For Interior spaces and offices

For Interior spaces and offices

Good office lighting is of paramount importance because it allows people to perform their tasks efficiently and safely.

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It prevents eyestrain and allows people to work comfortably for long periods. It can also prevent accidents. Since office workers have no way of measuring the intensity of light in their spaces, business owners can ask these people:

Five questions to know if the lighting of their premises is adequate.

1. Does lighting allow tasks to be performed correctly?
2. Do people complain of eye fatigue when working in their office?
3. Can objects dazzle in the room?
4. Do the LEDs blink and reduce productivity?
5. Do objects or components in the room cast shadows?

The lighting needs of indoor spaces and offices depend on the tasks performed. 20-foot candles are sufficient for general office spaces. However, areas, where detailed tasks are performed, require much more light, such as 50-foot candles. Offices in medical facilities where complex and detailed procedures are performed (such as dental procedures) require 100 to 200-foot candles.

30-foot candles are recommended in conference rooms where presentations and other visually stimulating tasks are performed. Areas that do not see a lot of activity, such as break rooms and dining rooms, do not need a lot of lighting. A restroom only needs 18-foot candles and a 15-candle dining room. Department stores offer 40-foot candles, while showrooms and service areas require 50-foot candles. 50-foot candles are also recommended for retail stores so customers can see products clearly.

Lighting professionals also need to consider object and component reflection levels in offices. The floors reflect up to 40% of the light, the walls up to 50%, the furniture up to 50% and the machines up to 50%. When installing lights in an office, it is important to ensure that the devices are not too far apart, as this may encourage shadowing. Items placed between widely spaced lights can create shadows.

It is also interesting to note that the main light sources can generate shadows if they are directly above or behind people in an office. That's why lighting experts need to test the lighting conditions in the area (or recreate the office layout) where work is done to ensure there are no shadows.

If the light is poorly or unequally distributed, it creates dark spots in an interior space. Inconsistent lighting conditions force people's eyes to readjust frequently to light, resulting in eyestrain. To improve the lighting conditions, the walls must be painted white (to reinforce their reflective properties), the defective luminaires must be replaced and the tinted or dirty panels found on the luminaires must be removed. Click here for more information.

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