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- Automatic lighting would be equipped with controls to reduce illumination or turn it off faster and in more places in buildings under a new standard proposed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society.
- ASHRAE also said the standards would be listed in a tabular format that designers wanted so they could find answers more readily.
- The proposed changes are in ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010 and are open for comment through April 1, ASHRAE said.
From the article:
By putting these requirements into an easier-to-use tabular format, the provisions will be clearer, more likely to be complied with and easier to enforce....