Ies illumination levels

Broad range of lighting practitioners. Architects, Planners, Designers, Engineers, Distributors, . Final Application Committee Approval. The IES is an accredited Standards Development Organization (SDO) that develops its standards using American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved procedures.

Footcandles are the most common unit of measure used by lighting professionals to calculate light levels in businesses and outdoor spaces.

IES ) current illuminance recommendations.

Engineering Society ( IES ) recommends the following .

Indiviudal applications will determing exact foot- candle levels. Please refer to the IES Lighitng. Handbook for more detailed evaluation. The first table provides generic illuminance categories and val- ues according to general type of activity.

The remaining tables recommend specific illuminance categories for . This is an instructor resource with information to be provided to students as the instructor sees fit. The work plane is where the most important tasks in the room or space are performed. Based on your facility, there are recommended light levels. This rating quantifies how much light is in an area.

Office light levels should be taken at desk level. Note: Make sure the lighting design can meet nighttime illuminance requirements when reducing lighting power density (LPD) and light levels. DESIGN – FOOTCANDLE RECOMMENDATIONS. General lighting throughout spaces. Awarded at the local section level judging.

Projects scoring adequately at the section move up for additional judging in the global judging, eligible for the awards noted above. We summarize some of these recommendations below, and in some cases the original tables have been simplified. Certification, Bureau of Health Facilities, Michigan Department of Public Health published lighting standards for Health Care Facilities with the accompanying text.

Attached to this newsletter are MDCH standards for illumination levels for . Adhering to professionally recommended light levels provides adequate illumination.