Lighting levels

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)

Building Lux
Areas common to most buildings
Entrance hall, lobby, waiting room 200
Enquiry desk 500
Corridor, passageway, stairs 100
Atria 50-200
Changing room, cloakroom, lavatory 100
Rest room 150
Canteen, cafeteria, dining room 200
Kitchen 300
Commercial offices
General offices 500
Computer workstations 300-500
Conference rooms, executive offices 500
Computer and data preparation rooms 500
Filing room 300
Banks and building societies
Counter, office area 500
Public area 300
Hotels
Entrance halls 100
Reception, cashiers and porters' desks 300
Bars, coffee bars, dining rooms, grill rooms, 50-200
restaurants, lounges
Cloakrooms, baggage, rooms 100
Bedrooms 50-100
Bathrooms 150
Kitchen 150-300
Retailing
Small retail outlets 500
Grocery/vegetable stores 500
Showrooms 1000
Covered arcades and malls 500-700
Fashion 500-750
Supermarket 750
Restaurant 200
Bookshop, chemist, jeweler 500
Superstore 1000

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Electrical/furniture store 750
Arcades and malls 50-300
Places of public assembly
Cinema and theatre foyer 200
Booking office 300
Auditoria 100-150
Library 150-300
Museum art gallery 50-300
Lecture theatre 300
Church 100-300
School and College
Computer Room 300
Classroom and Tuition Centre 350
Technical Drawing Room 750
Museum and Science Centre
General Area and Corridor 150
Common Toilet and Restroom 200
Special Lighting for Paintings 300
Special Lighting for Sculptures 750
Retail Shop and Outlet
Sales Area and Premises 400
Gift Wrap Station 450
Cash Register Counter 500
Commercial Space and Office
Lift Lobby 200
Corridor 300
Toilet and Restroom 150
Cafeteria 350
Plant Room (AHU, Genset etc.) 150
Store Room 180
Hospital
Lift Lobby 200
Corridor 250
Waiting Area and Lobby 300
Common Toilet and Restroom 250
Waiting rooms 200
Counseling Room 200
Breast-Feeding Room 200
Intensive Care Unit 300
High Dependency Unit 300
Isolation Room 300
Isolation Room – Ante Room 300
Delivery Suite – Labor Room 300
Simple examination room 300
Operating Theatre – Air-Lock 300
CSSD/TSSU – Sterilization Area 300

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CSSD/TSSU – Packing Area 500
Patient Ward – Room 300
Patient Ward – Toilet 150
Operating theatre 1000
Conference Room 400
Catering Dept – Main Kitchen 400
Catering Dept – Beverage Kitchen 300
Catering Dept – Refuse Holding 150
Nursing Homes
Entrance lobbies 200
Lounges (communal) 300
Kitchens 300
Bathrooms 150
Toilets 100
Corridors 100
Staircases 100
Quiet / rest rooms 100
Dining rooms 200
Stores 100
Hotel and Restaurant
Lift Lobby 150
Corridor 150
Common Toilet and Restroom 150
Bar 150
Bedroom 200
Conference Room 400
Exhibition Hall 500
Cinema, Concert Hall and Theatre
Entrance Foyer 200
Auditorium 150
Toilet and Restroom 200
Dress Change 300
Make-Up Room 400
Residential Buildings
Living Room 200
Dining Room 250
Kitchen 250
Bedroom 180
Bathroom 150

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