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Indian Standard
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
DAYLIGHTING OF FACTORY BUILDINGS
(Third

Reprint NOVEMBER

UDC

1989 )

628921 : 7254

0 Copyright 1972
BUREAU
MANAK

Gr 7

OF
BHAVAN.

INDIAN

STANDARDS

9 BAHADUR
SHAH
NEW DELHI 11ooO2

ZAFAR

MARG

January 1972

IS:6060-1971

Indian Standara
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
DAYLIGHTING OF FACTORY BUILDINGS
Functional Requirements in Buildings Sectional Committee, BDC 12

Representing

Chkman
MAJ-GEN

Engineer-in-Chiefs

B. N. DAE

Branch, Army Headquarters

Members
Building
Research
Institute
Central
Roorkee
_
_
__ _
Institution of Engineerr ( India ), Calcutta
Indian Institute of Architects, Bombay

DR N. K. D. CIIOUDRURY
DnK.R.R~~(Aftsntst~)
MAJ-GEN

B. N. DAS

( CSIR),

SHRIXATI E. S. GHUMAN
SARI J. M. BENJAMIN (A&mate )
National Building Orgamzation ( Ministry of Health,
SHRI R. G. GOXEALE
Family Planning, Works, Housing and Urban
Development )
SHEIK. R. JANI ( Alfcmate)
In personal capacity ( 32 AliparcrRoad, Delhi)
DR K. M. VON HEINZ
All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health
SERIN. MAWMDER
( Directorate General of Health Services)
SR~I A. V. RAO ( Altcmats )
Directorate General of Observatories
(Ministry
of
.%a~ S. MAJUMDER
Tourism & Civil Aviation )
University of Roorkee, Roorkee
P~oFG.M.
MANDALIA
PBOF RATTAN KUMAR ( Al&mate )
National Safety Council, Bombay
SHBI N. S. MANKIHRR
Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headquarters
SHRI J. V. MRRTA
SHRIS.K.GHOSH
(Altematej
Voltas Limited, New Delhi
%iIU 0. P. PWRI
Ministry of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
SHR~ B. J. R..r~~~tf~~~~~
Central Public Works Department
SHRI M. M. RANA
Institute d Town Planners ( India ) , New Delhi
SHRISAYED
S. SHAFI
SHHI D. P. SHARMA (Alternate)
Directorate General of Health Services ( Ministry of
&RI J. D. SfihSTRI
Health, Family Planning, Works Housing and
UrbanDevelopment
)
National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi
San1 K.C. SRIVAS'TAVA
capacity
(A-l/6
Vasunt
Vihar,
In
personal
SHHI R. L. Snn~
Nao Dcfhi 22 j

( (:0niinuedi?page2 )

BUREAU

OF

MANAK BHAVAN,

INDIAN

STANDARDS

9 BAHADUK SHAH *FAR

NEW DELHl tIMlO

MARC3

Rrplarmtiqg

Msmbar

Railway Board ( Ministry of Railway )

SEBI L. G. Tow
fhz1

N. V.

SEASTSI

D. hIl?BA
&MEA,
Director ( Civ Engg )

( dtunat#

SHBI

Director Genwal, IS1 ( Rvrr-ogsrio

Mkmbr )

SIcrrtml
SHELI
V. K. &iJNA
Deputy Director (Architecture),

ISI

Daylight Standards Subcommittee, BDC 12 : 3

DR K. M. VOWHEINZ
Members
SXBI J.-C. BHA~AOEAEYA
D~S.R.DAB
SHBI K. R. J~NI

In pemonal capacity ( 32 Alip

Directorate Genera1 of Ohaervatories, New Delhi

National Physical Laboratory ( CSIR ), New Delhi
Nationel Buildinga Organization ( Ministry of Health,
Family Planning, Works, Howiog end Urban
Develdpmeut )

SEBXM. M. Mrerrr~ (Al&ma&)

Cen~~,~%$3ing
DB V. N-ABIXW
SIOU S. S. REUBLW
Sam N. v. SHABTBI
SopIEBIN!CENDINOENQINEBB

Road, NW D&i)

Research

Institute

Directorate General of Health Services

Railway Board, Ministry of Railways
Central Public Works Department

( C%IR ),

Indian Standard
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR
DAYLIGHTING OF FACTORY BUILDINGS
0.

