Iesna Iluminacion

ILLUMINANCE SELECTION PROCEDURES
Please note that the actual lighting levels are noted in a letter code: A, B, etc. These are the Categories of Value.
In the attached chart, there are two places where lighting level Categories of Value are noted:
First Category in chart notes the level of light on horizontal surfaces (desk top, floor, etc.)
Second Category in chart notes the level of light on vertical surfaces (walls, white board, etc.)
The designations of "Very Important", "Somewhat Important", etc. are not lighting levels, they
only indicate how important, or not, the individual tasks are for each space.
Determination of Illuminance Categories
Category Description of Spaces Footcandles Lux
Orientation and simple visual tasks . Visual performance is largely unimportant. These tasks are found in public
spaces where reading and visual inspection are only occasionally performed. Higher levels are recommended
for tasks where visual performance is occasionally important
A Public Spaces 3 30
B Simple orientation for short visits 5 50
C Working spaces where simple visual tasks are performed 10 100
Common visual tasks. Visual performance is important. These tasks are found in commercial, industrial, and
residential applications. Recommended illuminance levels differ because of the characteristics of the visual task
being illuminated. Higher levels are recommended for visual tasks with critical elements of low contrast or
small size.
D Performance of visual tasks of high contrast and large size (8 point+) 30 300
E Performance of visual tasks of high contrast and small size (6 point) 50 500
or visual tasks of low contrast and large size.
F Performance of visual tasks of low contrast and small size. 100 1000
Special visual tasks. Visual performance is of critical importance. These tasks are very specialized, including
those with very small or very low contrast critical elements. Recommended illuminance levels should be
achieved with supplementary task lighting. Higher recommended levels are often achieved by moving the light
source closer to the task.
G Performance of visual tasks near threshold 300 to 1000 3000 to

10,000
IESNA Lighting Design Guide
Sparkle / Desirable Reflected Highlights

Appearance of Space and Luminaire
Color Appearance & Color Contrast
Daylighting Integration and Control
Notes on Illuminance - see end of

Uniformity of Light on Task Plane
Notes on Special Considerations

Luminances of Room Surfaces
Source / Task / Eye Geometry

Light Distribution on Surfaces
Modeling of Faces or Objects
System Control & Flexibility
Illuminance (Horizontal)
Surface Characteristics
Special Considerations
Illuminance (Vertical)
FlIcker (and strobes)
Point (s) of Interest
Category of Value
Category of Value
Reflected Glare
Direct Glare
Shadows
Section
INTERIOR LOCATIONS AND TASKS
VI = very important I = important SI = somewhat imporant blank = not important
Accounting - see Offices
Art Galleries - see Museums
Auditoriums
Assembly SI I I SI SI SI SI VI SI C
Social Activity SI I I SI SI SI I VI SI B SI A
Banks (see Reading)

Lobby
General Area I I I SI SI SI SI I SI SI I I SI C SI A
Writing Areas I I I SI SI SI SI SI SI SI I SI 1 VI D VI A
Tellers' Stations SI I I VI SI SI SI SI I I SI I I SI 1 I E SI A
ATM facilities - keypad VI VI I VI I VI I I 1 VI A SI B
ATM facilities - display screen VI VI I VI I VI I I 1 VI A SI B 2
ATM facilities - writing surface VI VI I VI I VI I VI D SI A
ATM facilities - surrounding area SI I I I I SI I VI C SI A 3
Barber Shops and Salons SI VI I SI I I VI I VI E VI D
Churches and Synagogues - see

Houses of Worship
Club and Lodge Rooms

Lounge and Reading I I I I SI I I I I SI SI SI I I D
Conference Rooms
Meeting VI I SI VI SI I I I VI I SI SI I I D I B
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Critical seeing - (refer to task)
Video Conference I I VI I I I I VI VI I VI I I I 1 I E VI D
Corridors - see Service Spaces
Court Rooms - see Reading

Seating Area - spectators I I I I SI SI I I SI C SI A
Judge and Clerk I I I I SI I VI SI I I I I 1 I E I C 5
Litigant's Table I I I I SI SI VI SI I I 1 I E I C 6
Podium I I I I SI SI VI SI I I 1 I E I C 5
Witness Chair I I I I SI SI VI SI I I 1 I D I B
Depots, Terminals, Stations - see

