GENERAL BUILDING

AREAS

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenan
ce LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminan
ce

Position
of
measure
ment

Colour
Appearan
ce of light

Intermedia
te

NOTES

LUX

CIRCULATION AREA
CORRIDORS, PASSAGEAWAY

100

100

1.2m
above floor

Lifts (passenger)

150

100

floor

Stairs

150

100

treads

Escalators

150

100

30

Entrance halls, lobbies,

waiting rooms
Enquiry desk

External covered ways

intermedia
te

Restricted disability glare

treads

intermedia
te

Avoid specular reflections on

treads

30

grounds

intermedia
te

Illuminance should be
compatible with adjacent
area areas,

150

100

1.2m
above floor

500

300

desk

ENTRANCES

intermedia
te or warm
Gate houses

500

200

Limit illuminance to assist

view out at night

desk
intermedia
te or warm

KITCHENS
Food stores

150

100

floor

General

500

300

working
plane

OUTDOOR
Controlled entrance or exit
gates

Scallar illuminance to be less

than 1/8 horizontal planar
illuminance in adjacent area
and not less than 120 if there
is no daylight

intermedia
te or warm
intermedia
te or warm

Position illuminance relative

to working areas. Proof
luminaries maybe required

intermedia
te or warm
50

50

working
plane
ground

30

30

30

30

working
plane

50

50

ground

Working plane varies

according to requirement

Entrances and exit car parks,

Stores, stockyards

Industrial covered ways

300

300

intermedia
te or warm
intermedia
te or warm
intermedia
te or warm

Consider obstructions
vertical surfaces often more
important
Illuminance should be
compatible with adjacent lit
area

tables

STAFF RESTAURANTS
Centers cafeteria. Dining
rooms

GENERAL BUILDING

intermedia
te or warm

IES

JKR

Position

Colour

NOTES

AREAS

Standard
Service
Illumenan
ce LUX

Standard
Illuminan
ce

of
measure
ment

Appearan
ce of light

desk or
bed

intermedia
te or warm

LUX

MEDICAL AND FIRST AID

CENTRES
Consulting rooms, treatment
area

500

400

Medical stores

100

100
vertical on
shelves

Rest rooms

150

Examination lighting should

be provided

intermedia
te or warm

100

Restrict luminence seen by

recumbent patient

bed
STAFF ROOMS
Changing locker and
cleaners rooms, cloakrooms
lavatories

150

150
floor

150

150

Rest rooms
150
STORE AND STOCK
ROOMS
Telecommunication board
switchboard rooms

150
500

300

300

Cordless switchboard

150

150

500

500

750

600

500

500

Teleprinter rooms

Aircraft engine testing

vertical
plane
horizontal
keyboard

intermedia
te or warm
intermedia
te or warm
intermedia
te or warm

Change in chanter from

general lighting desirable
Avoid specular reflections on
boards
Avoid specular reflections on
boards limit illuminance
including day lights on
internally lit controls

intermedia
te or warm
vertical
plane at
floor level
vertical
message
board

intermedia
te or warm

Avoid specular reflections on

machines

intermedia
te or warm

Portable luminaries relative

intermedia
te

Proof luminaries maybe

required

engines

Inspection and repairs

(hangers)

GENERAL BUILDING

warm
table
height

keyboard

Apparatus rooms

AIRCRAFT MAINTAINANCE
HANGERS

intermedia
te or warm

aircraft
horizontal
and
vertical

IES

JKR

Position

Colour

NOTES

AREAS

BOILER HOUSE
GENERAL

Standard
Service
Illumenanc
e LUX

Standard
Illuminance

150

150

working
plane

intermediate

300

300

floor

intermediate

30

30

ground

intermediate

50

50

ground

intermediate of
warm

500

200

ground

intermediate of
warm

30

30

ground

intermediate of
warm

LUX

of
measure
ment

Appearance
of light
Position luminaries
relative to major desk
including those on
vertical planes,
instrument panel etc

FIRE STATIONS
Appliance rooms
External apron
GARAGES
External apron general

Pumps
Parking area (interior)
general repairs, servicing

Avoid glare for

residents in vicinity
and passing traffic
proof luminance are
essential in pits where
patrol engines are
serviced and maybe
necessary else where
portable luminance
should be at extra low
voltage