FOREWORD

0.1 ThisIndian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution

on 15 March 1971, after the draft finalized by the Functional Requirements

in Buildings Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil
Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Utilization of daylight for performing any visual task is healthy and
The amount of light required for satisfactory and strain-free
economical.
performance of the task depends on the nature of task itself and on other
Small
factors like contrast, detail, fineness of work and visual acuity.
variations of illumination are taken care of by the adjustment of the pupil
of the eye but large variations result in undesirable eye strain.
These
considerations apart, changes in daylight intensity from sunrise to sunset
provide a harmonious variation of the visual environment inside or outside
a building normally welcomed in the performance of visual task.

0.3 In this country, during most part of the year, the sky is clear and
~sunshine plentiful.
Proper utilization of daylighting to get appropriate
illumination
levels on the working plane in factories will result in
considerable
economy consistent with efficiency of production and
workers well-being.
The Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
has been carrying outresearch and measurements of daylight requirements
for factory buildings and it is as a result of the investigations made that
this standard is being prepared.
0.4 In the formulation of this standard due heightage has been given to
international co-ordination among the standards and practices prevailing
in different countries in addition to relating it to the practices in the field
in this country.
0.5 This standard is one of a series of Indian Standards on daylighting of
buildings.
Other standards published so far in the series are:
IS : 2440-1968 Code of practice for daylighting of buildings (first revision)
IS : 3646 (Part I)-1966 Code of practice for interior illumination:
Part I Principles of good lighting and aspects of design
IS: 3646 (Part II)-1966
Code of practice for interior illumination:
Part II Schedule for values of illumination and glare index
3

0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this

standard is corn lied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result ofpa test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS :2-MO*.
The number of dgnificant places retained in the rounded
off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

-1.SGOPE
1.1 This standard deals with dayliihting
requirements
buildiugs in the tropics and various factors that contribute
on the working plane.

inside factory
to illuminatron

2. TERMNOLOGY
2.3 For the purpose of this standard, the terms given in IS : 2440-1968t shall
apply-

3. REGOBMENDED VALUES OF ILLUMINATION

3.1 The recommended values of illumination for various tasks in factory
building are given in Table 1. To get daylight factors from lux value
divide these by 80.
TJIBLE 1 -RECO~
INDU$TBIAL

ED VALUES OF ILLUMINATION
(c&ures3.1 and4.1)

BUSDIWE

ASO I'FtOOlCSSES

ILL~INATION LVX

(3)

(2)

DAYLIQEW
FACTOX
(DE?

. (4)

Gatral Facra~ has

8)

150
too
100

canteens

b) Clo&moma
c) Entrancu,corridoraand staira

2)

Aimofl Foctis antiiUai&mm Hangus

a) srockpsrtsproductions
b) Drilling,
riveting,
screw
fantfming,
aluminiqn
lryout and template work,
Metions cowling, welding, rub-amembly,
ar#mbly and inspection
md repairu ( hangem )
c) Mairamance
dssnlb~

sheet
wing
final

450
300

262
3-75

300

3-75

150

1aI

t.%q.%

a) Rough

work,

for ernmple,

raremblyof hewy~ma&ii

frame ably

and

(Cadd)

-----x---

*FtuIea Or rowding

off numerical

~jCiodcof practice for daylighting

valuea ( revised ) .
d buildin.gr (first rtisoin ).
4

IS:6060-1971
TABLE 1 RECOMMEND ED VALUES OF ILLUMINATIONINDUSTRIAL BIJILDINQS AND PROCESSES

ILLUMINATION IJJX

it:.

Contd

iz:

(DF)

(1)

(2)
b) Medium
work, for example,
machined parts,
engine assembly and vehiclebody assembly

0)
300

(4)
3-75

c) Fine work, for example, radio and telephone

equipment,
typewriter and office machinery
assembly

700

8.75

1500+

18-75

150

188

200

258

100

1.25

fine work, for example, assembly of very

small precision mechanisms and instruments

d) Very

4)

Bake&
a) Ming

and make-up
wrapping rooms

b) Decorating

5)

Boiler Houw

rooms,

oven

rooma

and

and icing

( Industrial )

a) Goal and ash handling

b) Boiler rooms:
1) Boiler fronts and operating areas

1.25

1W

2) Other areas

20 to 50

825 to 062

Bookbinding
a) Pasting, punching and stitching
machines

C) Finishing, blocking and inlaying

7)

258
3.75

300

3.75

Boot and Shoe Factories

a) Sorting and grading

1000~

1250

780

875

1800

1250

d) Bottom stock preparation, lasting and bottoming

and finishing

700

8.75

e) Shoe rooms

700

8.75

b) Clicking and closing and preparatory operations

c) Cutting table and presses and stitching

8)

380

200

b) Binding and folding-miscellaneous

Breweries and Distilleries

a) General working areas

158

1.88

b) Brewhouse, bottling and canning plants

288

2.50

Special lighting

c) Bottle inspection

*Optical aids should be used where necessary.

tsupplementary local lighting may berequired for gauge glasses and inst4nrent
panels.
ISpecial attentton should be paid to the rolour quality of the light
( Continued )

ls:60600-1971
TABLE 1 RIXJOMIUEND ED VALUIIS OF I~MNATION
ft.

