%0 Conference Paper %A Werner K.E Osterhaus %B 1993 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting %C Toronto, Canada %D 1993 %G eng %L LBL-35036 %T Office Lighting: A Review of 80 Years of Standards and Recommendations %1

Windows and Daylighting Group

%2 LBL-35036 %8 10/1993 %X

This paper traces the development of quantitative office lighting standards from its beginnings to the present. It discusses the sources of recommended lighting practice, the nature of the quantitative recommendations, and trends in recommended values on a comparative basis. A critical assessment of contemporary standards is provided within this historical context.