Lighting Power Densities Using the Space-by-Space Method

LIGHTING APPLICATION W/M2

Card File & Cataloguing 12

Minimum Ventilation Rates In Breathing Zone

PEOPLE OUTDOOR AIR
AREA OUTDOOR AIR RATE
APPLICATION RATE
L/S.M2
L/S.PERSON

Autopsy rooms _ 2.5

thing Zone
OCCUPANT
DENSITY
#/100 M2

20
 Office-enclosed 12
Office-open plan 12
Conference/ Meeting/ Multipurpose 14
Classroom/ Lecture/ Training 15
For Penitentiary 14
Lobby 14
For Hotel 12
For Performing Arts Theater 36
For Motion Picture Theatre 12
Audience/ Seating Area 10
For Gymnasium 4
For Exercise Center 3
For Convention Center 8
For Religious Buildings 18
For Sports Arena 4
For Performing Arts Theatre 28
For Motion Picture theatre 13
For Transportation 5
Atrium-first three floors 6
Atrium-each additional floor 2
Lounge/Recreation 13
For Hospital 9
Dining area 10
For Penitentiary 14
For Hotel 14
For Motel 13
For Bar Lounge/Leisure Dining 15
For Family Dining 23
Food Preparation 13
Laboratory 15
Restrooms 10
Dressing/Locker/Fitting Room 6
Corridor/Transition 5
For Hospital 11
For Manufacturing Facility 5
Stairs – active 6
Active Storage 9
For Hospital 10
Inactive storage 3
For Museum 9
For Museum 9
Sleeping Quarters 3
Post Office - Sorting Area 13
Convention Center - Exhibit Space 14
Card File & Cataloguing 12
Stacks 18
Reading Area 13
Emergency 29
 Recovery 9
Nurse station 11
Exam/Treatment 16
Pharmacy 13
Patient Room 8
Operating Room 24
Nursery 6
Medical Supply 15
Physical Therapy 10
Radiology 4
Laundry-Washing 6
Automotive - Service/Repair 8
Low Bay (<7.6 m Floor to Ceiling Height) 13
High Bay (≥7.6 m Floor to Ceiling Height) 18
Detailed Manufacturing 23
Equipment room 13
Control room 5
Hotel/ Motel Guest Rooms 12
Dormitory - Living Quarters 12
General Exhibition 11
Restoration 18
Bank/Office - Banking Activity Area 16
Worship-pulpit, choir 26
Fellowship Hall 10
Sales area 18
Mall Concourse 18
Electrical/ mechanical 16
Workshop 20
Playing Area 15
Exercise Area 10
Courtroom 20
Confinement Cells 10
Judges Chambers 14
Ring Sports Area 29
Court Sports Area 25
Indoor Playing Field Area 15
Fine Material Storage 15
Medium/Bulky Material Storage 10
Parking Garage - Garage Area 14
Airport - Concourse 6
Air/Train/Bus - Baggage Area 11
Terminal - Ticket counter 16
 PEOPLE AREA
OCCUPANT
OUTDOOR OUTDOOR
APPLICATION DENSITY
AIR RATE AIR RATE
#/100 M2
L/S.PERSON L/S.M2

Cell 2.5 0.6 25

Day room 2.5 0.3 30
Guard stations
Booking/waiting
Daycare (through age 4)
Daycare sickroom
Classrooms (ages 5-8)
Classrooms (age 9 plus)
Lecture classroom
Lecture hall (fixed seats)
Art classroom
Science laboratories
Universitylcollege
laboratories
Woodlmetal shop
Computer lab
Media center
Music/theatre/dance
Multi-use assembly
Restaurant dining rooms
Cafeteria/fast-food
dinning
Bars. cocktail lounges
Break rooms
Coffee stations
Conferencelmeetin
Corridors
Storage rooms
Bedroomlliving room
Barracks sleeping areas
Laundry rooms, central
Laundry rooms within
dwelling units
lobbies/prefunction
Multipurpose assembly
Office space
Reception areas
Telephoneldata entry
Main entry lobbies
Bank vaults/safe deposit
Computer (not printing)
Electrical equipment rooms
 Elevator machine rooms
Pharmacy (prep. area)
Photo studios
Shippinglreceiving
Telephone closets
Transportation waiting
Warehouses
Auditorium seating area
Places of religious worship
Courtrooms
Legislative chambers
Libraries
Lobbies
Museums (children's) 3.8 0.6 40
Museums/galleries 3.8 0.3 40
Dwelling unit 2.5 0.3 _
Common corridors _ 0.3 _
Sales (except as below) 3.8 0.6 15
Mall common areas 3.8 0.3 40
Barbershop 3.8 0.3 25
Beauty and nail salons 10 0.6 25
Pet shops (animal areas) 3.8 0.9 10
Supermarket 3.8 0.3 8
Coin-operated laundries 3.8 0.3 20
Sports arena (play area) _ 1.5 _
Gym, stadium (play area) _ 1.5 30
Spectator areas 3.8 0.3 150
Swimming (pool & deck) _ 2.4 _
Discofdance floors 10 0.3 100
Health club / aerobics room 10 0.3 40
Health clublweight rooms 10 0.3 10
Bowling alley (seating) 5 0.6 40
Gambling casinos 3.8 0.9 120
Game arcades 3.8 0.9 20
Stages, studios 5 0.3 70
Patient rooms 13 _ 10
Medical procedure 8 _ 20
Operating rooms 15 _ 20
Recovery and ICU 8 _ 20
Autopsy rooms _ 2.5 20
Physical therapy 8 _ 20