Wash. Admin. Code § 51-11C-405026 - Section C405.2.6- Additional lighting controls

C405.2.6 Additional lighting controls. Specific application lighting shall be provided with controls, in addition to controls required by other sections, for the following:
1. The following lighting shall be controlled by an occupant sensor complying with Section C405.2.1.1 or a time switch control complying with Section C405.2.2.1. In addition, a manual control shall be provided to control such lighting separately from the general lighting in the space:
1.1. Luminaires for which additional lighting power is claimed in accordance with Section C405.4.2.2.1.
1.2. Display and accent.
1.3. Lighting in display cases.
1.4. Supplemental task lighting, including permanently installed under-shelf or under-cabinet lighting.
1.5. Lighting equipment that is for sale or demonstration in lighting education.
1.6. Display lighting for exhibits in galleries, museums and monuments that is in addition to general lighting.
2. Sleeping units shall have control device(s) or systems configured to automatically switch off all permanently installed luminaires and switched receptacles within 20 minutes after all occupants have left the unit.

EXCEPTIONS: 1. Lighting and switched receptacles controlled by card key controls.
2. Spaces where patient care is directly provided.
3. Lighting for life support of nonhuman life forms and food warming, shall be controlled by a dedicated control that is independent of the controls for other lighting within the room or space. Each control zone shall be no greater than the area served by a single lu-minaire or 4,000 square feet (372 m2), whichever is larger.
4. Task lighting for medical and dental purposes that is in addi-tion to general lighting shall be provided with a manual control.
5. Luminaires serving the exit access and providing means of egress illumination required by Section 1008.2 of the International Building Code, including luminaires that function as both normal and emergency means of egress illumination shall be controlled by a combination of listed emergency relay and occupancy sensors, or signal from another building control system, that automatically shuts off the lighting when the areas served by that illumination are unoccupied.

EXCEPTION:

Means of egress illumination serving the exit access that does not exceed 0.01 watts per square foot (0.108 W/m2) of building area is exempt from this requirement.

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 51-11C-405026
Adopted by WSR 16-03-072, Filed 1/19/2016, effective 7/1/2016 Amended by WSR 19-24-040, Filed 11/26/2019, effective 7/1/2020 Amended by WSR 22-14-091, Filed 7/1/2022, effective 7/1/2023

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