INDUSTMAL Bnm~mos AND Paoamm~s

- chtd

ILLWINATION Lux

DAYLIOET
FACTOR
(ml

(1)
9)

~nni?ig
and hseroing

(2)

13)

14)

cleaning,

450
300

562
375

200
300
450

2.50
375
562

Carpsr Factories
a) Winding

250

and beaming

b) Designing,
tufting,

11)
12)

(4)

Factories

a) Inspection of beans, rice, barley, etc

b) Preparation,
kevle
areas, mechanical
dicing and trimming
c) Canned and bottledgoods:
retorts
d) High speed labelling lines
e) Can inspection

10)

(3)

3.75

jacquard card cutting, setting pattern,

topping, cutting, hemming and fringing

c) Weaving and mending

Ceramics ( seePottery )

562

inspection

Chemical Works
a) Hand furnaces, boiling tanks, stationery driers,
stationery
of gravity crystallizers,
mechanical
driers, evaporators, filtration plants, mechanical
crystallizing,
bleaching, extractors, percolators
nitratom and electrolyttc cells
b) Controls, gauges, values, etc
c) Control rooms:
1) Vertical control panels
2) Control desks

15O

l-88

loo*

l-25

200 to 300
300

250 to 3.75
375

150
200

l-88
2.50

300

3.75

4w

562

300

3-75
5.62

f&colu& and Corfictione~ Facroriu

a) Mking, blending, boiling
winnowing,
fat extraction,
b) Chocolate
husking,
crushing and refining and feeding
c) Hand
decorating,
inspection,
wrapping
and
packing
Clothing Factonka
a) Matching-up
b) Cutting, lewingr
1) Light
2) Medium

450

*Supplementary local lighting may be required for gauge glasses and instrument
panels.
tSpecia1 attention should be paid-to the colour quality of the light.
(Cmtiwd)

TABLE 1 RECOIvlMEND ED VAhJES OF ILLUMINATION - Contd

INDUSTRIAL BUI~DINW

SL
No.

(1)

(2)

3) Dark
4) Pressing
c) Inspection:
1) Light

PFCOCES~E~

ILLUMINATION LUX

DAYLI~ET
FACTOR
(DF)

700

(4)
8.75

300

375

(3)

450

562

2) Medium

1000

12.50

3) Dark

1500

18.75

d) Hand tailoring
1) Light

15)

AND

450

562

2) Medium

1000

1250

3) Dark

1500

1875

Col&ries ( SurfaceBuildings )
a) Goal preparation plant:
1) Working areas

150

2) Other areas

100

l-25

3) Picking belts

300

3-75

4) Winding houses

150

l-88

1.88

b) Lamp rooms:
1) Main areas

100

l-25

2) Repair sections

150

l-88

3) Weigh cabins

150

l-88

200s

2.50

c) Pan houses

16)

Dairies
a) General working arear
b) Bottle inspection

450

c) Bottle filling
17)

Die Sinking
a) General
b) Fine

18)

Special lighting
5.62

300

3.75

1000

12.50

Dys Works
a) Reception,

grey perching

*Supplementary

700

875

local lighting may be required for tight glasses.

( Confinued )

TABIS 1 RECOMMENDED VALUES O@ ILLUMINATION - Cod

~NDUEITRIAL Bummms

am

PFMJ~BE~

z.

DAXLIOH?
FAO~B
(DF)

b) Wet processes

XiO*

(4)
188

c) Dry Prm
d) Dyera offices

2aO*
7OQt

250
875

(3)

(2)

(1)

208ot

e) Final per&Zig
18)

ILLUDIIWTION LVX

2580

Elactricify GQurating Sta~ionsrZadecr Lecat~aes

4
b)

Turbine balls
Auxiliary
equipmcn t; battery
roomt~, blowem,
auxiliary generaton, switchgear and transformer

200
100

250
l-25

Chambel-8

Boiler houses (including

operating floors
plat1eeders,
forma, coal
conveyors,
pulverizers,
precipitators, soot and slag blowers
Boiler house! and turbine bouae
Basements
Conveyor
towers

ho-,

conveyor,

gentries and junction

70 to 100

038 to 1.55

100

1.25

70

888

70 to 180

088 to 1.25

Control roonrs:
200t0300

1) Vertical control panels

h)

