Is it necessary to integrate the entire lighting to BMS such as Hotel lobby lighting, corridor lighting which is always ON (24*7)?
Also should guest rooms lighting integrate to BMS or not? however rooms have control key for ON and OFF.
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Pierce Holstrom
Director of EngineeringEnvironmental Building Strategies
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July 21, 2010 - 6:17 pm
That's a good question Ashu. I couldn't find anything of consequence in the Credit Interpretation Rulings so I think this is one of those we have to dig a little deeper into the intent of the credit which reads:
"To provide information to support the ongoing accountability and optimization of building
energy performance and identify opportunities for additional energy-saving investments." LEED EB: O&M 2009
Given this, I would encourage your project to incorporate the lighting systems into the BAS. It seems the metering itself is important to the guide and in this case requires any energy use no matter the frequency, 24/7 or intermittent.
Could the hotel benefit from knowing that some number of guests leave their lights on when they check out? It is common in Italy for hotels to shut off the electricity to a room when the key is at the front desk. That would make this seem like a step in the right direction.