160%
140%
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0 0.57
Soiled (S) year Steel works
Chemical plants
Foundries
Welding shops
Grinding shops
Wood processing
0.0 1.5 2.5 3.5
Example:
Luminaire maintenance: every year
Room surface maintenance: every years
Lamp replacement: every years
Faulty lamp replacement: immediately
= Em
= Enew
years
Environmental conditions
.0 3.80
Clean (C) years Offices
Schools
0.5 1.50
According CIE volume 97, “Maintenance indoor electric lighting systems”, 2005
In case you are not familiar with the appli
cation, the following standard
values apply; however, the tables below will help you calcu
late the accurate
maintenance factor according formula (2).67
Normal (N) years Shops
Laboratories
Restaurants
Warehouses
Assembly bays
0.195
The Lighting Handbook
Ambient
condition
Maintenance interval
recommended
Working areas Reference main-
tenance factor
Very Clean (VC) years Cleanrooms, data centres,
assembly workstations for
electronic components
0.0 2