300

3.75

3) Rear of control panels

150

188

4) Switch~houses

150

1.88

1) Reactor areaa, boilers and galleries

150

188

2) Gas Circulator

150

I.88

208

250

20
20
50
50
50
50
50
100

625
825
862
862
862
062
862
1.25

Nuclear reactors and steam raising plants:

bays

3) Reactor cbargejdiibarge
Ebctrici~
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

25oto375

2) Control deaka

Genmting

face

Stutions: Outdoor hations

Coal unloading areas

Coal rtorage areas
Conveyors
Fuel oil delivery headers
oil storage tanks
Catwalks
Platforms, boiler and turbine decks
Tramformera and outdoor awitchgear

*Supplementary
IocaI lighting should be u&d where necessary.
*Special attention should be paid to the colour quality of the light.
( Continued )

ISt6060-19n
RECO MMENDED VALUES OF ILLUMINKMON-Cod

TAB&El

l!:.

DAYLIOET
FAt_TEOB
PI

0)
21)

hLVUIXATIOI?Lot

I~~~IALBv~.DIx~sANDP~~~~~~

(3)

(2)

(4)

Ell@lklg
1000

4 Hand
b) Machine
Fawn

( JJ8 Die

12C80

8inkirig)

Buildinga (D&b)

B) Mi

?%I

rooma

0.62

b) Washing and wrilizingroom~,

156

1.811

c) Milking-parloun

150

l-66

Flour MUS

241

a) Roller, purifier, silk and packing tloorm

150

l-88

b) Wetting tabla

306

3-75

Forges
150

GeAeral

25)

FOWI~&J
150

a) Charging iloom tumbling.

cleaning,
pouring,
rhaking out, rough moulding
and rough core
mkkrg
b) Fine mouldiog and core nuking and inspection

26)

369

3.75

70
150

096

300

3.75

30 to 50+

0.38 to @50

GaWgJJ
a)

Parking areaa ( interior )

b) WyF;pd

polishing,

grwing,

peueral crervicii

c) Repairs

27)

Gas
a)

l-66

WOdJ

Retort nouses, oil gas plants, water gpI plants,

purifiers,
coke screening a&
coke handling
plants ( indoor )

b) Governor-,
meter-,
exhauater-houses
c) Open type plants

comprec.sor-,

booster-

and

100

1%

1) Gatwalka

20.

0.25

2) Platforma

50

0.62

Supplementary

loerrl lighting nbould be uaesl at importaut

pointr.

( Conrinu8d)
9

TABLEI

RECO-

OF lllLuMIIuATl0N--w

B.0 VALum

INDUWJZUALBUILDINQS

AND

P~octseres

ILLVMINATION tVX

(2)
Gauge aad T

(3

General

b) Mixing rooms and forming

pressing, rolling )
to dze. grinding,

d) Finishiig

( bevelling,

lehn

polishing

decorating,

7ao

8-75

100

l-25

drawing,

150

l-88

and toughening

208

2-50

300

3-75

700

8-75

(blowing,

etching,

rilvwing)

e) Brilliant cutting
f)

(4)

Rooms

clarr we&s and Process.s

a) Furnace roon~, bending and urnealing

c) Cutting

DAYLIOHT
FACTOX
PF)

Inspection:
1) Gwerd

208

2.50

2) Fine

700

8.75

300

375
975

mD.9 Aflnkiq
a) Pressing, knitting,

8ort1ng cutting

b) Sewing:
1) Light

so0

2) .Medium

450

562

5) Dark

700

8.75

C) Inspection:
450

I) Light
2) &fedium
3) Dark

5-62

1000

Wti

1500

18.75

Hoa Mokiag
a) Stiffening,
braiding, cleaning, refining, fprming,
sizing, pouncing, flanging, f?ni&ing and aroning

158

1.88

b) Sewing:
1) Light

308

3-75

2) Medium

450

962

3) Dark

700

8-75

300

3-75

a) t&&i.r
and flat knitting
machines
winderr+, cutting out, foIding aad prq
%uppXementary

. universal

local lighting and optical tide should be used where necessary.

