bcorps
Registered User
I'm doing the design on a pharmacy in a strip mall type building. The entire building is well over 5,000 square feet, so ASHRAE would require automatic shutoff of of lighting in each of the tenant spaces.
However, the pharmacy owner is requesting 24/7 lighting in the retail area (most of his tenant space). He has been robbed in the past, and is appropriately security conscious.
ASHRAE gives an exception for lighting "intended to be" 24/7. Whose intentions?
This seems problematic for me, as anyone can claim "I intend for the lighting in my building to be 24/7...I don't want occupancy sensors or a lighting control panel" to save money...and then just turn it on and off with switches whenever they want.
Any suggestions on who gets to decide if 24/7 lighting in the space is appropriate and legal?
However, the pharmacy owner is requesting 24/7 lighting in the retail area (most of his tenant space). He has been robbed in the past, and is appropriately security conscious.
ASHRAE gives an exception for lighting "intended to be" 24/7. Whose intentions?
This seems problematic for me, as anyone can claim "I intend for the lighting in my building to be 24/7...I don't want occupancy sensors or a lighting control panel" to save money...and then just turn it on and off with switches whenever they want.
Any suggestions on who gets to decide if 24/7 lighting in the space is appropriate and legal?