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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>Could sounds like stupids questions, but there's no such thing as a stupid question! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>90.1 – 2013 interior lighting controls changed dramatically compare to the precedent version, not in substance but in form, I have questions about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>Question 1)<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>In section 9.4.1.1(a) <i>Local control</i>, does “manual lighting controls” means Manual On <u>AND</u> Manual Off ?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>The 2013 User Manual doesn’t clearly answer this question. I wonder because there are others options called “<i>restricted to Manual ON</i>”, “<i>Automatic full OFF</i>”,etc.. so my logic would be to called <i>Local control</i> “<i>Manual ON/ Manual OFF</i>”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>Question 2)</span></u><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'> (for a 90.1-2013 compliance)<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>For example, suppose a unique fixture of two T8 32W installed in an 20 m<sup>2</sup> office enclosed by ceilingheight partitions. By reading Table 9.6.1, I would installed :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>a switch able to manual ON and manual OFF : for <i>Local Control</i> requirement (the manual OFF is the purpose of question 2)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>no automatic ON : to comply either <i>Restricted to manual ON</i> and <i>Restricted to Partial Automatic ON<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>a bilevel ballast and bilevel switch : for <i>Bilevel Lighting control </i>requirement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>no daylight control since the installed lighting power is under 150W <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>a general lighting controller able to shutoff the light after business hour, for <i>scheduled Shufoff</i> option (the switch is able to override the scheduled shutoff for no more than 2hours)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>Even if I have a <i>scheduled Shufoff</i>, does the <i>local control </i>requirement requires to have a Manual OFF ? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>I think yes, so there will be energy savings during the business hours when the occupant leave the office and switch the light off manually, but the unclear “manual lighting controls” of <i>Local Control</i> requirement make me doubt of the Manual OFF requirement</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>…</span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:green;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Julien Dutel,</span></b><span style='font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:green;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'> ing., CEM, CMVP<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Direction des secteurs résidentiel, institutionnel et des affaires</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Bureau de l'efficacité et de l'innovation énergétiques<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Ministère des Ressources naturelles</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>5700, 4e Avenue Ouest, B-406<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Québec (Québec) G1H 6R1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Téléphone : 418 627-6379, poste 8060<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Téléphone sans frais : 1 877 727-6655<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Télécopieur : 418 643-5828</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><a href="http://www.efficaciteenergetique.mrn.gouv.qc.ca/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.efficaciteenergetique.mrn.gouv.qc.ca</span></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Droid Serif","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CA'>Ce message est confidentiel. 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