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interior lighting power shall be based solely on the
lighting system with the highest wattage.
9.1.4 Luminaire Wattage. Luminaire wattage incorporated
into the installed interior lighting power shall be determined
in accordance with the following criteria:
a. The wattage of incandescent or tungsten-halogen luminaires
with medium screw base sockets and not containing
permanently installed ballasts shall be the maximum
labeled wattage of the luminaire.
b. The wattage of luminaires with permanently installed or
remote ballasts or transformers shall be the operating
input wattage of the maximum lamp/auxiliary combination
based on values from the auxiliary manufacturers?
literature or recognized testing laboratories or shall be the
maximum labeled wattage of the luminaire.
c. For line-voltage lighting track and plug-in busway,
designed to allow the addition and/or relocation of luminaires
without altering the wiring of the system, the wattage
shall be
1. the specified wattage of the luminaires included in the
system with a minimum of 30 W/lin ft or
2. the wattage limit of the system? circuit breaker or
3. the wattage limit of other permanent current-limiting
device(s) on the system.
d. The wattage of low-voltage lighting track, cable conductor,
rail conductor, and other flexible lighting systems that
allow the addition and/or relocation of luminaires without
altering the wiring of the system shall be the specified
wattage of the transformer supplying the system.
e. The wattage of all other miscellaneous lighting equipment
shall be the specified wattage of the lighting equipment.
9.2 Compliance Path(s)
9.2.1 Lighting systems and equipment shall comply
with Section 9.1, General; Section 9.4, Mandatory Provisions;
and the prescriptive requirements of either
a. Section 9.5, Building Area Method; or
b. Section 9.6, Space-by-Space Method.
9.2.2 Prescriptive Requirements
9.2.2.1 The Building Area Method for determining the
interior lighting power allowance, described in Section 9.5, is
a simplified approach for demonstrating compliance.
9.2.2.2 The Space-by-Space Method, described in Section
9.6, is an alternative approach that allows greater flexibility.
9.2.2.3 Interior Lighting Power. The interior lighting
power allowance for a building or a separately metered or permitted
portion of a building shall be determined by either the
Building Area Method described in Section 9.5 or the Spaceby-
Space Method described in Section 9.6. Trade-offs of interior
lighting power allowance among portions of the building
for which a different method of calculation has been used are
not permitted. The installed interior lighting power identified
in accordance with Section 9.1.3 shall not exceed the interior
lighting power allowance developed in accordance with Section
9.5 or 9.6.
Exceptions: The following lighting equipment and applications
shall not be considered when determining the interior
lighting power allowance developed in accordance
with Section 9.5 or 9.6, nor shall the wattage for such
lighting be included in the installed interior lighting
power identified in accordance with Section 9.1.3. However,
any such lighting shall not be exempt unless it is an
addition to general lighting and is controlled by an independent
control device.
a. Display or accent lighting that is an essential element
for the function performed in galleries, museums,
and monuments.
b. Lighting that is integral to equipment or instrumentation
and is installed by its manufacturer.
c. Lighting specifically designed for use only during
medical or dental procedures and lighting integral to
medical equipment.
d. Lighting integral to both open and glass-enclosed
refrigerator and freezer cases.
e. Lighting integral to food warming and food preparation
equipment.
f. Lighting for plant growth or maintenance.
g. Lighting in spaces specifically designed for use by
occupants with special lighting needs including
visual impairment and other medical and age-related
issues.
h. Lighting in retail display windows, provided the display
area is enclosed by ceiling-height partitions.
i. Lighting in interior spaces that have been specifically
designated as a registered interior historic landmark.
j. Lighting that is an integral part of advertising or
directional signage.
k. Exit signs.
l. Lighting that is for sale or lighting educational demonstration
systems.
m. Lighting for theatrical purposes, including performance,
stage, and film and video production.
n. Lighting for television broadcasting in sporting activity
areas.
o. Casino gaming areas.
p. Furniture-mounted supplemental task lighting that is
controlled by automatic shutoff and complies with
Section 9.4.1.4(d).
9.3 (Not Used)
9.4 Mandatory Provisions
9.4.1 Lighting Control
9.4.1.1 Automatic Lighting Shutoff. Interior lighting
in buildings larger than 5000 ft2 shall be controlled with an
automatic control device to shut off building lighting in all
spaces. This automatic control device shall function on either
a. a scheduled basis using a time-of-day operated control
device that turns lighting off at specific programmed
times?n independent program schedule shall be provided
for areas of no more than 25,000 ft2 but not more
than one floor?r