Lighting of schools and sports facilities should provide adequate visual comfort and allow students to study freely and employees to work properly. What are the principles of selecting lighting in schools and which Modus lighting fixtures are worth choosing?
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About the principles of selecting lighting fixtures in classrooms, sports halls, locker rooms, corridors and other rooms of school facilities. You will also familiarize yourself with an overview of lighting fixtures from Modus recommended for use in educational facilities.
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Principles for selecting lighting in schools
Incorrectly selected lighting fixtures and light sources can lead to difficulties in concentration, cause a feeling of tiredness, fatigue, dizziness, and also be a cause of developing visual defects among students and school staff. Lighting in school classrooms should provide a low glare factor, high uniformity and at the same time the highest possible light efficiency. Lighting conditions in schools should be designed in accordance with the recommendations and requirements of the Polish standard PN EN 12-464-1. This standard regulates in detail the intensity of lighting, its uniformity and the color temperature or the degree of color rendering Ra.
According to the PN EN 12-464-1 standard, the lighting intensity in the working plane – i.e. at a level of 0.85 m from the ground – should be no less than 300 lx. In the case of evening classes, art, technical or laboratory rooms, as well as in the area of classrooms, the lighting intensity should be above 500 lx. The uniformity of lighting in the working area is also important and should be Uo > 0.7-0.6. Light sources with a colour temperature of 4000oK and a colour rendering index Ra above 80 should be used to illuminate classrooms.
In designing appropriate lighting conditions, the surroundings of classrooms and workrooms are also extremely important. Benches, desks, tables, chairs, as well as the surface of ceilings, walls and floors must not cause glare, i.e. provide a high UGR reflection coefficient.
In classrooms, the most commonly used luminaires are raster luminaires. They provide optimal light distribution, reduce glare and guarantee high luminous efficiency. Increasingly often used luminaires are also luminaires equipped with individual optics - e.g. Modus EPD and ED luminaires. They allow for high luminous efficiency of around 163 lm/W, a very low UGR glare index, as well as ease of installation. Luminaires with individual, asymmetric optics - such as Modus ASTA - are also perfect for illuminating school boards.
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Principles for selecting lighting for sports halls, changing rooms, corridors and toilets
In the design and selection of lighting for sports halls and gyms, the recommendations contained in the PN-EN 12193 standard are used. They specify the minimum requirements for optimal visibility conditions in sports facilities. Lighting conditions in sports halls and gyms must provide users with easy determination of shape, colour and distance. These conditions are ensured by the appropriate level of intensity, uniformity of lighting and minimum glare factor. In addition, visibility in the halls is influenced by the colour of light, the colour rendering index and – importantly – the resistance of the luminaires to mechanical damage.
An example of lighting fixtures that are ideal for sports halls and gyms or in corridors or changing rooms are the Modus Megal series. These fixtures are made of a nanoprismatic polycarbonate lampshade certified to DIN VDE 0710-13 and provide excellent mechanical resistance while maintaining optimal lighting parameters. The design of the fixtures easily withstood a test of 36 ball impacts at a speed of more than 60 km/h from 3 different directions.
Luminaires in toilets, changing rooms and corridors should additionally provide a high degree of IP tightness. An example would be the Modus KX luminaires providing a degree of protection IP 54, which provide uniform light distribution.
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MODUS lighting fixtures overview
EPD and ED mode
Modus EPD and ED lighting fixtures combine attractive design with extremely high luminous efficacy (163 lm/W). The fixtures are equipped with individual optics and can be surface-mounted or suspended. They are manufactured in numerous shapes and variants, have a low UGR index of less than 19 and allow for the replacement of the LED module and power supply during operation.
These luminaires are also available in a variant with one LED module as a luminaire replacing popular downlight luminaires. It provides a luminous flux of 1000 -2700 lm from the luminaire.
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Modus LLL
Modus LLL luminaires are made of sheet steel and optics in the KV variant (optical system cat. C2 made of polished aluminum) or in KVM (optical system cat. C2 made of matt aluminum). Luminaires designed for suspension or surface mounting.
ASTA Modus
Luminaires with an asymmetric reflector designed to illuminate school boards. The body is made of sheet steel, and the reflector is painted with a paint that provides a high reflection coefficient and significant luminous efficiency. Luminaires designed for suspended, pendant and surface mounting.
KX Modus
Modus KX luminaires are ideal for illuminating corridors and utility rooms in schools, kindergartens and nurseries. They provide a high level of protection IUP 54, uniform light distribution and lighting quality. Luminaires designed for surface and suspended mounting.
BRSB Modus
Modus BRSB luminaires offer an attractive and practical shape, a higher degree of protection IP 44 and optimal lighting parameters for illuminating sanitary and social rooms, corridors and changing rooms.