Food technology rooms

Appropriate lighting in school food technology rooms is the key to an easier and more reliable assessment of the quality and freshness of the food being cooked. School kitchen design should emphasise the importance of lighting with the proper brightness, low glare, and a high colour rendering index. This ensures that food will look appetising and its colours will not be distorted.

The often hectic operations involved in preparing ingredients and meals require a sophisticated lighting concept. Direct/indirect luminaires provide both a pleasant ambience in the room, and modelling shadows. High-quality light helps ensure work safety, cleanliness and hygiene. School kitchen regulations require good cleaning routines to prevent grease and dirt from building up on various equipment over time. Luminaires with smooth, easily cleaned surfaces are a big plus.

Lighting requirements in EN 12464-1:2021

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
Kitchen 500 750 22 0,60 80 100 100 75  

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