Statistically, lighting accounts for nearly 20% of the total energy consumption in a typical commercial building, yet most facility managers only address it when a bulb fails. For the energy auditor or sustainability lead, a "lighting survey" isn't just a bulb count; it is a high-precision diagnostic audit where the most valuable variables are the intersection of Control Savings and the specific Hours of operation. An audit that lacks a verified Existing Fixture Code or a documented Action plan (from Retrofit to Relamp) is a baseline measurement without the data needed to evaluate true ROI.

The Ritual of Illumination Stewardship

The "Lighting Survey" template is designed for the professional engineer or auditor who treats facility efficiency as a managed forensic event. It moves your reporting from scattered local notes to a structured, mobile-ready digital vault. By standardizing the capture of the Location and the specific Air Cond status, the system ensures that every project study is anchored to hard operational data. It acknowledges that knowing the Days of weekly operation is as vital for financial modeling as the fixture itself.

The Blueprint: Efficiency Intelligence Architecture

The structure of this library is built to handle the technical and fiscal density of modern energy retrofitting.

  • Evidentiary Precision: Dedicated fields for Existing Fixture Code and New Fixture Code capture the macro profile of the building’s lighting DNA, ensuring that wattage reduction is documented with surgical precision.
  • Operational Forensics: The template tracks the physical DNA of the machine, documenting Existing Control (e.g., Wallbox Sensor, Ceiling Sensor) and specific New Control plans to provide the evidentiary base for calculated Control Savings.
  • Strategic Triage: With fields for Additional Action (including delamp, tandem wire, and emergency battery) and specific Hours per day, the system anchors your technical acts to your financial bottom line, facilitating high-speed auditing.

Usage Scenarios: The Retrofit Discovery

You are preparing a proposal for a major warehouse retrofitting project. Instead of searching through fanned-out paper folders for your field notes, you open Memento. You filter by Action = Replace and sort by Existing Quantity. You instantly see the total number of high-wattage units across different Location zones, complete with high-resolution Fixture Photo documentation. You verify the documented Control Savings (.1 to .9) and check the Air Cond status to calculate the secondary thermal impact. The digital archive has turned a potential high-stress scoping window into a documented sequence of professional successes.

Power Feature: High-Resolution Control Mapping

By utilizes the exhaustive multichoice logic for Existing Control and New Control, the template transforms from a log into a professional engineering dashboard. You can analyze your project outcomes across different building sectors, identifying which areas consistently yield the highest Control Savings based on documented behavioral metrics. It ensures that your sustainability strategy is always supported by forensic-grade evidence of your technical results, turning a collection of fixtures into a documented narrative of energy excellence.