Transportation Terminals
Drafting and Graphic Arts

CAD Stations only I SI VI VI VI SI VI VI I VI I C VI A
Mixed CAD and paper tasks I SI VI VI VI I I VI VI VI I D I A
Mylar
High Contrast media VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI E VI C
Low Contrast media VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI F VI D
Vellum / Mylar
High Contrast VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI E VI C
Low Contrast VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI F VI D
Overlays VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI I 7
Light Table VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI C VI A
Prints VI SI VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI E VI C
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Category of Value
Category of Value
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Educational Facilities
Corridors VI VI VI VI VI VI C
Classrooms
General - see Reading SI SI I I I I I I SI I I SI I I SI
Art Rooms VI VI I SI I I SI VI SI I VI I VI E VI D
Drafting - see Drafting/Graphic Arts
Home Economics - see residences
Science laboratories I I I SI I SI SI SI I I I SI I E I D
Lecture Halls
Audience - see reading SI SI I I I I SI I SI I I SI I I SI
Demonstration SI SI I I SI SI VI SI SI SI I I I I SI VI F VI E
Music Rooms - see reading
Shops - see Industrial
Sight Saving Rooms SI SI VI VI SI I VI I I SI VI I VI SI SI VI F VI E
Study halls - see reading
Gymnasiums
Basketball I VI VI VI VI VI VI F VI D
Social Events I I I I I VI VI VI SI B SI A
Cafeterias - see Food Service Facilities
Dormitories - see Residences
Elevators, Freight SI B
Elevators, Passenger SI I SI I I I SI B SI A
Emergency and Safety Lighting

Egress Paths I VI I SI I I VI VI 1 ftc VI 17,18
Areas adjacent to egress paths SI I SI SI SI I I 0.5 ftc I 18
Stairwells SI VI I I VI SI VI VI VI 18
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Category of Value
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Safety VI SI I SI I I SI VI VI VI VI VI 17,18
Exhibition Halls SI I I I SI SI I I I I I C SI A
Filing - see Offices and Reading
Financial Facilities - see Banks
Fire Stations - see Municipal Buildings
Food Service Facilities

Butcher shop VI I I I I I VI VI I VI E I C
Cashier I I SI SI SI I VI D SI A
Cleaning I SI SI VI I C
Dining I VI SI I SI SI SI I SI I SI C SI A
Quick Service I VI SI I SI SI SI I SI I SI E SI D
Leisure Dining VI SI I SI SI SI I SI I SI C SI B
Intimate Dining VI SI I SI SI SI I SI I SI A SI A
Food Displays I VI SI I I I I SI I I SI I E 8
Food Storage
Nonrefrigerated SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI B SI A
Refrigerated SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI B SI A
Galley VI SI SI SI SI VI VI SI SI VI E SI C
Kitchen VI I I I I I I I I VI SI VI E SI A
Pantry SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI D SI A
Refuse Areas SI SI C
Sculleries SI I I I I SI I I I VI E I C
Thaw Room SI SI SI SI SI SI I D SI A
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Category of Value
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Food Courts VI VI VI I I I SI SI SI SI SI I SI SI SI SI I 9 I D SI A
Garages - Indoor Parking Facility

Basic min. 1 ftc min. 0.5 ftc
Ramps
Day min. 2 ftc min. 1 ftc
Night min. 1 ftc min. 0.5 ftc
Entrance Areas
Day min. 50 ftc min. 25 ftc
Night min. 1 ftc min. 0.5 ftc
Stairways min. 2 ftc min. 1 ftc
Graphic Design and Material

Color Selection I VI SI VI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI I VI F VI D
Charting I VI SI VI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI I VI F VI D
Keylining I VI SI VI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI I VI E VI C
Layout and Artwork I VI SI VI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI I VI F VI D
Photographs, moderate detail I VI SI VI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI I VI E VI C
Health Care Facilities

