IES adopts new lighting recommendations. [Illuminating Engineering Society of North America]

Journal Article · Sat Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Electr. World; (United States)

OSTI ID:5138907

Flynn, J E

The lighting problem in the 1980s, as viewed by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, is to provide high-quality visual environments fitted to the specific needs of various activities using minimum energy and at a reasonable cost. In 1975, the IES board of directors asked the Committee on Recommendations for Quantity and Quality of Illumination to review the present state of knowledge regarding task-illumination levels. In June 1979, the RQQ Committee submitted a system for review. The system was adopted as RQQ Report No. 6'', which now constitutes the basic policy of the society regarding procedures for determining task-illumination recommendations; these recommendations are scheduled for publication in the revised IES Lighting Handbook to be released late in 1980. The new method gives lighting designers more flexibility to tailor light-level specifications to suit the needs of specific users and specific task conditions. It eliminates the fixed light levels used previously in favor of a range of illumination. The specific level chosen depends on such factors as task demands, users' age, and speed and accuracy needed.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., State College
• OSTI ID: 5138907
• Journal Information: Electr. World; (United States), Journal Name: Electr. World; (United States) Vol. 193:6; ISSN ELWOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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