UFC 4-740-14
1 August 2002
TABLE 7-5. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS
Lux
(ft. candle)
Multiple
Dimming
Incandescent Fluorescent
Location
Level
Switching
Requirement
Bulbs
Bulbs
Corridors
215 (20)
Yes
No
Ambient
Accent
Accent
Lobby
320 (30)
Yes
No
Ambient
(option)
Reception:
Task
755 (70)
Either
Either
Ambie
No
No
540 (50)
Ambient
No
nt
Isolation
320 (30)
No
No
--
Ambient
Staff Offices/Staff
540 (50)
Yes
No
Ambient
--
Room
Training Room
540 (50)
Yes
Yes
Ambient
--
Child Activity Rooms
540 (50)
Yes
No
Ambient
Ambient
Diapering
540 (50)
No
No
--
Task
Kitchen:
Task
540 (50)
No
No
Task
--
Ambie
215 (20)
Yes
No
--
Ambient
nt
Toilets
320 (30)
No
No
Either
Storage
320 (30)
No
No
Either
Mech./ Elect. Rooms
215 (20)
No
No
--
Ambient
54 (5)
No
No
--
--
Exterior Walkways,
Drives, Parking
General Outdoors
5.4 (0.5)
No
--
--
Automatic
w/ manual
override
7-2.4.2.2
Dimming. Provide dimming control according to Table 7-5.
7-2.4.2.3
Light Quality. Provide a mix of natural and artificial light in child activity
rooms that can be adjusted by the staff to changing outside light levels and activities
(e.g., naps). Where dimmer controls are used, provide lighting fixtures that do not
oscillate visibly at low intensities. Consider a mix of indirect and overhead lighting in
child activity spaces. Provide high shielding luminaires with a 30-degree cutoff angle for
task light areas. Standard fluorescent are not desirable due to potential affects on
children such as hyperactivity and seizures as a result of the flashing light. Preferred
lights are energy conserving full-spectrum fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen
lamps. If standard fluorescent lights are used, provide phase-shifted, high shielding
fluorescent lamps. Do not specify narrow spectrum fluorescent bulbs.
Provide adequate lighting in building entry spaces to permit gradual
adaptation to outdoor/indoor lighting levels.
Provide kitchens with color-corrected fluorescents that allow for an
accurate assessment of food coloration.
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