UNIVERSITY OF CEBU

SYNTHESIS # 10

ENGR. JOHN ROLAND ARCALLANA

Instructor

RHASTEE P. TOROY
Student
 The Role of LED for Sustainable Buildings
The growing worldwide demand for energy has raised concerns about finite
resources, supply issues, and environmental consequences such as global warming,
climate change, and ozone layer depletion. Power shortages are becoming a significant
global problem. Available energy sources must be used efficiently, and power waste
must be reduced. For these reasons, building lighting systems are responsible for a
substantial portion of global power usage. Because buildings are such large energy
users, government awareness is growing in the construction industry. Furthermore,
finding and implementing the optimal energy efficiency techniques in terms of energy
savings and cost is one of the most difficult tasks for engineers and construction
decision-makers. On the other hand, population expansion, increased building comfort,
and more indoor time spent incensement all predict an increase in energy consumption
and related difficulties in the next years. What is the role of LED lightings to have a
greener building?
Building energy simulation programs have been developed, improved, and used
within the building energy sector over the past 50 years, yet buildings consume around
40% of global energy usage. The reason for such energy waste in buildings is that most
modern buildings are over-lit since traditional lighting systems only have two degrees of
brightness: full power when switched on or zero power when turned off. Even in the
presence of daylight and when places are vacant, lights are left on, and we occasionally
forget to switch them off. Lack of dimmable lighting systems costs energy and causes
pain to residents, resulting in decreased productivity. In addition, lighting systems use
roughly 15% of a building's overall energy usage ( Park et. al., 2014). Electric lighting
consumes a significant percentage of a big commercial building's primary energy; in a
well-designed thermally, the lighting impact can be dominant (Susan, 2006). However,
because this was done solely using electricity, it resulted in a significant amount of
carbon dioxide emissions (DiLouie, 2006). Energy derived from diminishing natural
resources, as well as CO2 emissions, has serious environmental consequences.
Energy efficiency and conservation are a top priority because of volatile energy
markets, rising energy costs, and growing environmental consciousness about issues
like global warming. As a result, every lighting design must incorporate energy
efficiency. When it comes to lighting, it's important to make sure that power is converted
into light as efficiently as possible by choosing lights that are suited for the job and have
a high effectiveness.
Energy efficiency is crucial for a variety of reasons, including lower running costs
and better electricity management. This implies that energy-efficiency improvements
may save a lot of money, and because lighting is always improving, it generally gives
the best return on investment of any big update. To achieve better lighting quality, high-
quality lighting design comprises the coordinated selection of lights, fixtures, fixture
location, and space finishes. The coordinated selection of lights, fixtures, fixture
location, and space finishes that result in better lighting quality are all part of high-quality
lighting design.
 To comprehend, light is an energy flow. There is no one-to-one relationship
between the spectral distribution of radiation and human sense of brightness and hue,
and light can be blended from various colors (Susan, 2006). As a result, light is defined
only by the human eye's reaction. It has its own set of units that enable quantification
and are connected to other power units such as watts. In relation, every building's
lighting condition is critical in providing a perfect illumination source to each space.
Lighting design entails more than just picking out some lights. The composition of
brightness and color throughout the whole visual area is its scope. The interplay of
illumination with the room's enclosing shape, as well as pattern, color, and surface
texture, determines how a place is seen or how a visual job is completed (Storey, 2008).
Lighting design entails more than just picking out some lights. The composition of
brightness and color throughout the whole visual area is its scope. The interplay of
illumination with the enclosing shape of the room, as well as pattern, color, and surface
texture, determines how a place is seen or how a visual job is completed.
“More efficient use of the energy used for lighting would limit the rate of
increase of electric power consumption, reduce the economic and social
costs resulting from the construction of new generating capacity, and
reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the
environment.”
Martinsons, C. (2010). Guidebook on Energy Efficient. P.13
When this quote is integrated in the context of lighting system, then LED comes
in. There is an urgent demand for energy efficient lighting devices as well as adaptive
illumination systems due to uncontrolled energy waste by present inefficient building
illumination systems. The development of light emitting diode (LED) lights has recently
evolved from the concept of employing efficient and long-life light emitting diode (LED)
in applications that were previously the domain of inefficient and short-life incandescent
bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). LED lights are generally intended for use
in homes and businesses. Lights that lasted considerably longer and used far less
energy than incandescent lamps and CFLs with equal luminous power were seen as
potential new lamp types. This is because, LEDs are a form of semiconductor diode that
enables for the modification of light intensity to match the spectrum composition of plant
photoreceptors to provide improved growth and impact plant shape as well as
physiological processes like blooming and photosynthetic efficiency. LEDs can provide
a high luminous flux while emitting very little radiant heat, and they can keep their light
output effectiveness for years. LED lights have gained popularity as a green lighting
option over the years. LED lights are made up of several LEDs that are linked in series
or parallel. LEDs have a 10-million-hour average life expectancy, are reliable, non-glare,
non-mercury, sodium, and other aspects of possible health risks of the material are
favorable to environmental conservation and are known as "Green Lighting Sources” by
many. LED lights' distinguishing characteristics, such as energy efficiency,
environmental friendliness, longer operational life, and smaller size, have made them
the lighting system designers' preferred choice as an illumination source. This makes
LED lights cost-effective alternative to conventional light sources with fragile filaments,
electrodes, or gas-filled pressure lamp casings for greenhouse lighting. They have the
potential to perform a number of functions in greenhouse illumination.
To wrap it up, buildings nowadays are very energy demanding, consuming a
substantial amount of energy from construction through operation and maintenance. As
a result of the global energy crisis, appropriate solutions to address energy conservation
in buildings must be devised. It is important to reduce electricity. To achieve energy
efficiency, we used energy efficient lighting source such as LED lamps. According to
economic research, LEDs may save money on power and will pay for themselves over
time in greenhouse operations. LED lighting provides a high luminous flux and
brightness while emitting less radiant heat. The present state of LED lighting system
development, including ballast design, illumination distribution, thermal properties, and
so on, is reviewed. Although LED lamps are more energy efficient and environmentally
friendly than traditional incandescent bulbs, there are a few difficulties and concerns
with this new lighting technology. The fundamental question is whether or not these
LED bulbs are worthwhile investments. They are unquestionably less expensive than
incandescent bulbs. Furthermore, it is not enough to examine energy usage in use
when labeling a new light technology as green. Instead, the entire life cycle, including
materials, energy used during manufacture, transportation and usage, and end-of-life,
must be examined. But with the above aforementioned, LED lights can be the main
source of having greener and sustainable buildings. Gradually, overtime, future LED
bulb developments are projected to reduce energy demand even more by overcoming
the difficulties of LED lighting technology.

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