UFC 3-530-01
22 August 2006
BUILDING LIGHTING
Housing Areas
The use of cut-off wall
sconces and area lights
and downlighting on
A
the faade (rather than
uplighting) minimizes
A
light pollution.
B
C
Pole mounted
pedestrian poles light
C
walkways.
EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS:
LUMINAIRE
LAMP
CONTROLS
Wall mounted, semi-cutoff, cutoff, or
Compact fluorescent lamp,
Manual on/off or motion
A
sensor.
full cut-off sconce.
3500K color temperature,
80 CRI+
Wall mounted, fully shielded, cutoff,
Compact fluorescent lamp,
Control with timeclock or
B
or full cut-off area light.
3500K color temperature,
photocell.
80 CRI+
Pole mounted, cutoff, full cut-off, or
Metal halide, induction,
Control with timeclock or
C
shielded pedestrian luminaire.
HPS, or high output
photocell.
compact fluorescent lamp,
3500K color temperature,
80 CRI+
Bollard, (Typically, these luminaires
Compact fluorescent lamp,
Control with timeclock or
C
provide poor facial lighting. Best
3500K color temperature,
photocell.
ALT
used as indicators rather than for
80 CRI+
area or pedestrian lighting.)
CRITICAL DESIGN ISSUES:
Direct Glare: Because the surroundings may be very dark at night,
consider direct glare from luminaires and excessive contrast of surfaces.
Luminaires should use shielded, low wattage lamps.
Light Distribution on Surfaces: Wall mounted luminaires should light the
wall or nearby walkways rather than trying to flood light an area. Lighting
the wall surface shows people and objects in silhouette, prevents direct
glare, and minimizes light pollution.
Light Pollution / Trespass: Fully shielded or IESNA full cut-off luminaires
prevent light from leaving the luminaire above the horizontal plane. This
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