same amount of light. Fluorescent lights last
thousands of hours instead of hundreds of hours for incandescent lights. Light-emitting diodes (LED's) are even more efficient and last
even longer than fluorescents.
Verification: EA Rater will count the number of installed fixtures to determine if at least 80 percent of the fixtures have been installed with
qualified products. As an alternative, a lighting density calculation can be done to show that total lighting energy use is 0.8 watts per
square foot or less. Ask your EA representative for more information.
6.1.2
Lighting Controls: Interior and/or exterior. minimum two lighting zones
Energy
Materials
Water
1 0 0 0 0
Description: Devices that limit or control the operating time and energy use can be installed wherever lighting is needed.
Sensors can control either interior or exterior lights. Interior motion sensors will automatically sense when an occupant enters or leaves a
room, which minimizes the amount of time the lights are left on in an unoccupied room. Exterior sensors will automatically turn security
lights on when it detects motion. It's not a good idea to control fluorescents with motion sensor. This measure does not include dimmers.
Points are awarded for each application. One point for one type of installation, with a maximum of two points.
Health
Land
Benefit: Lighting controls reduce energy use by limiting the amount of time lights are burning unnecessarily. Outdoor lights often run the
longest hours and are excellent candidates for lighting controls. Fluorescent lights should not be installed in applications with frequent
cycles and short on times. These applications are best suited to LED's.
Verification: EA Rater will count the number of lighting controls or confirm the presence of a home automation system that controls at least
two independent light zones. For example, three pendants over a counter is one zone.
6.2 Appliances
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