5. Lighting recommendations for each room

5.1 Stay

The living room is where friends gather, where the dining table is set and where activities such as reading take place. The use of a single chandelier or pendant light is often not an appropriate solution; it's useful to multiply the light points to create a pleasant atmosphere. Dimmers integrated into luminaires are useful and discreet, allowing you to set the desired lighting level at any given moment.

Indirect general lighting on a bright ceiling and walls provides uniform, shadow-free light. Table lamps, wall sconces, ceiling lights, diffused, direct or indirect lighting and dimmers are all techniques that can be used to create a pleasant atmosphere (figure 40...

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Bibliography

Books, articles, symposium proceedings

- AFE – Guide de l'éclairage intérieur des lieux de travail – Bâtir un projet durable
- (Association française de l'éclairage) – Éditions LUX Lux – La revue de l'éclairage,

Websites

ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency

http://www.ademe.fr
AFE – French Lighting Association

http://www.afe-eclairage.com.fr
AFNOR – Association française de normalisation...

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: Outdoor workplaces. - NF EN 12464-1/2 -
Ergonomics – Principles of visual ergonomics applicable...

Laws and regulations

Energy efficiency and the environment

REGULATION (EU) 2015/1428 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps and Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high-intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps......