ENERGY STAR® and efficiency programs
ENERGY STAR using Brillia LED Light Engines
For luminaires to be considered ENERGY STAR Qualified and achieve this government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, they must meet certain specifications for performance, efficiency, and quality.
Luminaires that use efficient sources such as LEDs can potentially achieve ENERGY STAR if they meet the required specifications. All Brillia LED Light engines and components can potentially be used to help qualify a manufacturer’s luminaire for ENERGY STAR.
Effective April 1, 2012, to achieve ENERGY STAR qualification for luminaires, EPA has set forth specific guidelines in ENERGY STAR Luminaires V1.0 that must be met. The requirements depend on fixture type.
EPA refers to luminaires in the specification as two main types: “directional” and “non-directional”. “Directional” products are typically products that are designed to provide functional lighting on a task plane and must be evaluated using photometric testing of the complete luminaire.
The following types of luminaires are part of EPA’s “directional” product type and can be qualified for ENERGY STAR if they meet the minimum requirements shown below. Note that the values shown are for the complete luminaire (not just the LED light engine), and must include all losses in the luminaire design. Full photometric testing of the luminaire is required for these product categories:
If a luminaire product type does not appear in the list above, it is considered by EPA to be “non-directional.” Such products are generally decorative in nature and do not require full photometric testing of the luminaire. Rather, these “non-directional” product types can be qualified for ENERGY STAR simply by including an efficient source. The efficient source used must meet minimum requirements as well. For products that intend to use an LED Light Engine as an efficient source the minimum requirements are below:
LED Light Engines must have LM-79 (photometrics), LM-80 (lumen maintenance data), TM-21 (lifetime predictions) and LM-82 (LED Light Engine characterization data) in order to show compliance with required specifications.
The new Brillia BEH08 CM Series LED Light Engine is the industry’s first light engine specifically developed for the new ENERGY STAR specification. Especially suitable for ceiling luminaires, this light engine meets all of the necessary ENERGY STAR requirements.
For more information on full requirements see the ENERGY STAR website.
Other efficiency programs
Since they feature highly-efficient LED sources, luminaires featuring Brillia LED Light Engines can be compliant with the requirements of many efficiency programs such as California Title 24 and the LEED certification program.
Such programs have specific requirements for product efficacy and application efficiency. Most any Brillia engine has the performance levels to meet these program goals.
Consult the website for the specific programs in order to learn more about product requirements.
California Title 24
http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/
USGBC LEED Certification Program
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19