Lighting Information

    Rep Tec Inc.

    12420 Grey Commercial Drive

    Midland, NC  28107

                        Phone:  704-888-1355

                        Fax:  704-888-1445

                        E-mail:  rti@reptecinc-nc.com

Airports

·          Hanger Aprons                   .1

·          Terminal Apron Parking           0.5

·          Terminal Apron Loading           2

Building Construction

·          General Construction             10

·          Excavation                       2

Building/Monuments

(Surroundings)                           Dark/Bright

·          Light Surfaces                   5/15

·          Medium Surfaces                 10/20

·          Medium/Dark Surfaces            15/30

·          Dark Surfaces                    20/50

Display Boards

·          Light Surfaces                   20/50

·          Dark Surfaces                         50/100

Loading Platforms                    20

Parking Areas

Vehicular Traffic

·          Low Activity                  0.5

·          Medium Activity              2

·          High Activity                 2

Pedestrian Traffic

·          Low Activity                  0.2

·          Medium Activity              0.6

·          High Activity                 0.9

Pedestrian Security

·          Low Activity                  0.8

·          Medium Activity              2

·          High Activity                 4

Railroad Yards

·          Switch Points                    2

·          Hump Areas                     20

Shipyards

·          General                          5

·          Ways                            10

·          Fabrication                      30

Storage Yards

·          Active                           20

·          Inactive                          1

Sports

Archery

·          Target, Tournament              10

·          Target, Recreational              5

Badminton

·          Tournament                      30

·          Club                             20

·          Recreational                     10

Baseball                                          Infield/Outfield

·          Major Leagues……………………...150 / 100

·          AA/AAA Leagues………………….....70 / 50

·          A and B Leagues……………………...50 / 30

·          C and D Leagues……………………...30 / 20

·          Semi-Pro/Municipal…………………..20 / 15

·          Recreational…………………………...15 / 10

Junior Leagues

· Class I and II…………………...…….30 / 20

· Combination

(Football/Baseball)……………………20 / 15

Minimum recommended Light levels for outdoor lighting  (in footcandles)

Recommended by Illuminating Engineer Society

Footcandle = One  Lumen per square foot

Basketball

·          College/Professional              50

·          College/Intramural                30

·          High School                      30

·          Recreational                     10

Football  (distance from nearest sideline to farthest row of spectators)

·          Class I, over 100ft.               100

·          Class II, 50-100ft                .50

·          Class III, 30-50FT                30

·          Class IV, under 30 ft              20

·          Class V, no fixed seating          10

Golf

·          Tee                             5

·          Fairway                         3

·          Green                           5

·          Driving range at 200 yards        5

·          Driving range tee                 10

·          Miniature course                 10

·          Practice putting green            10

Field hockey                        20

Lacrosse                            20

Playground                          5

Racing

·          Auto                            20

Bicycle

·          Tournament                  30

·          Competitive                  20

·          Recreational                  10

Dragstrip                            10-20

Horse racing                        20

Rifle range

·          On target                        50

·          Firing point                      10

·          Range                           5

Skeet or trap shooting

·          Targets                          30

·          Firing point                      5

Ski slope                            1

Softball                      Infield   Outfield

·          Professional                   50        30

·          Semi-Pro                         30        20

·          Industrial                             20        15

·          Recreational                         10        7

Swimming (Outdoor)

·          Exhibitions                       20

·          Recreational                     10

Tennis

·          Tournament                      30

·          Club                             20

·          Recreational                     10

Illumination Levels –Indoors (In footcandles)

Glass Mfg.

·          Mix and furnace rooms, pressing and lehr, glass blowing machines           30

·          Grinding, cutting, silvering        50

·          Find grinding, leveling, polishing   100

Gymnasiums

·          Assemblies                      10

·          General exercise & recreation     30

·          Exhibitions, matches              50

Hockey, Ice

·          Professional                      100 / 200

·          Amateur                         50

·          Recreation                       20

Iron and steel Mfg.

