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Good Lighting for Schools and
Educational Establishments
Learning environment and life environment 2 / 3
Lighting and human needs 4 / 5
Light for learning 6 / 7
Classrooms 8 - 13
Special-subject classrooms 14 - 19
Assembly halls and lecture theatres 20 / 21
Libraries 22 / 23
Foyers and display areas 24 / 25
Cafeterias and refectories 26 / 27
Staff rooms 28 / 29
Corridors and staircases 30 / 31
Outdoor areas and parking facilities 32 / 33
Sports halls and sports grounds 34 / 35
Refurbishment - Economy 36
Emergency lighting - Safety 37
Lighting management 38 / 39
Lamps 40 / 41
Luminaires 42 / 43
Standards 44 - 46
Literature, Acknowledgements
for photographs and Order forms 47
Imprint 48
Information from
Fördergemeinschaft Gutes Licht 49
Contents
Learning is a life-long process. In
modern knowledge society, in a
world becoming increasingly com-
plex and high tech, we need to be
prepared to keep on acquiring new
knowledge and learning new skills.
From kindergarten to university, vo-
cational school to adult education
centre, there are a host of institutions
available to help us do this. They de-
liver the basic education we need,
they help us build up our knowledge
of mathematics and languages, sci-
ences and subjects vital for our ca-
reer, they teach us problem-solving
skills and techniques for learning.
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One important requirement for suc-
cessful life-long learning is the right
educational environment: a school
which recognises talent and ability,
encourages active and independent
learning, makes education an enjoy-
able experience and motivates both
students and staff.
Motivation and a sense of wellbeing,
architecture and lighting, good visu-
al conditions and efficient learning
- these things are closely connected,
as the solutions presented as exam-
ples in this booklet will show.
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ermany has a
population of more
than 80 million
- and 39 million of them are
enrolled at some kind of
school or educational es-
tablishment. So 49% of the
population - nearly every
second person - spends
time in a learning environ-
ment.
For a number of years, the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Develop-
ment (OECD) has been
studying the way we learn.
At regular intervals, a quar-
ter of a million schoolchil-
dren in 32 countries are
tested in three key areas:
reading, mathematics and
scientific literacy. The
results of the surveys are
published in PISA (Pro-
gramme for International
Student Assessment)
studies.
One of the most impor-
tant things about the PISA
studies is that they iden-
tify successful educational
models. Comparison of
the various countries and
their respective education
systems reveals marked
differences - differences
which provide answers to
the question: “How can we
learn effectively?“
When children first start
school, most of them are
ready and willing to learn.
How that willingness is en-
couraged, stimulated and
shaped into an attitude for
life depends on lots of fac-
tors: the learner, the teach-
er, the social environment
formed by parents, friends
and colleagues - and the
educational infrastructure
in terms of human resourc-
es, premises and technical
facilities.
The PISA studies show
there is a connection
between success in edu-
cation and a motivating
school environment. Stu-
dents who identify with
their educational environ-
ment, who like going to
school and feel at home
there, enjoy learning, over-
come learning difficulties
more easily and do better
at school.
So students have to be
stimulated and encour-
aged. To learn well and
effectively, we need to
enjoy learning; it needs to
be a pleasurable experi-
ence. And age makes no
difference. Wherever we
learn - from kindergarten
to university, at vocational
school or adult education
centre - the need for mo-
tivation is of paramount
importance.
Innovative schools are
required - schools which
provide a motivating envi-
ronment for active and in-
dependent study, schools
which promote individual
talent and ability instead
of just presenting a rigid
one-size-fits-all curriculum
for large groups. Inflexible
forms of education and
training need to make way
for dynamic life-long learn-
ing, where study and skill
acquisition are seen as a
permanent part of putting
what has been learnt into
practice.
The innovative school also
sees itself as part of our
life environment, however,
a place for both study
and recreation, where
people learn together but
also share experiences. A
school which is geared to
this offers students and
teachers the chance to
work more flexibly together,
to identify strengths and
weaknesses and develop
life-long learning strate-
gies.