Ambulance (local) I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Anesthetizing I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Autopsy and Morgue
Autopsy, general I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Autopsy table I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI G VI E
Morgue, general I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Cardiac Funtion Laboratory VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
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Category of Value
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Central Sterile Supply
Inspection, general I VI I VI VI I I I SI I SI VI E VI C
Inspection I VI I VI VI I VI I SI I SI VI F VI D
Work Areas, general I VI I VI VI I I I SI I SI VI D VI B
Processed storage I VI I VI VI I I I SI I SI VI D VI B
Corridors
Nursing Areas, Day I SI SI I I SI VI I C I A
Nursing Areas, Night I SI SI I I SI VI I B I A
Operating areas, delivery, recovery,
and laboratory suite and service VI SI SI VI SI SI VI VI E VI A
Critical Care Areas
General I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI B VI A
Examination I VI VI VI I VI I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Surgical Task Lighting I VI VI I VI I VI VI I VI VI VI 10 VI VI 11
Handwashing VI I SI VI 10 I F
Cystoscopy room VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Dental Suite
General I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Instrument Tray I VI VI I SI VI VI I VI VI E VI C
Oral Cavity VI VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI VI VI G VI E
Recovery Room, general SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI VI C VI A
Dialysis unit, medical SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI VI F VI D
Elevators I SI SI I SI VI I B SI A
EKG and Specimen Room, general VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI A VI A
Emergency Outpatient, general I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Endoscopy Rooms, general VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Peritoneoscopy VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Culdoscopy VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
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Eye Surgery I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI G VI E
Fracture Room
General I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Local VI 10 VI F VI D
Inhalation therapy VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VO D VI B
Laboratories
Specimen Collecting VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Linens
Sorting soiled linen I SI SI I I SI VI I D SI A
Central (clean) linen room I SI SI I I SI VI I D SI A
Sewing room, general I VI VI I VI VI I VI VI I I VI 10 I D I B
Linen closet I SI SI I SI SI VI I B I A
Lobby I VI VI I VI VI VI VI I I VI 10 I B I A
Locker Rooms I SI SI SI SI B SI A
Medical illustration studio I VI VI I VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI 10 I F I D
Medical Records I VI VI I VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI 10 I E I C
Nurseries
General I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI B VI A
Observational and treatment I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Nursing Stations
General I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I VI 10 I D I B
Desk I VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI I I VI 10 I E I C
Corridors, day I SI SI I I VI I B I A
Corridors, night I SI SI I I VI I A I A
Medication Station I VI VI I VI VI VI VI VI I I VI 10 VI E I C
Obstetric Delivery Suite
Labor Room
General SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI VI C VI A
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Local VI E VI C
Birthing Room SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI
Delivery Area
Scrub, general I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI F VI D
General I G
Delivery table I VI VI VI I VI I VI VI SI VI 10 VI G VI E
Resuscitation I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI G VI E
Postdelivery recovery area SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI VI E VI C
Occupational Therapy
Work areas, general VI VI VI I VI I SI VI I SI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Work tables or benches VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Patient Rooms
General I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I VI 10 I B I A
Observation I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I I A I A
Critical Examination SI VI SI VI VI I VI I SI I SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Reading I VI VI I VI VI I VI VI I I VI 10 I D I B
Toilets SI VI SI SI SI SI SI VI SI SI SI SI SI D A
Physical Therapy Departments
Gymnasiums VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Tank Rooms VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Treatment cubicles VI VI VI I VI I SI VI I SI SI VI 10 VI D VI B
Postanesthetic Recovery Room
General SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI VI E VI C
Local SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI I SI VI G VI E
Pulmonary Function laboratories VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI E VI C
Radiological Suite
General VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI A VI A