500
300
working
intermediate of
Greasing, pits washing,
plane
warm
polishing
GAS WORK: Proof luminance maybe required and local lighting on instrumentation
and control possible low maintenance factors
Exterior walkways and
platforms

50

50

walkway

intermediate or
warm

Exterior stairs and ladders

100

50

treads

intermediate or
warm

Retort houses, oil gas

plants watergas, plants
purifier, indoor coke
screening and handling
plants

100

100

working
plane

Governor, meter,
compressor, booster and
exhauster houses

150

150

working
plane
height

1000

600

GAUGE TOOL ROOMS

working
plane

General

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenanc

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Position
of
measure
ment

intermediate or
warm
intermediate or
warm

Colour
Appearance
of light

NOTES

e LUX

LUX

300

200

working
plane

Intermediate or
warm

500

400

working
plane

Intermediate or
warm

1000

600

working
plane

cool
intermediate or
warm

1500

750

working
plane

INSPECTION & TESTING

SHOP (ENGINEERING)
Rough work e.g counting
rough checking of stock
parts
Medium work e.g go and
no go gauge, subassemblies
Fine work e.g radio and
telecommunication
equipment, calibrated
scales, precision
Very fine work e.g gauging
and inspection of small
intricate parts

3000

1000

750

500

300

200

Special lighting and

optical aids should be
used. Building
illuminance not less
than 1000 lux

working
plane

cool
intermediate or
warm

Position luminaries
over benches. Proof
luminaries maybe
required
Proof luminaries maybe
required

Receiving sorting, washing,

drying, ironing (clending)
dispatch, dry cleaning,
bulk machine work

300

working
plane

intermediate or
warm
Proof luminaries maybe
required

Hand ironing, pressing,

inspection, mending,
spotting

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

cool
intermediate or
warm

bench

General
LAUNDRIES & DRY
CLEANING WORKS

Local fighting and

optical aids maybe
used. Building
illuminance not less
than 750 lux

working
plane

Minute work e.g very small

instruments

LABORATORIES
(GENERAL)

cool
intermediate or
warm

cool
intermediate or
warm

IES
Standard
Service

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

NOTES

Illumenanc
e LUX

LUX

Rough bench and machine

work

300

200

Medium bench and

machine work, ordinary
automatic machines, rough
grinding, medium buffing,
polishing

500

400

MACHINE & FITTING

SHOP

working
plane
1000

500

Fine bench and machine

work fine automatic
machine, medium
grinding, fine buffing and
polishing
PHARMACEUTICAL &
FINE CHEMICAL WORKS
PHARMACEUTICAL
MANUFACTURES
Grinding, granulating
mixing and drying,
tableting, sterilizing and
washing, preparation of
solutions and filling,
labeling capping,
cartooning, warping
Inspection

working
plane

intermediate
or warm

working
plane

500

300

intermediate
or warm

Proof luminaries maybe

required in all areas

cool
intermediate
or warm
intermediate
or warm

Proof luminaries maybe

required in all areas

working
plane
750

400

300

200

500

400

intermediate
or warm

300

200

750

300

300

300

working
plane

750

400

working
plane

working
plane

Fine chemical finishing

Raw material store
Inspection

working
plane

PRINTING WORKS
TYRES FOUNDRIES
Matrix making, dressing
type, hand and machine
casting

Local lighting on machine

maybe required. In large
stop both down lighting and
side lighting maybe required

intermediate
or warm

working
plane
Fine chemical
manufacture, plant
processing

intermediate
or warm

Front assembly sorting

working
plane

working
plane

intermediate
or warm
intermediate
or warm

intermediate
or warm
intermediate
or warm

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenanc
e LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Hand composing,
imposition and distribution

