A Procedure for Qualitative Study of Light Level Variations and System Performance

Abstract
The use of visibility levels (VL) as a method of design and evaluation of room lighting systems in work spaces is analyzed. The procedure used here is a modification of the Lumen 2 computer program. Several alternative power-budgeted lighting designs are evaluated to demonstrate the process. This analysis includes: calculation of classical footcandles, calculation of ESI footcandles, a plotting of VL for typical younger workers, and a similar plotting for typical older workers. Possible modifying factors related to subjective impressions of visual clarity are also discussed.

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