Theatres, Concert Halls and Cinemas Illuminance (lux) Writing, typing, reading, data processing Assembly of minute items, finished fabric Visual tasks exceptionally difficult inspection.Įxtracts from CIBSE Code for Lighting Part 2 (2002) Educational Illuminance (lux)Īrea Kitchen Restaurant, dining room, function room. Fine work and inspection, precision Visual tasks extremely difficult assembly. General inspection, electronic assembly, Visual tasks very difficult paintwork, supermarkets. Drawing offices, meat inspection, chain Visual tasks difficult stores. General offices, kitchens, laboratories, Visual tasks moderately difficult retail shops. Libraries, sports halls, lecture theatres. Illuminance Activity (lux) Casual seeing 100 This is also replicated in BS EN 12464-1:2002 Light and lighting - Lighting of work places - Part 1: Indoor work places A sample is shown below. Lighting Levels* The CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) produces a Code for Interior Lighting which gives lighting requirements for areas. This means, for example, that for a room with an illumination level of 200 lux, if this is taken as the minimum level, then the maximum level in another part of the room will be no higher than 714 lux as shown below. *Note: Complete uniformity is impossible in practice, but an acceptable standard is for the minimum to be at least 70% of the maximum illumination level.