750

500

Machine composition
keyboard

750

500

Machine composition
casting

300

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

working
plane

intermediate
or warm

copy

intermediate
or warm

NOTES

LUX

COMPOSING PRESS

200

500

300

300

200

working
plane

Proof press
bedplate
Illuminated table general
table top

intermediate
or warm
cool
intermediate
or warm
cool
intermediate
or warm

Dimming maybe
required

PRINTING MACHINE
ROOM
500

300

500

300

1000

500

intermediate
or warm

Presses
rollers

intermediate
or warm

Premake ready
working
plane

Printed sheet inspection

GRAPHIC
REPRODUCTION

inspection on
surface
500

300

1000

500

General
working
plane

Precision proofing
retouching, etching
GRAPHIC
REPRODUCTION

1000

500

Colour reproduction and

printing: Inspection colour
and registration
RUBBER PROCESSING
FACTORIES
Preparation needs dipping
moulding, compounding
calendaring
Tyre and tube making

cool
intermediate
or warm

working
plane

cool
intermediate
or warm
cool
intermediate
or warm
cool

working
plane
300

200

intermediate
or warm

500

300

intermediate
or warm
working
plane

working
plane

Local lighting maybe

used

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenanc
e LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Bench work, scribing,

inspection

750

400

Pressing, punching,
shearing, stamping,
spinning, folding

500

300

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

working
plane

intermediate
plane

NOTES

LUX

SHEET METALS WORKS

working
plane

intermediate
plane

SLAUGHTER HOUSES
500

300

750

400

General
working
plane

Inspection
WELDING & SOLDERING
SHOP

cool
intermediate
plane
cool
intermediate
plane

Proof luminaries may

be required

working
plane
300

200

500

300

intermediate
plane

Gas and arc welding, rough

spot welding
Medium soldering, brazing
spot welding e.g domestic
hardware

working
plane
1000

500

Fine soldering, spot

welding e.g instrument

working
plane
1500

750

intermediate
plane
intermediate
plane
intermediate

Very fine soldering, spot

welding e.g radio valves
working
plane

WOODWORKING SHOP
300

200

intermediate
plane

Rough sawing, bench work

working
plane
Sizing, planning, rough
sanding medium and
bench working glueing
cooperage

Proof luminaries may

be required

500

300

750

400

intermediate
plane
bench plane
intermediate
plane

Fine bench and machine

work fine sanding, finishing
working
plane

working
plane

Optical aids maybe

used building
luminaries not less
then 750 lux
Unguarded rotating
machinery maybe in
used! Local tungsten
lighting or other
measure to avoid
stroboscopic effects
Lighting on vertical
plane important at
bench

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenanc
e LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

500

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

500

desk

intermediate
or warm

750

300

desk

intermediate
or warm

750

300

copy

300

300

file labels

intermediate
or warm
intermediate
or warm

750

300

tables or
warm

500

300

NOTES

LUX

OFFICE
General office with mainly
clerical tasks and typing
office
Deep plan general offices
Business machine and
typing

Minimize veiling
reflections by suitable
luminaries locatiom

File labels maybe

vertical at floor level

Filling room
intermediate

Conference rooms

OFFICES AND SHOPS

desk

intermediate
or warm

Executive office
500

500
working
plane

Computer rooms

750

600

Punch card room

board
750

Drawing offices, drawing

board

600
board

500

300

Reference table and

general

table
500

Print room

300

intermediate
or warm

cool
intermediate
or warm
cool
intermediate
or warm
cool
intermediate
or warm
intermediate
or warm

Consider variation of
illuminance to suite
different function e.g
conferences and
lectures. Dimming
maybe required
Possible need to vary
lighting using dimmers
Avoid specular
reflections in concoles.
Limit illuminance
where internally lit
signals are used
Minimize veiling
reflections by suitable
luminaire location
required
Boards maybe vertical
or incline

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenanc
e LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Conventional with counters

500

Conventional with wall

displays

500

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

500

counters
horizontal

cool
intermediate
or warm

500

display
vertical

cool
intermediate
or warm

NOTES

LUX

SHOP

Self service

Supermarkets

Hypermarkets

500

500

500

1000

General

500

500

vertical on
displayed
merchandise
d

500

500

500

500

PUBLIC AND
EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
ASSEMBLY AND
CONCERT

vertical on
displayed
merchandise
d
display
vertical on
displayed
merchandise
d
horizontal on
working
plane