The PISA studies also
show that a positive learn-
ing environment promotes
motivation. A school with
well-designed premises
and well-equipped class-
rooms, with computers
and specialised literature,
libraries and multimedia
resources, boosts stu-
dents‘ readiness to partici-
pate actively in the learning
process. So an investment
in the school environment
is an investment in the
future of the knowledge
society.
Learning environment
and life environment
More information is available on the Internet at www.pisa.oecd.org
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Education in Germany
39 million people of all ages in
Germany are enrolled at schools,
universities and other educational
establishments. 20 million chil-
dren, pupils and students attend
the country‘s more than 100,000
kindergartens, schools and universi-
ties. Nearly half of these educational
establishments are day care centres,
catering for more than five million
children. The smallest group of edu-
cational establishments - the coun-
try‘s 355 universities - are attended
by over 12.8 million students.
Almost exactly as many people
are in further education: 19 million
Germans and foreign nationals in
Germany regularly attend courses
at adult education centres, upgrade
their occupational qualifications
at chambers of industry and com-
merce or pursue courses of study at
open universities.
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Kindergardens, schools and universities
day care centres 48,203
nursery and primary schools 20,695
secondary schools 12,079
vocational schools 11,372
other schools 8,667
universities 355
(figures indicate actual number of establishments)
Adults in further education at
state-funded adult education centres 9,392
other adult education centres 8,534
chambers of industry and commerce 596
chambers of handicrafts 278
distance-learning institutes 121
(figures indicate numbers of persons in thousands)
Children, pupils and students at
kindergartens and crèches 5,169
nursery and primary schools 3,600
secondary schools 6,449
vocational schools 2,773
universities 1,868
(figures indicate numbers of persons in thousands)
All data taken from the basic and structural statistics
(Grund- und Strukturdaten) published by the Federal
Ministry for Education and Research and the school sta-
tistics compiled by the German Federal Statistical Office
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Lighting and human needs
Reflections on paper
Especially where glossy
materials are used, poorly
shielded luminaires cast
disturbing reflections
(Fig.
21)
. Well shielded lumi-
naires avoid this effect and
permit all materials to be
studied with ease
(Fig. 20)
.
W
e experience our
environment first
and foremost
through our eyes. 80
percent of the sensory im-
pressions we receive are
visual. Too much or too lit-
tle light, glare or distorted
colours impact on what
we perceive, distract our
attention and cause visual
fatigue.
In all areas of life and
throughout the working
world, good and appro-
priate lighting is a prime
requirement for enabling
us to see clearly, enjoy a
sense of wellbeing, per-
form concentrated fatigue-
free work and perceive
and interpret important
information and our sur-
roundings correctly. This
calls for good, profes-
sional lighting design.
Below are some of the key
factors that need to be
considered for good light-
ing design.
Illuminance
In daylight, the illuminance
of an illuminated surface is
between 10,000 lux (over-
cast sky) and 100,000 lux
(bright sunlight). Indoors,
we need to make do with
much less light. For writing
and reading, it is generally
enough if artificial lighting
provides 500 lux illumi-
nance; for drawing or other
visually demanding tasks,
illuminance should be at
least 750 lux. For more
information about illumi-
nance values and the re-
quirements of the relevant
industrial standard, DIN
EN 12464-1, see page 46.
The values set out in the
standard, however, are
minimum requirements.
Most people find a higher
level of illuminance more
agreeable and more moti-
vating. In winter especially,
when the levels of daylight
entering a room are lower,
more light is needed to
avoid fatigue and loss of
concentration.
Glare
Glare is one of the most
disturbing side-effects
of lighting. Direct glare
caused by marked contrast
differences between very
bright and very dark sur-
faces or due to unshielded
lamps in our line of vision
place a strain on our eyes
and lead to fatigue and
mistakes through loss of
concentration. To avoid di-
rect glare from lamps, care
should be taken to select
only luminaires which are
suitable for workplace
lighting. Direct glare limita-
tion is indicated by a UGR
index, which should be 19
(Fig. 13).
Equally unpleasant and
fatiguing for the eye are
frequent switches between
bright and dark room zones,
e.g. between window and
desktop
(Fig. 15)
. This
can be avoided by correct
positioning of desks, light-
control blinds and good
lighting
(Fig. 14).
