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•. ,r1994 Nonresidential Manual Chapfer 15 � Lighfing and Motors <br /> Exempt Lighting Equipment NREC §1512.2 <br /> • For exempt IighGng equipment, the wattage of exempt Oxtures is not • <br /> munted in the IighGng power ailowance. Note that oniy the wattage of . <br /> ihe following equipment is exempt 7he spacc in which the equipment <br /> is located is not an exempt space. The NREC language for exempt <br /> � <br /> equipment is generally narrow and specific. <br /> �� 1. SPecial lighting needs for research <br /> This includes only the wattage for special iliumination needs and not <br /> the entire researth lab. An example might be metal halide lighting <br /> installed to study plant growth. <br /> ' 2. Emergency lighting that is off during normal operation <br /> This includes emergency and exit lighting as required by building and <br /> fire code officials. <br /> 3. S'igt► lighting <br /> This exempts only lighting that is integral to signs. <br /> 4. Ballasted lighting for walkways and pathways <br /> Only fluorescent and HID walkway and pathway lighting are exempt. <br /> If nonballasted lighdng equipment is used, it is not exempt. • <br /> 5. Lighting that is a part of a machine,equipment, or Eurniture <br /> For example, a fixture is an integral par[of an office desk and is <br /> exempt if,when you move the desk, the lighting moves with it. <br /> 6. Ughting that is uted solely fot indoor plant growth during the <br /> hours of 10 p.m.to 6 a.m. <br /> This fnCludes li�hting that has absolutely no other purpose but indoor , <br /> plant growth. High intensity discharge lamps are typically used. <br /> 7. Theatrical produdions,television, audio-visual presentationc, and <br /> ;� special effects for stage areas and dance floors <br /> This exemption covers only the equipment used for these operations. <br /> General lighting in theatrical and entertainment facilities is not <br /> exempt <br /> '• ' g, Art exhibits, non•retail displays, portabte plug in displays, and <br /> ' showcase lighting <br /> Art galleries primarily for the reta�l sale of art are retail and are not <br /> . exempt General or ambient lighting in museums is not exempt. <br /> • 9,� Exterior lighting for public monuments <br /> This includes only lighting for the monument iuelf. <br /> � <br /> � <br /> i --- ` 15-6 <br /> I March 1995 <br /> � 2d WtlL£:0i 866T 8I '�aQ £0T7 2L8 �S2 : 'ON 3NOHd J.Nt1dW0� NOSNHOf lf .I_•�� <br /> �f <br /> / <br />