Type of merchandise
will dictate required
colour rendering.
Localized lighting
needed to be
emphasized particular
spacing displays

intermediate
or warm

intermediate
or warm

intermediate
or warm

intermediate
or warm

In these very large

definition or perimeter
wall by higher
In these very large
definition or perimeter
wall by higher

cool
intermediate
or warm

Vertical surfaces
maybe important

intermediate
or
warm

Dimming facilities
required

merchandise
100

100

Theatre and concert halls

50

50

horizontal

Cinema
500

300

seat level

Multi purpose
seat level

intermediate
or
warm
intermediate
or warm

Allow for variation of

illuminance to suit
functions
Dimming facilities
usually required

IES
Standard
Service
Illumenanc
e LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Lecture theatres general

500

Chalkboard

500

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

300

Desk

intermediate
or
warm

300

vertical

intermediate
or
warm

NOTES

LUX

FURTHER EDUCATION
ESTABLISHMENT

Demonstration benches

500

300

bench

intermediate
or
warm

Examination halls, seminar

rooms, teaching spaces

500

300

desk

intermediate
or
warm

Art rooms

500

300

easel

colour
intermediate

Laboratories

500

300

bench

intermediate
cool or warm

Workshop

Provision for dimming

maybe required.
Provide suitable
lighting on lectures
face and notes. Low
noise level required
Leisure correct off set
to give reasonable
uniformity and avoid
reflections on chalk
board surface

Type of laboratory may

dictate colour
rendering group. Local
lighting maybe used

300
See appropriate
industries process

Staff room, student rooms,

student hostels etc

See general building

area

Gymnasia
See indoor sports,
game and recreational
building

LIBRARIES
Shelves, book stack

150

150

vertical at
floor level

intermediate
or
warm

Reading tables

300

300

tables

Reading rooms,
newspapers and magazine

300

300

desk

intermediate
or
warm
intermediate
or
warm

Reference libraries

500

500

desk

intermediate
or
warm

Counters

500

500

desk

intermediate
or
warm

Cataloging and sorting

500

500

desk

intermediate
or
warm

Binding

500

500

desk

intermediate
or
warm

Closed book store

100

100

vertical at
floor level

intermediate
or
warm

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

IES Standard
Service
Illumenance
LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

cool
intermediate or
warm

NOTES

LUX

MUSEUMS AND ART

GALLERIES GENERAL
Exhibits insensitive to
light

300

300

display

Light sensitive exhibits

150

150

display

Specially light sensitive

exhibit

50

50

display

cool
intermediate or
warm

SCHOOL
Assembly hall general

Platform and stage

Teaching spaces
general

cool
intermediate or
warm

300

200

special
lighting
200
working
plane

Provision for dimming

should be included for
stage and film use

intermediate or
warm
intermediate or
warm

200
Teaching spaces
general

Illuminance are
maxima

working
plane
intermediate
or warm

300

Illuminance are
maxima

Illuminance maybe
reduced to 150 lux in
space lit by tungster
lamps e.g nursery

300
working
plane

intermediate or
warm

Illuminance maybe
reduced to 150 lux in
space lit by tungster
lamps e.g nursery and
infant school. Where
the main view is across
the space e.g to the
chalkboard, the LGI
should be 16

300
500
General where also
used for further
education

300
500

working
plane

intermediate or
warm

vertical plane

intermediate or
warm

Chalkboard
300

Ensure correct off set

to give reasonable
uniformity and avoid
reflections in
chalkboard surface

500
Needlework rooms
working
plane
Art room
basel

intermediate or
warm

Local lighting maybe

used

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

IES Standard
Service
Illumenance
LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Laboratories

500

LUX
300

Workshop

300

200

Gymnasia

300

200

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

bench

intermediate or
warm

Type of laboratory may

dictate color rendering
group local lighting
maybe used

working
plane

intermediate or
warm

Multipurpose use refer

to appropriate
recommendation
Impact resistant
luminaries required.
Wall illuminance
important

floor
Music practice rooms

300

NOTES

200
music

TRANSPORT
TERMINAL BUILDING
Airport coach and
Railway Station

intermediate or
warm

Reception areas (desk)

custom and
immigration halls

500

Railway station
booking offices

500

Railway station parcel

and left luggage offices
counters

300

General counters

300

Circulation Area

300
desk or table
300
counter

150 scalar

200
floor

intermediate or
warm

counter

intermediate or
warm

200
100
1.2m above
floor

Waiting areas

300 scalar

200
1.2m above
floor

Avoid specular
reflections in ticket
issuing machine

intermediate or
warm
intermediate or
warm

Restaurants, bars
kitchens
See hotels
HOSPITAL
30-50
Ward unit bed heads
general
General