Shadowing
Where there is light, there is
also shadow. To ensure that
shadows do not impede our
view when writing, the light
should fall - for a right-handed
person - from the left
(Fig. 16)
.
If the light comes from the
right, we write in the shadow
of our own hand
(Fig. 17)
Brightness distribution
When we are in a room,
our gaze incessantly
switches from near (desk-
top) to far (walls). Where
there are marked differenc-
es in brightness between
these two zones, our eyes
face the constant need
to re-adapt and thus get
tired more quickly. Visual
performance and sense of
wellbeing diminish.
Where the differences
in brightness are not
marked enough, however,
the room makes a mo-
notonous impression. It is
recommended here that
desktop luminance should
not be less than 1/3 of
the luminance in the im-
mediate surroundings. For
more remote parts of the
room, the difference in
luminance should be 1/5,
max. 1/10.
Glare limitation
Glare is one of the most
unpleasant visual prob-
lems of all. Being dazzled
by a general-diffuse lamp
or the reflection of a win-
dow on a computer screen
affects our visual acuity
and impedes our perform-
ance. Direct and reflected
glare can be largely
avoided by good room
and lighting design.
Modelling
Without light we cannot
see an object at all, with-
out shadow it is just a
two-dimensional image.
Only where light comes
from the right direction
and where the depth of
shadow is correct can we
perceive objects as 3D im-
ages and gauge distances.
To recognise three-dimen-
sional objects, surfaces
and structures, we need
light and shade.
More information is contained in booklet 1 of this series, “Lighting with
Artificial Light“.
Light and colour
The way we perceive colours
under artificial light depends on
the colour rendering properties
of the lamps. Lamps with good
colour rendering properties
produce natural colours
(Fig.
18)
, lamps with poor colour
rendering properties cause
colour distortion
(Fig. 19).
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Reflections on monitors
Where luminaires are
poorly shielded or wrongly
positioned, visibility is
impaired by disturbing re-
flections on monitors and
losses of contrast
(Fig. 33)
.
This is avoided by good
lighting design and good
luminaires
(Fig. 32)
.
Vertical illuminance
Schools and educational
establishments are com-
munication-intensive
places where clear iden-
tification of faces and in-
formation is essential. The
key lighting requirement
here is vertical illuminance,
i.e. uniform bright illumi-
nation of vertical surfaces
such as blackboards or
three-dimensional objects
such as people‘s faces.
For blackboard lighting,
wallwashers are a particu-
larly suitable choice be-
cause they illuminate the
writing surface uniformly
without casting shadows
or reflections
(Figs. 22
and 24)
. Where additional
board lighting is not pro-
vided, shadows are cast
onto the writing surface
(Figs. 23 and 25)
.
Direct lighting from above
often causes undesirable
shadowing on faces
(Fig.
27)
. In consultation zones,
this shadowing is reduced
by asymmetrical or direct/
indirect lighting
(Fig. 26).
Bright walls
Good wall and entrance
lighting helps people get
their bearings in a room,
makes for better contrasts
and emphasises room
zones. It also makes the
room look a livelier, more
interesting place
(Fig 28).
Direct/indirect lighting
Luminaires with direct and
indirect lighting compo-
nents permit free arrange-
ments of desks, reduce
the risk of reflected glare
and create a more agree-
able lighting atmosphere
(Fig. 30).
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M
any educational
establishments
today consist of
large complexes of build-
ings with lots of special
classrooms, events and
sports halls, cafeterias and
refectories, administrative
offices and conference
zones. Schools, in par-
ticular, meet this descrip-
tion because a growing
number of them now
spread classes throughout
the day.
Every room in a school or
educational establishment
serves a particular pur-
pose, for which there are
special architectural solu-
tions with special lighting
requirements. Examples of
systems which meet those
requirements are found on
the following pages of this
booklet.
For any room in a new or
refurbished building, the
aim should be to find the
best way of harnessing
natural daylight and the
requisite artificial lighting.
Here, however, the impor-
tance of artificial lighting
is often underestimated,
although it plays a major
role in most classrooms.
