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Announcement January 29, 2009, about reemphasis on commercial buildings general lighting plans and about submittal of emergency lighting plans / Fees are not increased General lighting and emergency lighting will receive more emphasis during commercial buildings plan reviews by Safety and Buildings Division staff effective March 2, 2009. The Wisconsin Commercial Building Code has included requirements for illumination and electrical energy efficiency since 1980. S&B has been flexible over time about requesting submittal and approval of lighting design plans and calculations. At times division staff have asked for more lighting information than at other times. Whether submitted for review or not, lighting code compliance has been necessary. S&B will renew review of general lighting plans because of concerns that compliance with recent energy efficiency code changes has not been demonstrated. In March of 2008, substantial emergency lighting and lighting energy efficiency changes occurred; some of the energy efficiency factors have become 30 - 40 percent more stringent. With our nation's and state's focus on building lifetime energy usage, the building lighting designs need to be clearly recognized as consequential. The specific aspect of plan review of emergency lighting plans, important to the safety of occupants and first responders, comes from field observations that some emergency lighting installations are not meeting code requirements. The fact that emergency lighting is often installed late in construction, even after partial occupancy of a building, may have led to less-than-necessary coordination of egress paths and emergency lighting design and installation. Beginning March 2, 2009, submittal of general lighting plans and emergency lighting plans will be required by the Safety and Buildings Division for plan reviews for: - New buildings; - Additions to buildings; - Initial tenant build-outs within buildings for which initial plans were received on or after March 2. For plans received on or after March 2, 2009, if S&B commercial building plan reviewers find general lighting and emergency lighting plans have not been submitted for review with the initial building plan review, the reviewers will contact the designer with the option of the designer providing lighting plans as part of the immediate review. If the designer chooses to not do so, the general lighting plan and emergency lighting plan can be submitted later, before installation, for separate plan review. Fees for the plan reviews are not increased: - For general lighting or emergency lighting plans submitted with building plans, there will be no additional fee. (Overall fee calculated per code, Comm 2.31.) - For lighting plans submitted separate from any other building plans submittal, the fee will be the current $75 revision plus the standard $100 submittal fee, a total of $175. (Comm 2.31(1)(f).) - For lighting plans submitted with plan submittals such as HVAC or fire protection, the fee for the lighting plan review will be the current $75 revision fee. Only one standard $100 submittal fee will be charged for these multiple submittals. (Comm 2.31(1)(f).) - For submittal of plans after construction, the standard late submittal fee of $250 will be assessed, as well as the $100 submittal fee, for a total of $350. (Comm 2.31(1)(d)6.) Commercial Building General Lighting Plan and Emergency Lighting Plan Review Information General lighting plans and emergency lighting plans are required to be submitted to the Safety and Buildings Division as part of a commercial building plan review. The lighting reviews may be submitted with the overall plan review submittal or may be submitted separately. Technical Aspects of General Lighting Plans Submittals Here is a link to guidelines for information needed for the lighting plan reviews. Technical questions about general lighting plan review can be emailed to comsbbuildingtech@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7402. Scheduling General Lighting Plan Reviews Commercial buildings plan reviews done by S&B are scheduled online. Inclusion of the lighting plans with the overall building plan review can be noted during online scheduling, in order to help S&B more clearly define the time needed for the overall review. If submitted with the overall review, there is no additional submittal application form, nor is there any increase in the overall plan review fee. There are sets of information and calculations required for review of the lighting systems. More about the details of lighting submittals. If you are submitting lighting plans separately from the building plan review, the data sheet the submitter received after scheduling the building review can be used to identify the lighting review. Separate general or emergency lighting reviews will not be scheduled online. Those reviews are scheduled by faxing the data sheet and a letter of request to 877-840-9172. The lighting reviews will be at the S&B office at which the overall building plan review was done. If online scheduling cannot be done, lighting plans can be delivered to the S&B office at which the overall building review was done, using SBD-118 application form to identify the review request. Include the S&B transaction number for the overall building review. Email questions about plan review scheduling to planschedule@commerce.state.wi.us. Fees for General Lighting or Emergency Lighting Plan Submittals - For general lighting or emergency lighting plans submitted with building plans, there will be no additional fee. (Overall fee calculated per code, Comm 2.31.) - For lighting plans submitted separate from building plans, the fee will be the current $75 revision plus the $100 submittal fee, a total of $175. (Per Comm 2.31(1)(f).) - For submittal of plans after construction, the standard late submittal fee of $250 will be assessed, as well as the $100 submittal fee, for a total of $350. (Per Comm 2.31(1)(d)6.) Inspection of Lighting Plan Information Conditionally-approved lighting plans and calculations approved by the Division of Safety and Buildings shall be kept at the jobsite for reference by inspectors. "General" Lighting Plan Submittal Guidelines - 2006 IECC 505, Comm 63.0505, IECC 501.2, and Comm 63.0501 - Indicate the method of code compliance used : a) IECC 505 as amended by Comm 63.0505, or b) ASHRAE 90.1-2004 as addressed under IECC 501.2 and amended by Comm 63.0501 The points that follow are to be addressed on the plans and/or on a printout showing use of Comcheck EZ, free software obtained from the federal Department of Energy, www.energycodes.gov. - Provide a lighting fixture schedule to be used for indoor and/or outdoor locations. Lighting fixtures shall be defined for