6. Projects and lighting modes

It's the lighting project that defines, according to the visual needs of the occupants, the complete characteristics of the lighting installation (equipment and management system), in compliance with ergonomic and lighting design standards and current legislation.

This approach forms the core of the economic calculation, including initial installation and operating costs, as well as the environmental footprint of the lighting (eco-design of products, energy consumption of the installation, end-of-life treatment of products). The first step in the project is to define the lighting mode that will be used to design the installation.

Once the general requirements of the room are known, a detailed task analysis can be carried out to determine the specific needs of each task and the lighting modes required to meet these needs. General room lighting...

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Bibliography

Books, articles, symposium proceedings

Guide de l'éclairage intérieur des lieux de travail – Bâtir un projet durable - AFE (Association Française de l'Éclairage) – Éditions LUX.
LUX - . – La revue de l'éclairage

Software tools

Lighting project – Lighting calculation software

Dialux

http://www.dial.de/DIAL/fr/dialux

Relux

http://www.relux.biz

Websites

ADEME – Agence de l'environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'énergie :

http://www.ademe.fr

AFE – French Lighting Association:

http://www.afe-eclairage.com.fr

Events

National Day of Light organized every even-numbered year by AFE.

CIE-France and AFE symposia and conferences: Collège Santé, Scientific Committee and its fourteen Regional Centers.

Standards

Photometry
- Light and lighting – Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements. - NF EN 12665 -
- Mesure et présentation des données photométriques des lampes et des luminaires. - NF EN 13032-1/2 -

Lighting
- Light and lighting – Workplace lighting – Part 1: Indoor workplaces – Part 2:...

Laws and regulations

Labor Code

Articles R. 4213-1 to R. 4213-4 and R. 4223-4 to R. 4223-11 of Decree no. 2008-244 of March 7, 2008 on the obligations of heads of establishments and contracting authorities.