( Conrimwl )

10

lS:6060*1971
TABLE1

RECOMMEND ED VALUBS OF ILLuMINATl0N-costd

ILLUrXZXATIOX?
Lox

I~JDU~TISIAL
BTJILDLN~~AXD PBOCE~SEEJ

(1)

(3)
bi) Lock rtitch and overlockii

I
360
456

562

3) Dark

766

675

1566

16.75

d) Exa&ning and hand finishiug light, medium and

766

6-75

c) Linking or running-on

456

562

156

136

366

375

760

6-75

1560

B-75

3ooW

3756

Inzprttion Shofi ( Enginuhg )

work, for example,
checking of rtock parts

b) Medium

work

for example,

~gaugeaand sub-assembhes

counting

and

rough

Go and No-Go

c) Fine work, for example, radio and telecommunication equipment,

calibrated scales, precision
mechanisms and instruments
d) Very fine -work, for example,
gauging
inspection of small intricate parts
e) Minute work, for example,

35)

375

1) Light
2) Medium

a) Rough

34)

(4)

(3)
machines

c) Mending

33)

DAYLIQEE
FACTOB
(DF)

and

very small instruments

Iron and S&l Works

a) St;irrbgangwaya basements, quarries and loading

160

1.25

b) Slab yards, &Ring shop?, ingot stripping, soakiig

pits, blast furnace workmg areas and ptckmg and
chltzg
lines, mechamcal
plant and vump

160

125

c) Mould preparation,
rolling and wire mills,
motor rooms, power and blower houses

mill

150

1.66

d) Slab inspection and conditioning, cold strip mills,

sheet and plate finishing, tinning* glavaniamg.
machine and roll shops
e) Plate inspection
f ) Tinplate inspection

266

2-56

360
Special ligb

3-75

ting

3ewcllnyand Watchmaking
a) Tie

766.

processes

3666.

b) Minute processes
Optical

6-75
3756

aids should be used where necessary.

( Continued)
11

IS:6969-1971
TABLE 1 RECOMMEND ED VALUES OF ILLUlbflNATI0N-6~ntct
SL
NO.
(1)
36)

(2)
C) Gem cutting, polishing and setting
LuboratorisJ aad Test &oms
a) General laboratories
b) Electrical

37)

and balance rooms

and instrument

laboratorjes

Laundrks and D&caning Wmks

a) Receiving,
sorting,
washing,
( calendering

b) Drycleaning

drying,

) and despatch

and bulk machine

c) Fine hand ironing,

and spotting

33)

pressing,

staking, splitting

c) Grading

200

2-50

200
!Ioa

2-50
3.75

cutting, fleshing

156

1.88

200

250

and scarfing

and sewing

and matching

450

5.62

706

S-75

16oW

Machineund Fitting Shops

a) Rough bench and machine work
b) Medium
bench
and
automatic
machines,
bu5ing and poliihing

machine
work,
rough grinding,

ordinary
medium

1230

150

1SS

So0

375

300

975

456

562

300

S-75

456

5-62

200

250

Motor V&cl8 Plants

a) General sub-assemblies,
assembly
a)

chassis assembly

and car

Final inspection

c. Trz$s,
cl) spray
42) Pati

3.75
5-62

mending

Luitha working
a) Pressing and glazing
b) Gutting,~scarfing

41)

300
450

L&thcr Drtusitlg

b) Finishing,

ironing

work
inspection,

a) Vats, cleaning, tanning, stretching,

and stuffing

3%

ILLUMINA- DAYLIGHT
TION LlJX FA~OB
VW
v
(3)
(4)
18.75
1500*

INDUEWRIALBIJILDINQS
AND PICOCESSES

body

club-assemblies

booths

Works
a) General and automatic
*Special attention
tSpecial attention

processes

and

body

to colour~quaiity of light may be neees=y.

should be paid to the co~our quality of the light.
(csafiaued)

12

ISt6060.1971
TABLE

SL
NO.

(2)

(3)
450

c) Colour matching

700*

Paint .Skoj~s
and S#raMg Booth
a) Dipping, firing, rough 8pr8ying

DAYLIOET
F CTOB
t DF)
(4)
5-62
8.75

700,

l-88
3-75
962
8-75

288

2fi8

so0

$75

288

250

!lo8

3-75

200
so0

250
3-75

300

3-75

1) plant proccaaing

200

2-50

2) Fine chemical

!loo

3-75

Sal

!I-75
!?50

ordinary painting,

c) Fine painting,
d) Retoucbiog

spraying

150

apraying and finirhing

PapsrWork8
a) Paperandlloardmaking:
1) Machine housea, calemleriag, pulp mills, pre2) Inspection

plants,

cutting,

end

processes:

-1) Corrugated
board, castons,
paper
sack
manulkture,
lamiiting
pr2) Asociated

6nkhiog

and sorting ( overhauling

b) Paper converting

containan
coating

and
and

printing

Pkammauficatsand Fins QlimrwlWorks

a) Raw material storage
b) Control

laboratoried

and testing

c) Pharmaceuticals
manufacturing:
grinding; gramIlating, mixii
and drying, tableting, sterilizing
and washing, preparation of solutionr and 6llhg,
labelling, capping, cartoning and wrapping and
inspection
d) Fine chemical

