Lighting
Tips
Gives
light in the blue-green end of the spectrum and being
cold provides virtually no light in the infra red spectrum.
Used commonly in offices and warehousing.
Lighting levels in typical environments:
The
table lists typical lighting levels found in various
environment areas. It is most important to check each
site for accuracy using a lux meter.
|
Environment
|
Type
|
Light
Level in Lux
|
|
Banks
|
Lobbies
and counters
|
200
|
|
Offices
and genral buildings
|
Halls
and corridors
|
150
|
|
|
Outside
entrance
|
30
|
|
|
Offices
|
500
|
|
Hotels
and clubs
|
Bars
|
150
|
|
|
Restaurants
|
100
|
|
|
Kitchens
|
500
|
|
Manufacturing
|
Fine
work
|
1000
|
|
|
Medium
|
500
|
|
|
Course
manufacturing
|
250
|
|
Hospitals
|
General
waiting areas
|
500
|
|
|
Examination
room
|
1000
|
|
|
Operating
table
|
20000
|
|
Retail
stores
|
Small
to medium
|
250
|
|
|
Large
supermarkets
|
500
|
|
Warehousing
|
Good
lighting
|
100
|
|
|
Poor
lighting
|
50
|
|
Street
lighting
|
Typical
|
5-50
|
|
Parking
areas
|
Outdoor
night - with lighting
|
10
|
|
|
Garage
with lighting
|
50
|