Ceiling Fans
Last Updated: 02/27/24
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A non-portable device designed for home use that is suspended from the ceiling for circulating air via the rotation of fan blades. Some ceiling fans also have an integral or attachable light kit.
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Legal Requirements
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Life Cycle Cost Savings
Life Cycle Costing (LCC) aims to quantify the financial impact of a product over its entire life cycle to assist consumers in making decisions that will save them money over the long term.
An efficient product is cost effective when the utility costs saved over the life of the product exceed the additional upfront cost (if any) of the more efficient model. Energy Star considers both upfront costs and lifetime energy cost savings when setting required efficiency levels. Federal purchasers can assume that Energy Star-qualified products are life-cycle cost effective.
To calculate life cycle cost savings, explore these tools:
- For life cycling costing on specific brand-name products, visit SFTool Product Search
by clicking the green box at the top of this page. Once you have created an account, add a product to a project and open the project. The tool displays energy cost savings, adjusting for local utility rates, operating conditions, and the purchase price. - NREL’s Levelized Cost of Energy Calculator can help estimate the cost of electricity as an input for your lifecycle cost calculations, accounting for both cost escalation and discount rates.
Guiding Principles
Contributes to meeting The Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
Additional Guidance
Smart ceiling fans have sensors that measure temperature and incrementally adjust the fan speed. They turn on and off automatically based on occupancy or predetermined temperatures.
In researching smart ceiling fans for GSA's Green Proving Ground, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that smart ceiling fans should be considered for open office space with:
- Ceilings at least 9 feet high and interior/desk partitions less than 54 inches tall,
- At least 2,000 cooling degree days and full daytime business hours,
- No features, such as lighting or air conditioning, that will interfere with fan blades, and
- Cooling setpoint lower than 75 degrees, and no prohibition against raising it.
The ENERGY STAR Most Efficient program identifies the most efficient products among those that qualify for the ENERGY STAR in particular product categories. Product categories were selected and recognition criteria were established to ensure that products that receive this recognition demonstrate efficiency performance that is truly exceptional, inspirational, or leading edge.
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