Radioigraphy / fluoroscopy room VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI A VI A
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Category of Value
Category of Value
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Section
Radiation Therapy Section
General VI VI VI I VI I I VI I SI SI VI 10 VI B VI A
Solarium
General I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I VI 10 I C I A
Local for reading I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I VI 10 I D I B
Stairways I SI SI I I DI VI I I I C I A
Surgical Suite
Operating Room, general I VI VI VI I I I VI VI SI VI 10 VI G VI E
Operating Table I VI VI I VI I VI VI VI VI VI VI 10 VI G VI E
Scrub Room SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI F VI D
Instruments and Sterile Supply Rm SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI D VI B
Clean-up room, instruments SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI E VI C
Anesthesia storage SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI C VI A
Substerilizing Room SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI C VI A
Surgical Induction Room SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI E VI C
Surgical holding area SI VI SI VI VI I I I SI SI SI VI E VI C
Toilets SI VI SI SI SI SI SI VI SI SI SI SI SI C SI A
Utility Room I SI SI I SI SI VI I D SI A
Waiting areas
General I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I VI 10 I C I A
Local for reading I VI VI I VI VI SI VI VI I I VI 10 I D I B
Homes - see residences
Hotels
Guest Rooms
General VI I I VI I I I I I C
Bathrooms, for grooming SI VI SI I I VI I I SI D I B
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Category of Value
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Reading / desk work SI I I I I I D
Corridors SI I SI I SI I SI SI SI B
Front Desk I I I SI I SI I VI VI I SI SI I E
Linen Room
Sewing I I I I I I I I I F
General SI SI SI SI SI SI C
Lobby
General Lighting I I I I I SI I I I I SI SI SI SI C
Reading and work areas I I I SI I I I I SI SI I D
Entrance Canopy II SI I SI SI SI SI SI I SI SI A
Houses of Worship
Congregational Areas I VI I VI VI SI I SI I SI I I I SI I I SI C SI A
Leadership Areas VI VI VI VI VI I I I VI I I VI VI VI VI VI I D I D
Highlighted Items I I SI I I SI SI SI I VI SI SI I SI SI SI VI D
Kitchens - see Food Service or Residences
Libraries
Reading stacks I I VI I I SI VI VI VI D
Bookstacks
Active I I I SI SI I VI 7 VI D 12
Inactive SI SI SI VI 7 VI B 12
Book Repair or Binding VI I I SI 7 VI D SI A
Cataloguing SI SI VI VI I VI SI SI 7 VI D
Card Files (paper) SI VI SI SI VI VI D VI B
Carrels, individual study desks SI SI VI SI SI VI VI VI D
Circulation desk I I I I I I VI VI VI D
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Map and Print room -see graphic mat'l SI VI VI I VI VI VI I 7 VI D
Audiovisual areas SI SI VI I SI I VI VI D
Audio Listening areas SI SI I SI SI SI SI VI D
Microform areas SI SI VI I SI VI VI VI D
Locker Rooms I SI SI SI C I A
Merchandising Spaces
Retail store areas
Alteration room VI SI I I SI I SI SI SI I VI SI VI F I D
Fitting room
Dressing areas SI VI SI SI SI SI I VI SI SI I SI SI D SI B
Fitting areas SI VI SI SI SI SI I VI SI SI I SI VI F VI D
Locker Rooms SI SI SI SI C SI A
Stock rooms, wrapping and packaging SI SI I SI SI SI I SI I D I B
Sales transaction area I I I VI SI SI I SI I SI I SI I I D
Circulation I I SI SI SI SI SI SI SI C
General merchandize display I VI I I SI I I SI I SI I SI I SI I E I C
Feature Display VI VI I VI SI I SI VI I I SI I I SI I F I D
Show windows VI VI VI I SI I SI VI I VI SI I I SI SI G I E
Shopping Mall areas
Main concourse VI VI VI I I I SI SI SI I I I I I I SI I D I B
Food court - see Food court
Entertainment areas SI VI SI VI I VI SI I VI VI I I VI SI SI VI I 9 SI E VT C
Kiosks I SI SI I SI I SI SI SI SI SI I I I 9 SI F VI D
Directional / information desk SI SI VT I VI I I SI VT VT I VT I I F I D
Service corridors SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI D
Restrooms I I SI I SI I I SI I SI SI C I A
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Category of Value
Category of Value
Reflected Glare
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Child Care SI I I I SI SI SI I SI SI I SI SI SI I D I B
Vertical transportation SI SI I I SI SI SI SI SI I SI I SI I D SI A
Entry / Vestibule SI I VT I SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI D
Side arcade VI VI VI I I I SI SI SI I I I SI I I SI I 9 I D I B
Landscape - interior
Plant Lighting - check with
horticulturalists for actual levels VI VI I VI VI VI VI 19 VI G VI G 19
Accent Trees VI I VI VI VI 500 ftc
Accent Flower Beds VI I VI VI VI VI 19 VI G
Gazebos, Trellis & décorative
structures VI I VI I I I I 19 VI F VI F
Fountains I I I I I I I VI F
Meeting rooms / offices I SI I VI I VI SI VI SI VI SI I I I I D SI A
Supermarkets
Meat - processed I VI I I VI I I I SI I I I VI E I C
Meat - fresh I VI I I VI I I I SI I SI I VI E I C
Dairy cases I VI I I VI I I I SI I SI I VI E I C
Produce I VI I VI I I I I I SI I SI I VI E VI C
Floral Displays I VI I VI I I I SI I SI I SI E VI C
Gondolas I I SI VI SI I VI I VI I I I I I E VI C
Shelving I VI VI SI VI SI I I VI VI I I I I I E VT C
Motels - see Hotels
Municipal Buildings - Police and Fire