So0
450

and tinihiig

and matching

paration
trimming

45)

TIOI Lux

b) Special batch mixing

b) Rubbing,

44)

IL~~MINA-

INDUSTRIALBUILDINQSAND~O~ESSES

(1)

43)

ED VALUES OF ILLUMINATION -Con&f

1 RECOMMWD

manufacture:
finishing

Plasticsworks
a) Manufacture ( seeChemiGl works )
b) Processing:
1) Calendering

and extrusion

2) Moulding-compreaaion
+Special attention

and injection

rhould be paid to the C&W

200
qmdity of the light.

(Coatinwd)

13

fs:6060-1971
TABLE1

REiCOMbfEND ED VALUES OF lLI.UMlNATlON

INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AXD

~LLKJMI~ATION b7X

PBOOXSIIEE

(2)
5) Sheet fabrication:
machining, poUing

iii) cementing

47)

Plating Sk+
a) Vat and baths, buffing, p&shing
b) Fiil

DAYLIQET

FACTOR
(DP)

(S)

i) Shaping
ii) trimming,

-Cod

and burnishing

(4)

266

256

300

S-75

200

250

150

1gS

Special lighting

buffing and polishing

Pottery aad C&y Products

49)

a) Grinding, filter pressing, kiln rooms, moulding,

pressing, cleaning, trimming, glazing and firing

150

1.88

b) Enamelliag,

45lw

562

200

2-50

456

562

colouring and decorating

Works
a) Type foundries:

Priniiq

I) Matrix
making,
drening
machine casting

type,

hand

and

2) Front assembly and sorting

b) Printing plant%

200

250

2) Prmsea

so0

575

S) Cornporing room

456

562

4) Proof-reading

So0

6-75

266

256

So0

975

260

2.56

366

975

266

250

1) Machine composition,

imposing ntonea

c) Electrotyping:
1) Block-making,
backing
2) Moulding,

electroplating

and

washing,

finishing and routing

d) Photo-engraving:
1) Block-makmg,

etching and masking

2) Finishing and routing

Rubber Pm&g
a) Fabric preparation creels
b) Dipping,

moulding,

compounding

c) Tyre and tube making

and calenders

150

l-88

200

250

*Special attention rhould be paid to the colour quality of the light.

(CrrJkrwd)

14

IS: 6060-1971
5

RECO MIUENDED

TABLE1

OF ILLUMINATION-Coatd

Irtona~a~~L B~LDINQS AXU Paooxcas~~

SL
No.

&cl

DAYLIGHT
FACTOB
(K)

Metal warks

a) Ben&work, scribing, pressing, punching, shearing,

stamping, spinning and folding

208

2.50

Special lighting

b) Sheet inspection
52)

ILLUMINATlON LtJX
(3)

(2)

(1)
51)

VALUEg

Sl@FlUtOlk
a) Kettle houses and ancillaries, glycerine evaporation and distillation and continuous indoor soap
making plants:
150

1) Generalareas

2OOto380

2) Control panels

188
258to375

b) Batch or continuous soap cooling, cutting and

drying, soap milling and ~plodding:
1) Generalareas
2) Control panels and key equipment

150

188

280 to 300

250 to 375

c) Soap stamping, wrapping and packing, granules

making, granules rtorage and handlmg, filling
and packing granules:
1) General areas
2) Control panels and machines
d) Pdible products processing and packing
53)

188
2.50 to-375

200

250

Sirtutt&d s&w1Fa6ricatioaPlants
158

188

308

3.75

a) Bale breaking, blowing, carding, roving, dubbing,

spinning (ordinary counts ), winding, heckling,
spreading and cabling

150

1.88

b) Warping, slashing, dressing and dyeing, doubling

( fancy ) and spnming ( fine counts )

208

2.50

c) IIealding ( drawing-in )

708

8.75

a) General
b) k4arking
W

150
208 to 300

T&i&

OfF

Mills ( Co&n or Linen )

d) Weaving:
1) Patterned cloths and 8ne counts, dark

700

875

2) Patterned cloths and fine counts, light

300

375

3) Plain grey cloth

208

2.50

700+

875

e) Cloth inspection
+$ecial

attention should be paid to the colour quality of the light.

