Title:  DELTA Snapshots: Lighting for Dormitories Date:  1999 Author(s):  Judith Block Number of Pages:  2 pages Download printable PDF   Order Printed Copy

Abstract Dormitory rooms can be dark, but the risk of fire associated with tungsten-halogen ("quartz") lamp torchieres has prompted many colleges in North America to ban their use in dormitories. Ambient lighting can be produced safely and efficiently with torchieres and task lights that use compact fluorescent lamps instead. This Snapshot describes a dormitory room lighted with an ENERGY STAR torchiere supplemented with a compact fluorescent task light.