lumens per square meter question

[Ross1]

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Hi guys, im trying to work out how many lights to put in a warehouse. The dimensions are 21m x 11m x 6m high.

I need it to be well lit white light?


Has anybody got any calcs for this?


Cheers

 

[Plonker 3]

Thats some very vague information, you need to put up a layout of racking etc in the warehouse, also what type of use will the warehouse have? Then maybe we can go from there?

 

[topquark]

You'll need to consider two aspects both emergency lighting and normal usage lighting. Is there no attached office space either?

 

[staylor34]

Hi Ross,CEF and other wholesalers will do a free lighting design for you, depends how quick you want it back. Some will do it on dimensions, type of use etc

 

[IQ Electrical]

Hi guys, im trying to work out how many lights to put in a warehouse. The dimensions are 21m x 11m x 6m high.

I need it to be well lit white light?


Has anybody got any calcs for this?


Cheers

Well-lit qood quality light, you're probably looking at Metal Halide but as has already been mentioned, racking layouts etc need to be considered.
Most wholesalers offer a lighting design service, mostly free of charge but you'd need to liase with the client to determine a lux level for the designer to work to.

 

[staylor34]

CEF do a good PL low bay, you can have with daylight, PIR movement sensors, cheap to run too