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 | U0 ≥ 0,10 | |||||||
| School canteen | 200 | 300 | 22 | 0,40 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 50 | |
| Kitchen | 500 | 750 | 22 | 0,60 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 75 | |