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Commercial Building General Lighting Plan and Emergency Lighting Plan Review InformationGeneral 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 DspsSbBuildingTech@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7402. When are lighting plans required to be submitted? Lighting plans must be submitted when there is: 1) A new commercial building; 2) A commercial building addition; 3) An initial tenant build-out. 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 DspsSbPlanSchedule@wi.gov. 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, SPS 302.31) - 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 SPS 302.31(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 SPS 302.31(1)(d)6) Inspection of Lighting Plan Information Conditionally-approved lighting plans and calculations approved by the Safety and Buildings Division shall be kept at the jobsite for reference by inspectors. "General" Lighting Plan Submittal Guidelines - 2009 IECC 505, SPS 363.0505, IECC 501.2, and SPS 363.0501 - Indicate the method of code compliance used : a) IECC 505 as amended by SPS 363.0505, or b) ASHRAE 90.1-2007 as addressed under IECC 501.2 and amended by SPS 363.0501 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 (SPS 363.0505) 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 - 2009 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 DspsSbEmergencyLighting@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7421. Technical questions about general lighting plan review can be emailed to DspsSbBuildingTech@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7402. Technical questions about emergency lighting plan review can be emailed to DspsSbEmergencyLighting@wi.gov, or faxed to 608-283-7421. Links - Federal Department of Energy Web site for "COMcheck" and "Rescheck" energy code software and training opportunities County Web sites || City/Town/Village Web sites || State Portal || Build Your Business The Department of Safety and Professional Services 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. |