Nowadays, we spend most of our time at work.
The fact that productivity in business life and human health is associated with office lighting has
increased the interest in lighting planning. For this reason, getting professional support for lighting in fices is becoming more popular to increase productivity, boost motivation, and ensure occupational safety.
Our eyes perceive objects and colours only when they are at a certain level of light and contrast, and our vision quality deteriorates when this level is lower or higher than the designated benchmark. Daylight is central to office planning to maintain a healthy vision. In lighting planning, daylight is aimed to be utilisedas much as possible because it helps people to be happier, healthier, more productive and it also saves energy. In cases where daylight is insufficient, getting 'secondary lighting system', i.e. 'artificial lighting' is important.
EN12464-1 standards express requirements for office lighting. This standard describes the qualitative and quantitative lighting requirements for quality of vision in enclosed working environments in terms of quality and quantity. According to EN12464-1 standard, the lighting level in offices should be between
300-500 Lux, and the working height should be considered as 0.85 m. In lighting planning, different design types and preferences can be made by preserving these Lux values.
Another critical issue in lighting planning is the homogeneous distribution of light in office environment. Use of different brightnesses light in one part of the office and different in another causes a photometrically unhealthy working environment.
Finally, attention should be paid to the eye contact angle during planning because direct light to the eye can cause glare and even short-term vision loss. Therefore, while positioning the lighting fixtures, avoid direct contact of the light with the eyes, and consider the placement of the employees in the office before making aesthetic choices.
Lumuner Led Lighting provides project-specific solutions both in general light distribution and in lighting fixtures in the space by carrying out professional Dialux studies.