·          Stock, hot top, checker, cellar,     10

·          Building, slag pits, stripping yard   20

·          Control platforms, repairs, mixer builing                                        30

·          Rolling mills                      20

·          Shearing                         50

·          Tin plating                       50

·          Motor room, machine room        30

·          Inspection                       100

Library

·          Ordinary reading, stacks          30

·          Book repair and binding           50

·          Study and notes, cataloging, card files,             check desk                      70

Machine shops

·          Rough bench                     50

·          Medium bench, rough grinding, buffing                                        100

Material Handling

·          Loading, Trucking                20

·          Picking stock, ,classifying         30

·          Wrapping, packing, labeling        50

Meat Packing

·          Slaughtering                     30

·          Cleaning, canning                 100

Offices

Corridors, stairways                 20

·          Reading, transcribing             70

·          Regular office work               100

·          Accounting, auditing, tabulating,

        business machine operation, rough drafting                             150

·          Cartography, designing, detail drafting                                        200

Paint Shop

·          Spraying, rubbing, hand art stencil                                        50

·          Fine hand painting and finishing    100

Paper Manufacturing

·          Beaters, grinding                 30

·          Finishing, cutting                 50

·          Hand counting                    70

·          Paper machine reel, inspection     100

·          Rewinder                        150

Post offices

·          Lobby and tables                 30

·          Mail sorting                      100

 

 

Airplane Mfg.

·          Assembly, Inspection, Hanger     100

·          Drilling, Riveting, Screw fastening                                 70

·          Welding                         50

Assembly

·          Rough, easy seeing               30

·          Rough, difficult seeing            50

·          Medium                          100

·          Fine                             500*

·          Extra fine                           1000*

*General & task lighting combined

Auditoriums

·          Social activities                  5

·          Assembly only                   15

·          Exhibitions                       30

Automobile Mtg.

·          Final assembly, Finishing, Inspecting                                 200

·          Body & Chassis assembly         100

·          Body parts mfg                   70

·          Frame assembly                  50

Banks

·          Lobby, general                   50

·          Writing areas                    70

·          Teller stations                   150

·          Posting & keypunch              150

Basketball

·          Regulation                       50

·          Recreation                       30

Canning & Preserving

·          Cutting, pitting, final sorting, continuous belt canning, sink canning,     100

·          General hand packing             50

·          Can unscramblers                70

·          Labeling & packing               30

Clothing Mfg.

·          Receiving, storing, shipping, winding, measuring                       30

·          Pattern making, trimming          50

·          Shops, marking                   100

·          Cutting, pressing                 300*

·          Sewing, nspection                500*

·          *General & Task lighting combined

Depots, Terminals, Stations

·          Concourse                       10

·          Platforms                        20

·          Waiting, restrooms               30

·          Baggage                         50

·          Ticker counter                   100

Electrical Equipment Mfg.

·          Impregnating                     50

·          Insulating, coil winding, testing    100

Foundries

·          Annealing furnaces               30

·          Cleaning                         30

·          Core making                     100

Inspection

·          Fine                         500

·          Medium                      100

·          Molding                         100

·          Pouring, sorting                  50

Garage-Motor Vehicles

·          Storage                          5

Traffic lanes

·          Parking garage               10

·          Service garage                20

·          Entrances                    50

·          Repair areas                  100

 

        

Printing

Photo engraving, etching, blocking     50

Color inspecting                     200

Presses                             70

Proofreading                        150

Composing room                     100

Rubber goods and tire Mfg.

Plasticating, milling                  30

Fabric cutting, hose looms, molding    50

Building, wrapping, curring           70

Sheet metal works

General                             50

Tin plate inspection, galvanized, scribing                                    200

Stores

Circulation area, stockroom           30

Merchandising

Serviced                            100

Self serviced                        200

Testing

General                             50

Textile mills cotton

Picking, carding, roving, spinning      50

Beaming, Slashing                   150

Drawing                             200

Others                              100

Textile mills silk and synthetics

·          Soaking, tinting, conditioning      30

Winding, shashing

·          Light thread                  50

·          Dark thread                  200

·          Others                       100

Tobacco products

·          Drying, stripping, general         30

Warehousing, storage

·          Inactive                          5

Active

·          Rough bulky                  10

·          Medium                      20

·          Fine                         50

Welding

·          General                          50

Woodworking

·          Rough sawing,, bench work        30

·          Sizing, planning, gluing, sanding, veneering, medium quality bench work                                 50

·          Fine bench work & sanding, finishing                                 100