Professional Lighting for Hospitals
of emergency back-up systems.And, because many areas within
A hospital is a very demanding environment for lighting
planning.The wide variety of tasks being performed demands
a number of different lighting solutions. From examination
requirements to clean rooms,
wards, corridors, etc.
New drugs or treatments are
given much attention, while good
lighting is down on the priority list
– but we should not under-
estimate the effects of lighting on
human health and wellbeing. In
this area there is still plenty of
research to be done before we
know the full effects of lighting on
human beings. However, it is not
so much what we do not know
about health and lighting, it is
what we know. That poor lighting
has adverse effects on wellbeing and health and is therefore
counterproductive to the efficient hospital.
Luxo’s arm-based lighting solutions offer facilities
management, very easy maintenance and a high degree of
flexibility. By keeping a few spares, a faulty luminaire may be
replaced in minutes and taken back for maintenance at a
suitable location, with minimal interruption of medical
routines. Most of Luxo’s fixed luminaires offer nearly the same
ease of replacement when fitted with plug and cable.
Different electrical and building codes may prevent some of
these solutions from being applied in certain locations.
Luxo, being a total supplier, provide know-how of the
complete lit environment. Our staff are highly trained in
designing total lighting solutions. From our point of view, the
ideal situation is when we are allowed to participate in
planning the lighting from the beginning. This gives us the
possibility to create a total lighting solution where lighting
does more than just provide the necessary lux to the task
area. With our expertise we can supply a scheme that
harmonises the requirements of the staff with the needs of
the patient. This approach to a well-planned lighting scheme
is not necessarily more expensive than a poorly planned one.
In fact, considerable savings can be made in the long term.
Efficiency also means low energy consumption, which is a
main consideration in every luminaire we bring from the
drawing board to the end-user.
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In hospitals this is of extra importance, as it will affect the sizing
the hospital are in use 24 hours a day, energy efficiency is of
greater importance than in other commercial applications.
EN 12464-1 & I SO 8995
The Right Light in the Right Place
The two new lighting standards, the European EN 12464-1,
and the international ISO 8995, calls for the use of more task-
specific lighting installations and less general-area lighting.
Planned in the correct way, it is now possible to gain a more
efficient installation for all users while, at the same time,
increasing lighting quality and reducing power consumption.
Having good knowledge of these standards, Luxo can provide
its proven task-lighting philosophies to numerous new fields of
application in healthcare facilities. These core values of Luxo
lighting puts the individual into focus. The individual, be it the
patient, the medical staff or the maintenance crew, is always kept
in focus through the use of flexible and innovative solutions.
Luxo’s integrated tools give us the posssibility to do lighting
planning directly on the plan drawings in computer-aided design
and have the results incorporated in the facilities management
tools for ease of documentation and maintenance.
Wards, Maternity Wards
Type of Interior, task or activity Em/lux Ra
General lighting 100 80
Reading lighting 300 80
Simple examinations 300 80
Examination and treatment 1000 90
Night lighting, observation lighting 5 80
Bathrooms and toilets for patients 200 80
As general lighting, downlighters should be avoided to prevent
the patient from having to look directly into the luminaires.
Using uplighters will eliminate this problem, but care must be
taken in choosing luminaires with wide or highly asymmetric
light distributions, so that the ceiling is as evenly lit as possible.
Trunking systems integrate electrical and communication
systems with the need for gases in the ward. Often, it is
requested that lighting is integrated as well. However, for ease
of access to these services the trunking needs to be situated
approximately 1.4 metres above floor level, but this is not
conducive to the lighting being integrated, as glare would be
caused by giving a direct view into the uplighter.
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A separate wall-mounted uplighter above the trunking system General Examination Rooms
might prove a better solution. Both the trunking system and
uplighter is then positioned at its optimum height. For reading Type of Interior, task or activity Em/lux Ra
and examination light we strongly recommend an arm-based General lighting 500 90
luminaire fixed to the wall or the furniture. Unlike a reading Examination and treatment 1000 90
light in a trunking system, an arm-based luminaire can be
positioned wherever light is needed. In wards with many beds, Since patients do not stay in an
what one patient does affects others in examination room for a long period
the room. When used as a reading-light, of time, ceiling-mounted luminaires
an arm-based luminaire will not disturb are the best way of reaching the
the patient nearby but will create a 500 lux average.
‘private’ zone. An arm-based luminaire
will also provide the staff with a The required high-colour rendering
supplementary examination lamp. of Ra 90 limits the light sources to
Modern arm-based bed-head luminaires certain T-5 and TC-L tubes. Just like
use highly efficient compact fluorescent in an intensive-care unit, an arm-
lamps with good colour rendering and based examination lamp mounted on a trolley, the wall or on
long lamp life. the ceiling will add the necessary light for examinations and
treatment. A halogen examination lamp is best suited due to
High-frequency ballasts provide the users with flicker-free its good colour rendering and focused beam. By using a
lighting while extending lamp life even more and lowering multibeam examination/procedure light, shadows are
power consumption. Dimming may also prove beneficial in eliminated.
lighting the ward. Smooth, even surfaces and covered arms
make cleaning easy. Rooms for General Use

Intensive-care Unit Type of Interior, task or activity Em/lux Ra

Waiting rooms 200 80
Type of interior, task or activity Em/lux Ra Corridors during the day 200 80
General lighting 100/400* 90 Corridors during the night 50 80
Simple examinations 300/400* 90 Day rooms 200 90
Examination and treatment 1,000 90 Staff office
Night watch 20 90 500
80
*UK. CIBSE LG2:1989/CIBSE Code for Interior Lighting: 1994

Corridors
In the intensive-care unit, just like the ward, uplighters are the Illuminating corridors often requires
best choice for general lighting as they provide evenly energy efficiency and a high degree of
distributed luminances. If specified correctly they will even functionality. Corridor lighting has the
cover the need for simple examinations giving a shadow-free prime objective of illuminating
light. A high-colour rendering of minimum Ra 90 limits the ‘transportation’ areas evenly. This can
types of lamps suitable to certain T-5 and TC-L tubes. achieved by means of wall-mounted
luminaires that ‘wash’ the wall with light, by means of ceiling-
For examinations, a separate arm-based examination lamp is mounted direct-light luminaires or other solutions depending
the best choice. Unlike a reading-lamp it uses a tungsten on the individual design and construction of the corridors. For
halogen lamp for maximum colour rendering and intensity. An night-time use, corridor lighting should be dimmable.
examination lamp might be ceiling-mounted, wall-mounted or
mounted on a trolley for maximum flexibility. It also has a heat Offices
filter and front glass to prevent heat from the high-intensity
lamp being projected onto the examination area. Besides medical lighting, office lighting has been Luxo’s strength

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