2/1/2018 lux level – M&E Engineer Guide

Room Illumination Level

Location IES Standards MS 1525 Panduan Teknik JKR

Recommendation
Corridors, Passageway 100 50 100
Staircase 150 100 100
Entrance halls, lobbies, 150 100 100
waiting rooms
Kitchen 500 150-300 300
Food Stores 150 150-300 300
Dining Room, Cafeteria 300 200 300
Changing locker and 150 100 100
cleaner’s room, cloak
rooms lavatories
Rest rooms 150 150 150
General office with 500 300-400 500
mainly clerical task
Executive office 500 300-400 300
Conventional shop 500 200-750 500
with counters
Multipurpose hall 500 300
The above table serves as a guideline and it may vary as per your design. But in general, places where it
involves working on paper or computer requires 500 lux, car park driveway requires 150 lux, parking
bay requires 75 lux, M&E room requires 200 lux, lobby area or reception area requires approximately 250
to 350 lux. This targeted lux level will generally give you a guideline on how many light fi ings you
require in a room as well as how you should arrange the light fi ings.

After knowing what is the targeted lux level to achieve for every single room, you have to what is the
nature of the room. For example,

Kitchen – hygiene type light fi ing which is waterproof and dustproof is required as there is cleaning
and washing being carried out.
Cold room – special light fi ing that can sustain the cold temperature is required
LPG storage – anti explosive type light fi ing is required as normal light fi ing may cause spark and
then explosion
Outdoor areas – weatherproof light fi ing is required especially for a tropical country like Malaysia

Besides that, it is important to know the ceiling or the slab, after all it is where you will be installing the
light fi ing at. Below are some of the more common ceiling types. By knowing what are the type of
ceiling, this will ease you to select the suitable light fi ing type of that particular area.

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