This broad strategy includes several sub strategies, such as lighting configuration, high efficiency lamps and luminaires, and control systems.

In the Labs21 Design Guide, see:
- Lighting and subtopics on lighting design, high-efficiency components and lighting control

See the FEMP Product Energy Efficiency Recommendations for electrical lighting components.

In the Whole Building Design Guide, see the following resource pages
- Energy efficient lighting

These Labs21 Case Studies make special mention of this strategy:
- NIH Building 50 (pg. 7)
- The Georgia Public Health laboratory (pg. 6)
- The Nidus Center (pg. 4)
- The Pharmacia building (pg. 5)
- The Sandia PETL (pg. 10)
- The Whitehead Building (pg.5)

In the Labs21 Benchmarking Tool:
- Generate a comparative analysis of lighting efficiency metrics (kwh/sf-yr, peak W/sf)