Canteens and kitchens

School canteens are the go-to meeting place for students, where they can spend time during breaks, chat with schoolmates, or just enjoy their meals and wind down a bit. The school lighting solution for canteens should create an inviting, relaxing ambience, while at the same time ensuring adequate light levels for all activities taking place in that area.

The lunch meal is a welcomed break and a pleasant setting is an important part of the meal experience. Working with cooking utensils is excellent training for young hands and eyes, and the canteen lighting solution should support this educational situation.

Due to the high level of activity, school kitchen regulations require a higher illuminance for canteen lighting than in adjacent spaces like circulation areas.

 

Table 44 Educational premises – Educational buildings

Type of task / activity area

Lux-level (Em)

Glare rating (UGRL)

Uniformity
(U0)


Colour rendition
(Ra)


Em,z Em,wall Em,ceiling  Specific requirements

required modified U≥ 0,10
School canteen 200 300 22 0,40 80 75 75 50  
Kitchen 500 750 22 0,60 80 100 100 75  

 

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