Bryan Holland
Silver Member
I have a couple of problems with this section.404.1 Lighting equipment. A minimum of 50 percent of the lamps in permanently installed lighting fixtures shall be high-efficacy lamps.
1. The National Electrical Code does not use the terms "lighting fixtures" any longer. Luminaires are installed not lighting fixtures.
2. Unless the installer leaves the lamp packaging on the job-site, there is no practical method for determining lamp efficacy. The lumens per watt of a lamp are typically not marked on the lamp itself.
3. Once the final inspection has been approved and a CO has been issued, the homeowner / tenant are no longer held to this standard / requirement.
So, what is the real practicality and point to this requirement???