Purchasing—Lamps

In the performance period what a project team If the building’s mercury content is under the limit, what
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must maintain in Purchasing Lamp? is the project status for earning the credit?

If the average picograms per lumen hour for all

What are the effects of mercury on human
2 10 lamps is below the limit in the inventory, what is the
health?
other use of inventory?

if tenants are responsible for their own lamp

During the performance period what is required for the
3 procurement what should be included in the 11
project team to earn the credit?
inventory?

How many pictograms of mercury per

lumen-hour or less for all mercury-containing
Which or how many lamps must comply with the credit
4 lamps purchased for the building and associated 12
requirements?
grounds within the project boundary are allowed
in lamp purchasing policy?

In inventory process what information must be What is the equation to convert milligrams into
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recorded for each lamp? picograms?

What kind of lamps must be included in the Which type of lumens should be used and what is initial
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inventory? lumens are not provided?

What should be included in while gathering

7 15 What is Rated average life for a lamp?
manufacturer documentation?

What tool is required to calculate Picograms per When Mercury-free lamps, such as LEDs, can be included
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lumen for each purchased lamp? in the pictogram per lumen-hour calculations?

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9 project team earns the credit
The lighting inventory can serve as the
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purchasing plan.
Follow the lamp purchasing plan to reduce the
11 building’s overall mercury levels below the credit
limit.
Not every lamp must comply with the credit
requirements; it is the combined mercury
12 content for all
lamps listed in the purchasing plan that must
meet the requirements.
Picograms per lumen hour = (Milligrams /
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Lumens x lamp life) * 10 9
Use mean lumens, not initial lumens. If the
14 manufacturer does not list mean lumens,
subtract 20% from the initial lumen value.
This value is based on three hours on for every
20 minutes off for fluorescents, and 11 hours
15 on for high-density discharge lamps. Use the
value for the three-hour instant start for
fluorescent lamps.
Mercury-free lamps, such as LEDs, can be
included in the pictogram per lumen-hour
calculations only if their energy efficiency levels
are equal to or greater than those of
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comparable mercury-containing lamps
Implement the lighting purchasing plan that specifies an
overall building average of 70 pictograms of mercury
per lumen-hour or less for all mercury-containing lamps
1 purchased for the building and associated grounds
within the project boundary. Include lamps for both
indoor and outdoor fixtures, as well as both hard-wired
and portable fixtures.
Once present in an organism, mercury can affect the
2 central nervous system, ultimately damaging the brain,
spinal cord, kidneys, and liver.
The inventory must include lamps in tenant spaces,
3 even if tenants are responsible for their own lamp
procurement.
70 pictograms of mercury per
lumen-hour or less for all mercury-containing lamps
4 purchased for the building and associated grounds
within
the project boundary.
Record the following information for each type of lamp:
· NAED code, if available (a unique five- or six-digit
5 number used to identify specific lamps)
· Manufacturer
· Quantity installed
Include lamps in outdoor fixtures and portable task
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lighting, in addition to directly wired lamps.
-Mean lumen output (design or actual)
7 · Rated average life at three-hour instant start
· Mercury content
MR purchasing calculator provided by USGBC or an
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equivalent custom tool.
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picograms per lumen hour or less.

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