Police
Identification records SI I I I I VI F
Jail cells and interrogation rooms SI I SI D SI A
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Section
Fire Station SI I I I D I B
Museums
Flat displays on vertical surfaces I VI VI I SI I VI I I VI VI VI I I VI 7 VI D
Exhibit cases I VI VI VI SI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI SI I I VI 7 VI D VI B
3-dimensional objects I VI VI VI SI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI SI VI I VI 7 VI D VI B
Realistic environments VI VI VI VI SI VI VI I VI I VI VI VI SI VI I VI 7 VI D VI B
Lobbies, general gallery areas, corridors VI SI VI SI SI SI SI SI I VI SI I SI SI 7 I C I A
Restoration or conservation shops & labs VI SI VI SI SI SI I VI VI I I 7 I E I C
Nursing Homes - see Health Care Facilities
Offices
Filing - see Reading SI SI I SI I I SI SI SI SI SI SI SI E I C
General and private offices - see reading
Open plan office
Intensive VDT use I I I VI I I I VI I VI I VI I SI 14,15 I D VI B
Open plan office
Intermittent VDT use I I SI VI I I I VI I VI I I I SI 14,15 I E I B
Private Office I I VI VI I I I VI I VI I I I I E I B
Libraries - see Libraries
Lobbies, lounges and reception areas VI I SI I SI I I I SI SI I SI C I A
Mail sorting SI SI SI SI SI I SI SI SI I SI SI I E SI A
Copy rooms SI I SI SI SI SI SI SI SI I SI SI I C SI A
Parking Facilities - see Garages
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Category of Value
Category of Value
Reflected Glare
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Section
Post Offices
Lobby I SI I SI SI SI SI SI SI SI I 1 SI C SI A
Customer Service Window SI I I SI I SI SI I SI I I 1 VI E SI A
Mail processing, general SI I SI SI SI I I I SI I SI I 1 VI E
Reading
Copied Tasks
Microfiche reader I VI VI VI SI A SI A
Photograph, moderate detail VI I VI SI VI VI E
Photocopies I VI SI SI VI F
Data Processing Tasks
VDT Screens I I VI I VI I VI I VI I I A VI A
Inkjet / Laser Printer SI VI VI E
keyboard reading SI SI I SI I D
Machine Rooms
Active operations SI SI SI I D
Tape storage SI SI SI D I B
Machine area SI SI SI SI SI C
Equipment service SI SI SI SI I SI I E I C
Handwritten Tasks
#2 pencil and softer leads SI VI SI I VI D
#3 pencil I VI SI VI VI E
Ball-point Pen SI VI SI SI I D
Felt-tip Pen SI I SI SI I D
Handwritten Carbon Copy I I VI VI E
white boards SI I I I I I VI I VI I I VI B
chalk boards SI I I I I I VI I VI I I VI E
Printed Tasks
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6 point type I VI SI SI VI E
8 and 10 point type SI VI SI SI I D
Glossy Magazines VI I VI SI VI I D
Maps VI I VI SI VI I E
Newsprint I I SI SI SI I D
Typed originals SI SI SI SI I D
Telephone books I SI SI VI VI E
Residences
General lighting SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI B
Conversation, relaxation and
entertainment SI VI SI SI SI SI VI SI SI SI SI VI SI A SI A
Passage areas (circulation) SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI A SI A
Specific Visual Tasks
Dining SI VI SI VI SI SI SI VI SI SI SI SI SI SI VI B
Grooming
Makeup and saving VI VI I I VI VI VI I VI I VI D VI B
Dressing evaluation (mirror) VI I SI SI I I I I I D VI B
Handcrafts and Hobbies
Ordinary tasks (e.g. crafts) VI VI SI VI SI VI VI D VI B
Difficult tasks (e.g. sewing) VI VI VI SI SI VI VI I VI VI E VI C
Critical tasks (e.g. work bench) SI VI VI I I I I I I VI VI F VI D
Easel hobbies VI I SI I I SI I SI I VI VI D
Ironing I I SI I SI SI I I D
Kitchen counter
Critical seeing (e.g. cutting) VI VI I I I VI SI VI I VI E VI C
General VI I SI SI SI I I VI D VI B
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Kitchen Range
Diffcult seeing (e.g. cooking) VI I I I I I SI VI I VI E VI C
Kitchen Sink
Difficult seeing I I SI I SI I SI I SI I VI E VI C
Noncritical (cleanup) I I SI SI SI I SI VI D VI B
Laundry I SI SI SI SI D SI A
Music Study (piano, organ) I I VI SI I I VI I I VI D VI B
Reading
In a chair (casual) I SI VI I SI I VI SI I I VI D VI B
in a chair (serious) I SI VI I I I VI SI I I VI E VI C
in bed (casual) I SI VI I SI I VI SI I I VI D VI B
At Desk
Casual I SI I SI SI SI I SI I I SI D SI A
Serious I SI VI I I I VI SI VI I VI E I C
Sewing - see handcrafts & hobbies
Table games I SI SI I SI SI I I I D I B
Restaurants - see Food Service Facilities

