Daylighting is mentioned as a method for meeting the credit requirement of a lighting control. Our project is an open plan with a small number of work stations all within 20 feet of the window. The workstations are in clusters of 4 (8 total people) and there are blinds on the windows. The blinds are about 4 feet wide and there are 6 of them. Can we count each blind as a light control or is there some other method for counting this?
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Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
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July 25, 2011 - 8:29 pm
Hi Sam,
I have never seen a project approach EQc6.1 compliance through the sole use of daylight. I have only seen the use of operable windows for meeting EQc6.2. Daylighting can be part of your overall lighting strategy in that you can reduce your ambient lighting levels for spaces if you have task lights and daylight incorporated into your design.
Where in the Reference Guide do you see that daylighting is a means toward compliance? Have others on LEEDuser, tried submitting through blind controls of windows?
Best,
Lauren