GSA
Courtroom Lighting Criteria Evaluation
Task 1 Report
Contents
Page
Executive Summary
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1
Introduction
1
1.1
Scope of Work
1
1.2
Study Goals
1
2
Methodology
2
2.1
Energy Analysis
2
3
Definitions and Background
3
3.1
Lighting Units and Quantities
3
3.2
Key Ratios in Lighting
3
3.3
Lighting Equipment
4
4
Current Design Guidelines
5
4.1
US C ut D s nG i
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IESNA Lighting Handbook Guidelines (9th Edition)
4.2
5
4.3
Illuminance Recommendations
6
4.4
ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1
7
5
Courtrooms
8
5.1
New York, New York (Moynihan)
8
5.2
Montgomery, Alabama (Johnson)
12
5.3
C nrl l, e Y r ( A ao
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6
5.4
Tallahassee, Florida (Annex)
20
5.5
Tampa, Florida (Gibbons)
24
5.6
Columbia, South Carolina (Perry)
28
6
Comparative Analysis
32
7
Conclusions
33
8
Recommendations
34
8.1
Illuminance Recommendations
34
8.2
34
8.3
Lighting Layers
34
8.4
Lighting Control
34
8.5
Design Confirmation During Construction
34
8.6
Design Validation
34
Appendices
Appendix A
Courtroom Locations
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