Steps to designing good task lighting
Commercial Interior Space Designing-II 4(1+3)
Lesson 9:Lighting arrangement for public building
Steps to designing good task lighting
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Design ambient lighting systems before designing systems to accommodate the other lighting types. Define the reason for the lighting.
- Ambient- circulation and general lighting
- Task- areas where detailed work is done
- Accent- architectural use only (minimal)
- Safety or emergency egress lighting
Design the ambient lighting system.
- Define day lighting zones
- Define occupancy sensor zones
- Determine minimum ambient lighting levels
Select lighting fixtures
- Design the task lighting system.
- Determine where task lighting is needed
- Balance task and ambient lighting levels
- Provide automatic and manual controls
Design the accent lighting system.
- Limit the amount of accent lighting
- Use occupancy sensors to control accent lighting
- Select low-energy fixtures
- Reduce ambient light levels when there is accent lighting
Design the safety lighting system.
- Select low-energy safety lighting fixtures
- Operate safety lighting only when needed
- Place all safety lighting on separate lighting circuits
Design the lighting control system, using automatic and dimmable controls.
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