GSA
Courtroom Lighting Criteria Evaluation
Task 1 Report
5.3.5
Luminance Distribution
The image below shows the luminance distribution in the courtroom from the viewpoints in
the images above.
Glare source
Figure 13 - Luminance map looking toward room front
Coves light
wall poorly
Figure 14 - Luminance map looking toward jury from bench
Other than the back wall, which has a slightly darker slatted wood cladding, almost all of
the surfaces in this room are made of the same colored wood. This cladding makes
different surfaces appear at very close luminance values with little contrast between
surfaces, which is illustrated in the above luminance maps.
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