BEAM Plus New Building V2.0 – Interior Lighting
Interior lighting is presented as HWB 10 Artificial Lighting under 7 Health and Wellbeing (HWB). It applies to all types of new buildings. The objective is to promote indoor lighting design which is comfortable for occupants’ indoor activities.
2nos. Credits
1 credit – Artificial lighting in normally occupied spaces
- Achieving the prescribed lighting performance in normally
occupied spaces
1 credit – Artificial lighting in not normally occupied spaces and
unoccupied spaces
- Achieving the prescribed lighting performance in not normally occupied spaces and unoccupied spaces
Artificial Lighting Assessment
The BEAM Plus assessment involves reviewing the following submissions.
The lighting report shall demonstrate the interior lighting design complies with the requirements provided by “The SLL Code for Lighting 2012” of the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) in terms of illumination level, Unified Glare Rating and uniformity etc.
Room Data Sheet
Show the height, surface materials and functions etc. of all the rooms
Lighting Plan
Provide lighting layout to show the design
Luminaire Specification
Show the specification of all the light fittings
Lighting Guideline
Refer to SLL lighting guidelines for the requirements on various lighting parameters
Lighting Simulation
Demonstrate the lighting design complies with the SLL requirements e.g. illumination, UGR and uniformity