In winter especially, the
available daylight is gen-
erally not adequate. For
media work with projec-
tors, windows need to
be darkened. And for
scientific experiments, a
special lighting situation is
frequently necessary.
However, planning artificial
lighting involves more than
just ensuring adequate
brightness in a room. A
differentiated lighting
design incorporating vari-
ous separately controlled
luminaire systems permits
the creation of lighting
scenes tailored to require-
ments. With dimmable
room lighting, separate
wallwashers at the front of
the room and additional
luminaires at the entrance
Light for learning
and perimeter, it is also
possible to stage multime-
dia presentations, lectures
and exhibitions with light-
ing fine-tuned for suitability
and safety.
Today, economical opera-
tion of lighting systems is
assured by energy-efficient
lamps and operating gear,
high-grade luminaires with
high light output ratios as
well as lighting control sys-
tems which automatically
adjust the brightness of
lamps to suit the daylight
component available and
deactivate lighting when
a room is not used. Mod-
ernising lighting systems
when premises are refur-
bished can reduce the
annual lighting costs of old
school buildings or other
educational establish-
ments by more than 60%.
But lighting design must
always focus primarily on
human beings, the ac-
tivities they perform in the
room in question and the
visual tasks they need
to address. What kind of
lighting is needed? How
much light is right? And
what kind of lighting sys-
tem is required to provide
it? Lessons conducted
from the front of the class
call for different lighting
than group work, presen-
tation area lighting has to
cater to different needs
than play area lighting,
and reading and writing
have different lighting
requirements than tasks
performed at computers or
machines.
On the following pages,
we look at the types of
room most commonly
encountered in schools
and educational establish-
ments and present model
solutions for them and
photographs showing
theory put into practice.
These are not a substitute,
however, for individual
lighting planning.
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FGL 3D Visualisation©
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Classrooms with
fixed seating arrangements
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n classrooms with fixed
seating arrangements,
the principal viewing
direction is towards the
blackboard. The desks
here are positioned per-
pendicular to the window
wall. Room lighting is
generally provided by lou-
vered luminaires arranged
parallel to the windows.
The deeper the classroom
is, the more rows of lumi-
naires are required. With
room depths up to eight
metres, three rows of
luminaires normally suf-
fice; in deeper rooms, four
or more rows should be
planned.
Depending on the ceiling
system, linear or square
louvered luminaires are
recommended. With
higher ceilings, pendant
luminaires with an indirect
lighting component are
also an option. These ad-
ditionally illuminate the
ceiling, giving the room a
more open, spacious ap-
pearance.
On an overcast day or in
winter, the incident day-
light from a window wall
is normally not enough to
provide adequate illumina-
tion for the desks in deeper
parts of the room. The
rows of luminaires should
therefore be separately
switched and dimma-
ble. The lighting can then
be adjusted for uniform
brightness throughout the
room.
Modern luminaires with
daylight sensors perform
this task and regulate
the distribution of light
automatically. Where very
little daylight is available,
all the luminaire rows are
activated and set at bright-
ness levels which rise with
room depth. As soon as
the daylight increases, the
luminaires are uniformly
dimmed down.
The blackboard needs
to be clearly visible from
every desk. Shadows and
reflections on the board
make it hard to read what
is on it and cause visual
fatigue. The result: loss
of concentration and
motivation. Wallwashers
with asymmetrical beams
provide the right lighting
at the front of the room,
delivering high vertical il-
luminance and avoiding
disturbing shadows and
reflections.
When positioning wall-
washers, care must be
taken to ensure adequate
planar illumination so
that the board can be
raised and any exten-
sions opened without any
part of the board being
outside the illuminated
area. Flipcharts or maps
positioned alongside the
board should also be
uniformly illuminated by
the wallwashers. For over-
head projector, beamer
or TV presentations, the
wallwashers should be
separately switched and
dimmable to enable the
illuminance to be adjusted
to suit the occasion.
Accent lighting can signifi-
cantly improve the visual
ambience of a classroom.
Supplementary wallwash-
ers or spots for illuminat-
ing notice boards highlight
displays in the room and
create a more differenti-
ated lighting landscape.
