How does the increase in power allowance described in 9.6.2 work?
Firstly, how decorative is decorative. Do pendant fixtures hanging over a reception desk, which while intended as decoration still of course help light the desk, count? How about track lights shining on wall art in a conference room?
And what do you do; just ignore them, or add their total wattage to the allowance then add the same into the wattage installed? That latter is what the section seems to say, but I don't see much point it, as opposed to simply ignoring them on both sides of the equation.
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Erik Dyrr
Director, Sustainable Buildings and OperationsKEMA
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May 13, 2010 - 1:28 pm
I think the answer lies in the statement in section 9.2.2.3..."However,
any such lighting shall not be exempt unless it is an
addition to general lighting and is controlled by an independent
control device."
My opinion is that the pendant fixture you describe would be considered a task light and needs to be included in the calcs.
The same section states that you do not include the wattage of lighting exceptions in the installed or allowance.