Retail Spaces - see Merchandising Spaces
Safety - see Emergency
Schools - see Educational Facilities
Service Spaces
Stairways and Corridors SI I I I I I SI VI VI B
Toilets and Washrooms SI VI SI SI VI SI SI SI SI SI B I A
Wine Cellars VI I VI I I SI SI SI I VI 7 SI A SI A
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Notes:
1 Consider lighting for video cameras.

2 Maximum Illuminance.
3 At ground level.
4 not used
5 Adjustable task lighting recommended
6 Task lighting recommended, possibly in ceiling
7 Degradation factors important to consider
8 In the display plane
9 Special lighting for signage or banners may be required
10 See IESNA Handbook for special considerations
11 Refer to IESNA Handbook, Chapter 16, Health Care Facility Lighting, for specific recommendations for surgical task lighting
12 At 30" above floor
13 Design issues, including illuminances, can be listed for room or space. Refer to specific task under "reading" or "Graphic Design and Materials", for example.
14 Lighting should be flexible to accommodate changes in office furniture
15 Accoustical aspects of luminaires need to be considered
16 Design issues and illuminances listed for the task. See "Offices" or "Educational Facilites", for example, for additional considerations for the room
17 1 ftc along center of egress path, .1 ftc long 1-m band centered on egress path
18 Minimum illuminance for safety are listed in the IESNA Handbook in Chapter 29, Emergency, Safety, and Security
19 Trees, Shrubs and Flowers require specific levels of illumination, for specific time durations, in order to survey. Speak with your horticulturalist
Category A - 3 footcandles
Catebory B - 5 footcandles
Category C - 10 footcandles
Category D - 30 footcandles
Category E - 50 footcandles
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Category F - 100 footcandles
Category G - 300 to 1000 footcandles Appearance of Space and Luminaire

VI = very important
Direct Glare

I = important
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Category Description of Spaces Footcandles Lux

G Performance of visual tasks near threshold 300 to 1000 3000 to

Sparkle / Desirable Reflected Highlights

Color Appearance & Color Contrast

Daylighting Integration and Control

Notes on Illuminance - see end of

Notes on Special Considerations

Source / Task / Eye Geometry

Modeling of Faces or Objects

System Control & Flexibility

Point (s) of Interest

Art Galleries - see Museums

Banks (see Reading)

Barber Shops and Salons SI VI I SI I I VI I VI E VI D

Churches and Synagogues - see

Club and Lodge Rooms

Sparkle / Desirable Reflected Highlights

Color Appearance & Color Contrast

Daylighting Integration and Control

Notes on Illuminance - see end of

Notes on Special Considerations

Source / Task / Eye Geometry

Modeling of Faces or Objects

System Control & Flexibility

Point (s) of Interest

Corridors - see Service Spaces

Court Rooms - see Reading

Depots, Terminals, Stations - see

Drafting and Graphic Arts

Sparkle / Desirable Reflected Highlights

Color Appearance & Color Contrast

Daylighting Integration and Control

Notes on Illuminance - see end of

Notes on Special Considerations

Source / Task / Eye Geometry

Modeling of Faces or Objects

System Control & Flexibility

Point (s) of Interest

Emergency and Safety Lighting

Sparkle / Desirable Reflected Highlights

Color Appearance & Color Contrast

Daylighting Integration and Control

Notes on Illuminance - see end of

Notes on Special Considerations

Source / Task / Eye Geometry

Modeling of Faces or Objects

System Control & Flexibility

Point (s) of Interest

Filing - see Offices and Reading

Financial Facilities - see Banks

Fire Stations - see Municipal Buildings

Food Service Facilities

Sparkle / Desirable Reflected Highlights

Color Appearance & Color Contrast

Daylighting Integration and Control

Notes on Illuminance - see end of

Notes on Special Considerations

Source / Task / Eye Geometry

Modeling of Faces or Objects

System Control & Flexibility

Point (s) of Interest

Garages - Indoor Parking Facility