BS 8206-1:1985
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
View Superseded by
Lighting for buildings Code of practice for artificial lighting
Hardcopy , PDF
07-11-2002
English
09-30-1985
Important note : All end users must be registered with an Account prior to user licenses being assigned.
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 |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.