I've been provided with a light inventory for our building and so know what type of light I'm looking for (e.g. 18W F840). I've also found the Philips, GE and Sylvania LEED-EB calculators. What I can't find is any link between the two. All of them require specific product codes or product names and linking the product I'm looking for the product name is proving very frustrating.
Is there any efficient way to identify the optimal replacement products?
Jenny Carney
Vice PresidentWSP
LEEDuser Expert
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March 7, 2012 - 2:30 pm
Michael,
Good question...I don't think the manufacturer's have necessarily optimized their calculators to show alternative, lower mercury options for the lamps you currently have. We usually figure out which of the current lamps are raising the overall picogram per lumen hour amount, and then contact the manufacturer or vendor and ask them to suggest alternatives for piloting. You can also zero in on the low-mercury line offered by a given manufacturer (e.g., the Philips Alto line). And, of course, if you have any T-12s, switching those to T-8s or T-5s will help with energy efficiency and dramatically lower the picogram per lumen hour value.