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Controls
To operate your building's lighting system with optimal efficiency and performance, proper selection, installation and use of lighting controls is essential. Lighting controls help you manage the way your building uses energy. These systems can:
- reduce wasted hours of lighting in unoccupied spaces,
- automatically adjust electric light levels in harmony with available daylight or age-related changes in fixture output, or
- selectively shed lighting loads to moderate peak demand.
Lighting control systems have been shown to capture significant energy savings when the controls have been properly designed, installed, and maintained. Lighting controls can also help optimize school space use and improve user satisfaction. When selecting controls, it is important to consider how the space is being used. The most important step for an optimized lighting system is to properly commission the lighting control system to ensure that it operates as designed.
Local building codes dictate the location and spacing of lighting controls such as switches. For details, check with your local building inspector to learn about local building codes for specific requirements in your area. In high use or high traffic areas, such as health facilities, lighting switches and controls should be in a controlled area. These switches and controls should not be placed where they are accessible to visitors.
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