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BS 8206-1:1985

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Lighting for buildings Code of practice for artificial lighting

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-07-2002

Superseded by

BS ISO 8995:2002

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1985

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Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General principles
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Materials
4. Purpose and relationship with daylight
5. Visual environment
6. Energy considerations
7. Design process
8. Control of lighting
Section two. Lamps
9. General
10. Tungsten filament lamps
11. Discharge lamps
12. Noise from lighting equipment
13. Radio interference suppression
Section three. Luminaires
14. General
15. Classification
16. Luminaires used in conjunction with the building
     structure
Section four. Lighting requirements for various types
of building
17. General
18. Industrial
19. Offices
20. Selling and display
21. Residential
22. Hotels and restaurants
23. Public assembly and entertainment
24. Indoor sports
25. Educational
26. Museums and art galleries
27. Libraries
28. Places of worship
29. Hospitals
30. Laboratories
31. Agricultural
Section five. Economics, maintenance and electrical
systems
32. Economics
33. Maintenance
34. Electrical systems
Appendices
A. Bibliography
B. Essential information which the manufacturer should
     supply when replying to an enquiry or order
Tables
1. Examples of activities/interiors appropriate for
     each standard service illuminance
2. Flow chart for obtaining the design service
     illuminance from the standard service illuminance
3. Correlated colour temperature classes used in this
     Part of BS 8206
4. Colour rendering groups used in this Part of BS 8206
5. Typical characteristics of light sources used for
     general lighting
6. Tubular fluorescent lamps: apparent colour and
     colour rendering characteristics of lamps in general
     use
7. Socket outlets for lighting purposes in private
     residences
Figure
1. Recommended ranges of reflectance and relative
     illuminance for room surfaces
Index

Describes in general terms, the aims and processes concerned with artificial lighting design including energy considerations. Deals with the characteristics of various lamps and their control gear, with luminaires and other means of controlling the distribution of light, together with some aspects of installation. Particular lighting requirements in various types of buildings are considered and recommended methods of meeting them. Reference is made to economics and maintenance.

Committee
EL/1
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
50
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 6173:1990 Specification for installation of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases)
BS 8206-2:1992 Lighting for buildings Code of practice for daylighting
BS 7083:1989 Recommendations for the accommodation and operating environment of computer equipment
BS 8409:2002 Soft indoor play areas. Code of practice
BS 7913:1998 Guide to the principles of the conservation of historic buildings
BS 5427-1:1996 Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings Design
BS 2646-2:1990 Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories Guide to planning and installation
BS 6173:2001 Specification for installation of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (2nd and 3rd family gases)

BS DD73(1982) : 1982 BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - DAYLIGHT
BS 4533-102.2(1981) : LATEST LUMINAIRES - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS - SPECIFICATION FOR RECESSED LUMINAIRES
BS 4727-4:GRP03(1972) : 1972 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO LIGHTING AND COLOUR - LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY TERMINOLOGY
BS 4727-4:GRP01(1971) : 1971 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING & COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO LIGHTING & COLOUR - RADIATION AND PHOTOMETRY
BS 4533-102.22(1981) : LATEST LUMINAIRES - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS - SPECIFICATION FOR LUMINAIRES FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING
BS 5502-3.5(1978) : 1978 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR AGRICULTURE - APPENDICES LEGISLATION TECHNICAL DATA AND REFERENCES - REFERENCE DATA ENVIRONMENT
BS 6100-3.4:1985 Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Services Lighting
BS 5225-1:1975 Photometric data for luminaires Photometric measurements
BS 950-1:1967 Specification for artificial daylight for the assessment of colour Illuminant for colour matching and colour appraisal
BS 4727-4:GRP02(1971) : 1971 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING & COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO LIGHTING & COLOUR - VISION AND COLOUR TERMINOLOGY
BS 476-8:1972 Fire tests on building materials and structures Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction
BS 5345-1:1976 Code of practice for the selection, installation and maintenance of electrical apparatus for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (other than mining applications or explosive processing and manufacture) Basic requirements for all Parts of the code

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