( Co&mud)

15

TABLE

RECOMMENDED

VALUES OF ILLUMINATION - Contd

I~DUSTIUAL-B~~~IN~~AND

(1)
55)

F'BOOESSESI

(2)

(31

Tat& h4ius (Silk or Synthetics)

a) Se;Atfugitive

tinting,

conditioning

0I setting

MO

2.56

450

5-62

1) Light thread

266

250

2) Da&thread

300

3-75

b) Spinning
c) Winding, twisting,
andsbishing:

d) Warping
e) Healding

nwinding and coning, quilting

( drawing-in

375

700

6-75

a-75

looo*

1256

Scouring, carboniaing,
teasing, preparing, raising,
brushing, pressing, back-washing, gilling, crabbing and blowing

150

163

b)

Blendmg,
carding, combing
drying and cropping

tentaring,

266

250

Spinning, weaving, winding,

( coloured ) twisting

warping and combing

450

5-62

4
4

Healding

766

6-75

700

II.75

Textile Mills ( Wodh )

(drawing-in

(white),

weaving:
1) Fineworsteds
2) Medium

worsteds

and fine woollens

3) Heavy woollens

f) -Burliirg and
f5)Perching:

57)

300
760

f) weaving

g) Inspection
56)

DAYLICAT
FACTO
(DF)

ILLUMIXQAmon
LTJS

456

562

300

3.75

mending

1) Grey

760

a.75

2) Final

2000*

2500

200

250

156

1.63

Text& Mills (Juts )

a) Weaving,

spinning,
and cop winding

b) Yam

flat, jacquard

carpet

looms

calendar

*Special

attention

should be paid to the colour quality

of the light.
( Conrinucd 1

16

IS : 6666 - 197i
TABLE 1 BBCOMMBNDED
SL

INDU~TBIAL

No.
(1)
W

BUILDINQS

AND

VALUES OF ILLUMDIATlONILLU~INATION LUX

P~OOE~SES

(2)

61)

(:;I

(3)

300*

3.75

300

3-75

Ubholstning
Furniture

60)

DAYLIWT
FACTOB

Tobacco F&ories
All processes

5%

Confd

and vehicles

Warehowes and Bulk Stores

a) Large material and loading bays

100

125

b) Small material and racks

150

1.88

c) Packing and despatch

150

l-88

Welding and Soldering

a) Gas and arc welding and rough spot welding

150

1.88

b) Medium soldering, brazing and spot welding for

example domestrc hardware

300

3.75

c) Fine soldering and spot welding, for example.

instruments and radio set assembly

700

8-75

d) Very fine soldering and spot welding, for example,

radio valves

150

1.88

Woodworking Shops
a) Rough sawing and bench work

150

l-88

b) Sizing, planing, rough sanding, medium machine

and bench
work,
gluing
veneering
and
cooperage

200

2.50

c) Fine bench and machine work, fine sanding

finishing

300

375

*Special attention should be paid

processing areas.

4. GENERAL

and

to the colour

quality

of the light in all

PRINCIPLES

4.1 The design of openings, glazings and such similar sources of daylight
should be so positioned as to give levels of illumination given in Table 1.
4.2 Usually north lights are employed in factories to provide the required
amount of-illumination on the working plane. It is to be noted that entry
of direct sunlight during certain hours of the day may be a source of
distraction to the workers. The duration of the direct sunlight penetration
for any given latitude may be asceriained from Table 2. Location of
work should be such as to avoid glare from the north light glazed openings.
17

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B
.

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~ -.._. ._.-.-__

.- _ .__--

-I

Is:6060-1971
TABLE

LOCATION

SUNSHINE

Sm 23 AND
MAEOH 21

(1

9N. Lat

(2)
Nil

(degr-1

HGURS

ON NORTH

WALL

(SGMR

MAY 16 AND
JULY 28

Apan. 16 AND
AQQWT 27
(S)
sunrise to

FACING

sullw

(4)
8unrisa to sunset

TIME)

JUXIE 21
(5)
Sunrise to sunsat
do

-11

Nil

Up to 1020 h
After 1346 h

1s

Nil

Up to 0915 h
After 1445 h

15

Nil

UptoO84Oll
After 1520 h

17

Nil

19

Nil

21

Nil

Up to Ok?15h
After 1545 h
UptoO8OOh
After 1600 h
Up to 0740 h
After 1620 h

J ter

to 1030 h
1530 h

do

2s

Nil

Up to 0730 h
After 1630 h

Up to0930 h
After 1430 h

do

25

Nil

Up to 0910.h
After 1450 h

27

Ni,l

29

Nil

Sl

Nil

JS

Nil

S5

Nil

U to 0725
Ak
1635
Up to 9720
After 1640
Up to 0710
After 1650
Up to 0705
After 1655
up to 0700
After 1700
UptoO65Oh
After 1710

Up to 1030 h
After 1330 h
Upto 1OOOh
After 1400 h
Up to 0920 h
After 1430 h
Upto09OOh
After 1500 h
UptoO85Oh
After 1510 h
Up to 0830 h
After 1530 h

do

do

do

do
do

h
h
h
h
h
h
h
h
h
h

:ts,: YE r:
UP to 0830 h
After 1530 h
Up to 0820 h
After 1540 h
Up to 0810 h
After 1550 h
UptoO8OOh
After 1600 h

NATE- The above timings are based on solar noon.

standard times proceed accordii
to usual methods.