type, number, location, and wattage inclusive of the ballast wattage based on the rules of the compliance method chosen. - Provide separate calculations indicating the total amount of installed lighting power to be used within the building, as well as the installed lighting power that will be used outside the building. The calculations shall be based on the requirements for screw lamp lighting, low voltage lighting, other luminaires, as well as line voltage lighting track and plug-busway systems. (IECC 505.5.1) - Provide calculations indicating that total interior lighting power allowances and exterior lighting power allowance - Demonstrate that the calculated installed lighting power is equal to or less than the total lighting power allowances under IECC 505. - Provide information on the installation of controls for the building on a room by room basis a) Lighting reduction controls (IECC 505.2.2.1) b) Daylighting (Comm 63.0505) c) Automatic lighting shutoff (IECC 505.2.2.2) d) Sleeping Unit (IECC 505.2.3) e) Exterior Lighting Controls (IECC 505.2.4) - Provide tandem wiring (IECC 505.3) - Provide internally illuminated exit signs with no more five watts per side (IECC 505.4) If separate from overall building plan review submittal, send review scheduling data sheet from overall review online scheduling or completed form SBD-118. Include a minimum of four plan sets (as many as five without additional fees being assessed). Each plan set must be copies of the original. Original plan sets are not acceptable. Designers who may sign plans include Wisconsin-registered architects, engineers, electrical designers, and master electricians (S&B credential). One set of plans will be kept by S&B. The other plan sets, if found acceptable, will be sent back to the designer conditionally approved, along with a plan approval letter. A stamp, reviewer signature, and conditional approval date will be located on the front page of the approved plan sets. When a commercial building project is completed, a Compliance Statement, SBD-9720, submitted by the supervising professional observing construction of the project. A statement of substantial lighting compliance is included on that form submitted by the building supervising professional. S&B Emergency Lighting Plan Review Guidelines - 2006 IBC 1006, NFPA 70, and National Electrical Code article 700 Each emergency lighting plan submittal must contain all of the following: - An architectural life safety egress plan with all egress routes identified; - Interior and exterior lighting plans with emergency and exit lights designated. - A one-line diagram showing the emergency source, all transfer switches, and distribution points down to the branch circuit level. The one-line diagram is not required if unit equipment is the sole source of emergency illumination. - Wiring diagrams for emergency lights which are controlled by UL924 emergency power transfer controls and occupancy sensors or daylight sensors. - A light fixture schedule which includes all emergency and exit light fixture types. As a minimum the schedule must include fixture manufacturers model numbers, voltage, wattage of lamps, quantities of lamps per fixture, and the quantity of ballasts per fixture (for fluorescent). - Calculated load of emergency lighting - A photometric study of the emergency lighting along all egress routes. Include maintained footcandle illumination levels for typical portions of the egress route such as corridors, exit enclosures, and exit passageways. Also include exterior egress components, landings, and interior exit discharge elements in the photometric study. In open rooms and spaces that require two or more means of egress, include the illumination levels for aisles and unenclosed egress stairways if delineated in the architectural life safety egress plan. Illumination levels shall be noted on the study using the point-by-point method with a maximum spacing of two feet on center. Option for unit equipment: In lieu of a photometric study, provide lighting floor plans. The unit equipment type, with the location of all heads shall be shown on the plans. Include: - Lighting floor plans. The unit equipment type, with locations of all the heads shown on the plans. - Fixture specifications. Product data sheet. Lamp performance data sheet. Typical details of each source with ampere-hour rating of battery, number, type, and wattage of all heads supplied, and calculation of battery sizes - Fixture manufacturers’ application guide with illumination levels and aiming points, and maximum spacing and mounting heights for the type of fixtures specified. If separate from overall building plan review submittal, send review scheduling data sheet from overall review online scheduling or completed form SBD-118. Include a minimum of four plan sets (as many as five without additional fees being assessed). Each plan set must be copies of the original. Original plan sets are not acceptable. Designers who may sign plans include Wisconsin-registered architects, engineers, electrical designers, and master electricians (S&B credential). One set of plans will be kept by S&B. The other plan sets, if found acceptable, will be sent back to the designer conditionally approved, along with a plan approval letter. A stamp, reviewer signature, and conditional approval date will be located on the front page of the approved plan sets. When a commercial building project is completed, a Compliance Statement, SBD-9720, submitted by the supervising professional observing construction of the project. A statement of substantial lighting compliance is included on that form submitted by the building supervising professional. Technical questions about emergency lighting plan review can be emailed to comsbemergencylighting@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7421. Technical questions about general lighting plan review can be emailed to comsbbuildingtech@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7402. Technical questions about emergency lighting plan review can be emailed to comsbemergencylighting@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7421. Links - Federal Department of Energy Web site for "COMcheck" and "Rescheck" energy code software and training opportunitiesCounty Web sites || City/Town/Village Web sites || State Portal || Build Your Business Email this page's manager, Todd Taylor, ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us or 608-267-3606 The Department of Commerce Safety and Buildings Division is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. If you need assistance to access services or need material in an alternate format, please contact us, 608-266-3151, TDD Relay dial 711 in Wisconsin or 800-947-3529, or ttaylor@commerce.state.wi.us |
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