LIGHTING DESIGN FOR BUILDINDS

VISHNUPRASAD S..
 Recommended Measuring Units of Light Level – Illuminance
 Illuminance is measured in foot candles (ftcd, fc, fcd) or lux (in the
metric SI system).
 A foot candle is actually one lumen of light density per square
foot;
 one lux is one lumen per square meter. •
 1 lux = 1 lumen / sq meter = 0.0001 phot = 0.0929 foot candle
(ftcd, fcd)
 1 phot = 1 lumen / sq centimeter = 10000 lumens / sq meter =
10000 lux .
 1 foot candle (ftcd, fcd) = 1 lumen / sq ft = 10.752 lux.
 Common and Recommended Light
Levels Indoors
 The outdoor light level is approximately 10,000 lux on a clear day.
In the building, in the area closest to windows, the light level may
be reduced to approximately 1,000 lux.
 In the middle area its may be as low as 25 - 50 lux. Additional
lighting equipment is often necessary to compensate the low
levels. Earlier it was common with light levels in the range 100 -
300 lux for normal activities.
 Today the light level is more common in the range 500 - 1000 lux -
depending on activity. For precision and detailed works, the light
level may even approach 1500 - 2000 lux.
 108 lux (or 10 footcandles) for ambient lighting
 538 lux (or 50 footcandles) for task lighting for
food preparation
 STEP1
 HOW MANY LUMENS WE NEED ARCHIES??
 4m x 3m -KITCHEN
 To get the number of lumens we multiply the lux by the
area.
 This gives us 12 x 108 = 1296 lumens.
 If you're working in feet, calculate the area in square
feet and use the footcandle value from the light table.
 Here we're going to work out the surface are that needs
to be lit for food preparation.
 Let's say we want to light the countertop which
measures 4m x 0.6m. That makes the area 2.4 square
meters.
 To get the number of lumens the
calculation is 2.4 x 538 = 1291 lumens
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