LENI –

Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

May 2015

T Bowes
Lighting Applications Manager
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LENI – Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

• Contents
• Introduction

• The LENI Calculation

• Whitecroft LENI Calculation Tool

• Conclusion
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LENI – Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

• Introduction
• What is LENI?

• Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

• Calculation of ‘Actual’ Usage – power density

(kWh/m2)

• Detailed calculation

• Provides some limiting values (Annex F)

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• Introduction
• Where are the Power Density targets set?
• SBEM Model - Kg/CO2/m2 per annum

TER (Target Emissions Rate)

v
BER (Building Emissions Rate)

• Part L 2A 2013 – Non-Domestic Building Services

Compliance Guide
• Simplified Method
• Alternative to luminaire efficacy
• Defines some target values
• PSBP
• FOS requires calculation
• Building energy target benchmarked against this value
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Part L2A & Lighting

• Introduction
• luminaire performance & energy performance
• Luminaire Efficacy
• Table 42 advises new lighting level targets

Area 2010 April 2014

Office, Industrial & 55 luminaire 60 luminaire
Storage Spaces lumens/circuit watt lumens/circuit watt

Other type of 55 lamp lumens/circuit 60 lamp lumens/circuit

spaces watt watt
22 lamp lumens/circuit 22 lamp lumens/circuit
Display Lighting
watt watt

Control Factors 1 – 0.85 1 – 0.75

• These values are average over the whole building

• Minimum requirement – does not mean the building
energy model criteria are met
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E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation?
A= Area
• Made up of 3 separate calculations
P = Installed Load
E kWh/m2 = Ed + En + Ep T = Time
A
F = Control Factor
• Daytime Use (Ed)
Ed = Pl x Fo x Fd x Fc x Td
1000

• Night-time Use (En)

En = Pl x Fo x Fc x Tn
1000

• Parasitic Loading (Ep) – Controls & Emergency

Ep = (Ppi x Tpi) + (Pei x Tei) + (Ppc x Tpc)
1000
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E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation?
A= Area
• A – Area (m2)
P = Installed Load
• Room by Room calculation
T = Time

F = Control Factor
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E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• P –Total installed load
P = Installed Load
• Luminaires
T = Time
• Maximising luminaire lumens/circuit watt value
F = Control Factor
• LED technology allows for significant reduction in the
overall power density of a project:

Units of Measure

49% 36% 22% Watts

Energy energy Energy
saving saving saving
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E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• P –Total installed load
P = Installed Load
T = Time
• Parasitic Loads
F = Control Factor

Emergency
DALI Ballasts Control Device
Pack

Units of Measure
Watts
• Default values are used in some instances W/m2
kWh/(m2/annum)
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E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• T – Total burning hours P = Installed Load
• EN15193:2007 provides indicative burning hours
T = Time
Building Daytime Nightime Total F = Control Factor
Type
Offices 2,250 250 2,500

Education 1,800 200 2,000

Hospitals 3,000 2,000 5,000

Factories 2,500 1,500 4,000

Retail 3,000 2,000 5,000

• Parasitic Load – can be 24/7

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LENI – Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• F - Control Factors: P = Installed Load
• Appreciation of energy benefits of a lighting control
T = Time
system
• 3 Factors: F = Control Factor
• Occupancy (Fo)

• Daylight (Fd)

• Constant Illuminance (Fc)

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LENI – Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• F - Control Factors: P = Installed Load
• Occupancy (Fo)
T = Time

F = Control Factor
Control Factor
1 Type of Space
Method of Control

0.8 High Usage:

Manual ON/ Manual OFF
Offices/Healthcare

Medium Usage:
Auto ON/Auto OFF
Corridors

0.2 Low Usage:

Manual On/Auto OFF
Store Rooms
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E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• F - Control Factors: P = Installed Load
• Daylight Factor (Fd)
T = Time
• Maximising benefit from daylight
F = Control Factor

• Understand amount of daylight penetration

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LENI – Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator

E = Total Power Density

• The LENI Calculation? A= Area
• F - Control Factors: P = Installed Load
• Constant Illuminance Factor (Fc)
T = Time
• Providing the required maintained illuminance from day
one F = Control Factor
• Typically only applicable to Dimmable Luminaires
• Reduced Power & Energy Consumption
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• Whitecroft LENI Calculation Tool E kWh/m2 = Ed + En + Ep

A
• Based around Part L2A method of calculation:
• Simplified Control Factors & Parasitic Loading Ed = Pl x Fo x Fd x Fc x Td
Control Factors: 1000

Fo – 1 or 0.8 Parasitic – 0.3w/m2

Fd – 1 or 0.8 En = Pl x Fo x Fc x Tn
Fc – 1 or 0.9 1000
• Target power density values based on time & light level
Ep = 0.3 x m2 x Tp
1000
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• Example Room LENI

E kWh/m2 = Ed + En + Ep
30.95
• Results Summary kWh/m²
A

Office

500Lux

3700hrs

Lighting Compliance
37.9 Conventional Source LED Source
29% 27.0
No Controls No Controls
Conventional Source
Occupancy Fo
26%
Conventional Source
2 rows daylight Fd

Conventional Source LED Source 19.0

28.1
Constant Illuminance Fc Constant Illuminance
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• Conclusion

• Method for calculating actual energy usage

in a property – kWh/m2

• Sets Kg/CO2/m2 per annum building targets

• Light source and controls will both assist

with delivering the best possible LENI
number
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