50+
pillow

150

local lighting
book plane

intermediate or
warm
intermediate or
warm

0.1
Night

pillow

Book maybe vertical

horizontal or inclined

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

IES Standard
Service
Illumenance
LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

Nurse station evening

300

LUX
300

desk

intermediate or
warm

Pharmacies dispensing
bench

500

300

bench

intermediate or
warm

Shelves

150

vertical plane
at lowest
shelves

intermediate or
warm

Reception general

300

200

working
plane

intermediate or
warm

Enquiry desk

500

300
desk

intermediate or
warm

bench

intermediate or
warm

trolley height

intermediate or
warm

Laboratories
Operating theatre suits
general

500
400

300
400

Operating area
Recovery room and
intensive care units
X-ray department
radio, diagnostic and
room fluores copy

NOTES

Hose proof luminaries

maybe required
Special lighting

30-50

500

bedhead

intermediate or
warm

400 LUX to be
available on bed or
supervision only

intermediate or
warm

Dimming required

couch

intermediate or
warm

Decoration required

500

HOSPITAL
Radio therapy rooms

300

300

Dental surgeries

300

300

50

50

Special lighting

HOMES
Living rooms general

working
plane

Casual reading

150

150

Sewing and
darningsrudies
Desk and protuged

300

300

working
plane

Bedrooms general

50

50

working
plane

intermediate or
warm

intermediate or
warm
intermediate or
warm
intermediate or
warm

In all home areas,

attention should be
given to lighting of
room surface.
Luminance should be
selected and
positioned to give
occupants a
compromise between
attractive sparkle and
unwanted glare.
Dimming is useful for
changing atmosphere.
Additional mirror
lighting required in
bedrooms. Additional
mirror lighting

Bedlead kitchen
Kitchen working area

150

Bathrooms

100

Hall and landings

Straits

150
100

100
floor

intermediate or
warm

bed

intermediate or
warm

floor

intermediate or
warm

floor

intermediate or
warm

100
150
100

tread
Workshop

300

200

50

50

intermediate or
warm

HOMES

required. Enclosed
luminaries should be
used

High luminance
spacing should be
screened from view
when ascending or
descending stairs

bench
Garages

intermediate

(HOME OLD PEOPLES)

floor
Illuminance must be
increased 50-100%
above
recommendation for
homes. Particular
attentions must be
paid to avoid glare and
to reveal steps and
obstruction. Two ways
switches should be
installed for through
stairs etc.

INDOOR SPORTS
AND RECREATIONAL
BUILDING
MULTIPURPOSE
SPORTS ALL
Athletics, basketball,
bowls, judo, gymnastic,
hockey ball

300

200

700

500

instrument of
warm

floor
BADMINTON
COURTS

300

300

100

150

BILLIARD ROOMS

instrument of
warm
floor

For some sports side

lighting or localized
lighting (e.g at the net
in badminton) is
preferred. Arrange
switching to give
illuminance
appropriate to activity

General
Table

special
lighting
floor

Avoid glare from

overhead lighting

GENERAL BUILDING
AREAS

IES Standard
Service
Illumenance
LUX

JKR
Standard
Illuminance

Position of
measureme
nt

Colour
Appearance
of light

CARD ROOMS

300

LUX
300

cable

instrument of
warm

GYMNASIA GENERAL

500

300

floor

instrument of
warm

TOP POOL

500

300

water level

instrument of
warm

Spectator areas

150

150

seated level

instrument of
warm

Club recreational

300

200

water level

instrument of
warm

150

150

floor

instrument of
warm

Club

300

200

table top

instrument of
warm

Recreational

200

200

table top

instrument of
warm

SWIMMING POOL

GENERAL
Changing rooms,
shower, cookers rooms
TABLE TENNIS

NOTES

Impact resistant
luminance required.
Proof luminance
required. Access to
luminance must be
considered. Window
and luminance must be
located to avoid glare
to swimmers, divers
and spectators by
direct view and by
reflection at water
surface