Additional downlights at
the room entrance pro-
vide more light for hazard
zones and can be linked to
the emergency lighting.
To help avoid unnecessary,
uneconomical lighting,
lighting systems can be fit-
ted with presence control
systems. When a room
is vacated, e.g. at break-
times or at the start of a
free period, the lighting is
automatically deactivated
and reactivated only when
the next person enters the
room. Such systems can
considerably reduce elec-
tricity bills for lighting.
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[...]... the sun tations with projectors can Modern lighting control thus be seen clearly in all systems with daylight sen- parts of the room sors automatically adjust the angle of the blinds and adapt the artificial lighting component accordingly Classes no longer need to be interrupted while someone closes or opens blinds or regulates the room lighting 10 41 42 With lighting control systems, lighting and louver... Where television sets are used, the lighting for the front of the room should be dimmed (Fig 57) 57 ecture 54 Media presentation Lighting control systems facilitate changes in lighting (Figs 51 - 54) At the push of a button, the correct lighting is provided for experiments (52), lectures (53) and TV- or projectorbased media presentations (54) Lighting tips •Bright room lighting facilitates the handling... must also be considered and metal should be for lighting When room avoided Luminaires with lighting is dimmed, steps indirect lighting compo- and exits need to remain nents provide higher verti- illuminated, e.g lit by stair cal illuminance, making lights and an emergency for more harmonious light light over the door Experidistribution, softer-edged ments with fire and inflamshadows and less reflect-... papers As for lighting level, care should be taken to ensure a harmonious 78 79 22 82 80 81 Reading points need to be particularly bright Natural lighting provides adequate basic brightness during the day; an additional reading light on the desk or table makes for greater comfort 84 Lighting tips •Supplementary lighting at bookshelves heightens vertical illuminance •At reading points, lighting needs... workplaces Here, lighting Differentiated lighting with needs to be bright with diverse lighting systems good glare suppression helps structure the room and good colour renderand provides the right ing properties so that food light to create the atmos- and drinks are seen corphere required At group rectly There must be no tables, pendant luminaires reflections on cashpoint for direct/indirect lighting displays... this series, “Good Lighting for Offices and Office Buildings“ 97 98 99 FGL 3D Visualisation© 100 FGL 3D Visualisation© Lighting tips •Staff rooms are workplaces and need to be designed as such The lighting at computer workstations has to illuminate without glare •In large rooms and for meetings, direct/indirect luminaires provide natural, motivating lighting 103 101 102 Lots of light and bright colours... downlights as room lighting and additional light sources beside mirrors, casts faces in a natural light Switches and luminaires need to be protected against splashwater and compliant with the relevant standards 106 30 108 107 109 Lighting tips •Bright ceilings and walls make corridors look bigger and more appealing •Staircases should be provided with glare-free lighting to avoid accidents •Soft light from... 36) 38 40 Daylight decreases with room depth Separately switched and dimmable rows of luminaires make for uniform brightness throughout the room Luminaires with daylight sensors automatically control or regulate light output (Fig 40) Lighting tips •Separately switched rows of luminaires can be activated or deactivated according to the amount of daylight available •Wallwashers for blackboard lighting heighten... facilities are often deserted - yet the lighting is left on, normally just for convenience A lighting control system with integrated presence sensors is very useful here; it is convenient and reliable and it saves energy Sensors switch lighting off when a room or corridor is vacated and reactivate it when the next person enters Energy-efficient use is thus made of artificial lighting and all areas in use are... contained in booklet 4 of this series, “Good Lighting for Offices and Office Buildings“ FGL 3D Visualisation© 62 63 Lighting tips Lighting over desks and in the presentation area needs to be separately dimmable •Daylight incidence through windows needs to be limited by blinds or shades •Luminaires with good glare suppression minimise reflections and direct glare 64 Lighting management systems permit control . lumi-
naires. Room lighting thus remains adequately
bright while the presentation area lighting is
dimmed
(Fig. 64).
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Lighting tips
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Lighting. way of harnessing
natural daylight and the
requisite artificial lighting.
Here, however, the impor-
tance of artificial lighting
is often underestimated,
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