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Luminaires
Luminaire Literature: Cut sheet
Lighting calculations
LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 4
luminaires
Luminaire Components
Luminaires generally consist of some or all of the following parts:
Luminaire Performance
Physical basics
Fixture size, housing size,
profile, aperture size
Mounting requirements /
recess requirements
Aesthetics
Finish color
Trims, reflectors, diffusers
Accessories: baffles, louvers,
blades
LIGHTING DESIGN LECTURE 4
Luminaire Literature: Cut sheet
Light suitability
Lamp basics
Light output /
performance
Lumen output
Efficiency / efficacy
Distribution shape
Photometric report
Photometric distribution
diagram shape
Spot, flood, wash,
spread, accent, smooth,
asymmetric, asymmetric,
Candela values in
specific directions
LIGHTING DESIGN Lecture 4
Lighting For Tasks
The IES: Illuminating Engineering Society. The governing body of
lighting engineering
IES associates tasks with specific light levels (Illuminance)
IN LUMENS PER
SQUARE METER/LUX
METER (LEAVING)
Get used to
Full moon moonlight: 1Lux
Movie theater walk way 10 Lux
(minimum for emergency exit)
Dim romantic restaurant 50 Lux
Comfortable living room 100-150 Lux
Residential task / study 200-350 Lux
Classroom/ small office 500-700 Lux
Excessively bright open office 700-850 Lux
1000+ Lux very bright for an interior space
2000+ Lux unheard of for an average E level in interior
Most architectural fixture cut sheets will list the total lumen
output in the 0-90 degree zone.
LIGHTING DESIGN Lecture 4
Lighting Calculations
1. Coefficient of utilization CU
How well the surface you are considering is receiving light
Room geometry, fixture orientation (uplight, downlight,
indirect, etc.)
Sample CUs to get used to
Direct fixture: 85% (0.85 in your equation)
Indirect fixture: 50% (0.50)
Spot / accent: 95% (0.95)
Wash / ambient: 75% (0.75)
(we almost always use the center beam candle power (CBCP)
because it is the brightest)