High Performance Schools & Public Buildings

Commercial Lighting Technologies

At least 40% of energy use in the commercial sector, goes to lighting alone.

This, along with looming federal efficiency standards have created a growing demand for advanced energy efficient lighting technologies to drive down energy costs in large commercial buildings.

NEEP is a national leader in accelerating high efficiency lighting technologies, such as Solid-state Lighting (SSL) for use in commercial setttings.

Solid-state lighting is the future

Solid-state lighting technologies such as LED lights are the most effective lighting technolgy available to significantly reduce a building's energy use and enhance its environment.

NEEP is working with market players throughout the SSL industry from across the nation and around the world, to maximize the potential of this technology and to speed the adoption of these lighting products in Northeast-Mid Atlantic region.

Design Lights Consortium (DLC): Regional Qualified Products List

The DLC Regional Qualified Products List is a project that identifies lighting products that use SSL technology which are not included in Energy Star's current lighting categories.

NEEP and sponsors have developed the QPL in conjunction with Department of Energy's SSL team to define eligible product categories and establish efficiency and performance specifications. Manufactuers apply online for their products to be considered for inclusion on the list.

In less than a year, the DLC Qualified Products List is referenced by efficiency program administrators in more than half of the US states and two Canadian provinces. It is being recognized in the industry as the "must have" recognition for products.

Commercial Lighting Solutions

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Commercial Lighting Solutions (CLS) project is a promising the next evolution of lighting design resources.

NEEP and its Sponsors have been working with the DOE's Commercial Lighting Solutions (CLS) development team since 2007, to create such resources for retail buildings for the ultimate goal of exceeding lighting efficiency by more than 30% in commercial buildings throughout the Northeast.

As part of this work, the DOE operates a web-based lighting design tool which helps designers save more in energy costs while delivering high quality lighting. The tool appeals to designers, architects and engineers, program administrators and building owners. It offers design options, prescribes lighting lay-outs and shows operating costs and energy savings. Find out more here.

More Information

For more information regarding the Project, contact NEEP's Commercial Programs Manager, Jon Linn at 781-860-9177, ext. 134 or at jlinn@neep.org.

	Resource	Description
	CEE SSL Position Paper	CEE put this position paper together to support EE programs by effectively communicating to the SSL industry. This paper demonstrates how EE program managers should responsibly identify and assess applications that appear ready for SSL promotion and market introduction.
	CFL Disposal & Recycling Report and Recommendations	This report seeks to inform policy makers and energy efficiency program administrators in the Northeast of the present status of Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) disposal/recycling efforts, offer analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the existing recycling/disposal mechanisms that are in practice, and ultimately propose a course of action. The action plan seeks to inform both our own activities as well as those of our efficiency program Sponsors and the regions' state and local policy makers and other stakeholders.
	Daylighting Effectiveness Technical Report	This study shows the results of implementing daylighting technologies in school settings with reference to health, academic performance, or cost reductions gained by the school.
	Designlights Consortium Qualified Products List	These documents contain the very early stages of developing the Designlights Consortium Qualified Products List project.This includes the contractor purposals, the RFP and early stages of the project outline. For the most-up-to-date information please refer to the designlights website. If you are looking for the actual list of products that qualify please log-in to the private portal of the designlights site.
	Illuminating Engineering Society of North America	IESNA seeks to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public.
	New Buildings Institute	NBI works with national, regional, state and utility groups to promote improved energy performance in commercial new construction, managing projects involving building research, design guidelines and code activities.
	U.S. Dept. of Energy EERE Building Technologies Program	Tools, guidelines, training, and technical and financial resources regarding the efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components, and systems within them.
	U.S. DOE Netzero Commercial Buildings Initiative	The Building Technologies Program (BTP) funds research and technology development to reduce commercial and residential building energy use. The program is working to achieve the goal of net-zero energy buildings, which produce as much energy as they consume.