My factory project has skylights on the roof and when I told the MEP engineers that they need to install daylight sensors for daylight area under the skylight, they refused as changing the lighting level will affect the safety of workers as there are many big machines that run very fast, and workers need to have stable lighting. So they said daylight control is not suitable for this type of factory. I'm wondering if LEED would accept this explanation. Thanks for your insights.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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September 12, 2022 - 6:00 pm
Daylighitng controls do not necessarily mean that the light levels will change. Not sure they have a rational agrument to make and it sounds like they don't really understand how they work. In fact daylighting controls could mean far greater levels of consistency throught the day as exterior daylight changes. Sounds like they haven't done it before and are looking for an excuse to not do it. Perfect learning opportunity and a big reason why LEED was created - to shift the markt away from the status quo response.