To obtain

local times or

4.3 In establishments where work is carried out during dusk hours, the
daylighting should be combined with artificial lighting in such a manner
that the diminution of daylight is unnoticeable specially for those engaged
in precision work involving eye strain.
5. LEVEL

OF NATURAL

ILLUMINATION

5.1 A careful interpretation of daylight factors should be made before

designing the fenestration. The possibility that the required level of
illumination may change due to a change in the layout caused by modification in production methods should be kept in view.
18

1816060-1971
5.2In normal circumstances

factories should be designed to give adeast

l-25 percent. Daylight factor, which may exceed current requirements
over part or whole-of the building.

5.3 Obstructions like structural members, overhead installations, vertical

and horizontal machines and the like should be considered in relation to
It is essential to foresee the proposed layout of the machines,
the glazing.
as ignorance of this aspect is likely to cut down the light reaching the
working plane.
5.4 There should be a good distribution of light over the whole interior.
Unilateral systems should, therefore, be avoided when possible. Light
colours should predominate on the surface of the interior, wherever practicable. In case of north light rooftruss, shadows caused at working planes
by machines and operators can be minimized by providing openings in the
side walls and/or by use of light coloured finish for ceiling surfaces.
6. FENESTRATION
6.1 Some examples of methods of fenestration, providing daylight are
shown in Fig. 1 to 9 For these figures, the values of daylight factors
include sky and reflected openings for the glare design sky, the value of
@85 has been assumed for clause transmission:

Fro. 1

CONTINUOUS
HORIZONTALROOFLm-ms WITHDIFFUSED
GL.UINO
( 17 PERCENTOF FLOORAREA)

10

511

\-

F-.-

FIG. 2

y+

CONTIMJOUS
HORIZONTALROOFLIGHTS( GLAS AREA
1l-5 PERCENTOFFLOORAKEA)
19

FIO. 3

FIG. 4

SIDE GLAZINOIN A MULTI-STORBY&IILDIN~

( 50 PERCENT
OFFLOORAREA)

SHED TYPE ROOFWITHCONTINUOUS

STRIPS
OFGLAZING

(GLASSAREA 10 PERCENT
OFFLOORAREA)

10
5

1E

5A

Inclined Glazing

5B

Vertical

10
5
1E

FIG. 5

Glazing

NORTH LIGHT ROOF LIGHTING(GLAZING 20 PERCENTOF

FLOORAREA )
20

1s~:6969- 1971

10

1E
5
FIG.6 MONITORRook WITH60 SLOPEGLKZINQ(GLASS AREA
16 PERCENTOF FLOORAREA)

10

5
t

h
FIG.7 MONITORRook WITHVERTICAL GLAZING1 GLASSAREA
~OPERCEN~OFFL~ORAREA)

FIG.8 Sum GLAZING M A MULTI~TOREY BUILDING(Gws

~~PERCBNTOF FLOORAREA)

10

AREA

FIG.9 SHED TYPE ROOF WITHCONTINUOUS

STRIPSOF GLAZING

Isr6060-1971
6.2 Allowance should be made for anything that may obstruct the light
such as tall buildings, overhead equipment and large machines:
6.3 The glazing should be regularly cleaned, and means of safe and easy
access provided for this purpose.
6.4 The area of glazing required for any particular level of illumination
will depend primarily upon the position of fenestration adopted. The
relative efficiency of different methods may be compared by calculating
the ratio of glazed area to floor area in each case.
6.5 Methods using horizontal or low-pitched glazing will generally be
more e5cient than those using vertical or steeply sloping glass.
7. rEDRSIC& PRINCIPLES

AND

DESIGN

AIDS

FOR

NORTH

7.1 Since most factories employ north light as the principal source for daylighting it is useful to know the period of the day over which direct sunlight enters such fenestrations. Table 2 indicates the variation of direct
sunlight entry throughout the year for several latitudes.
7.2 When the length of a bay in a north light factory exceeds its width by
five times one may consider it as infinitely low for the purposes of daylighting.
7.3 The uniformity of illumination on the working plane in a north light
~factory depends on the width of the bay (distance between the north light
openings ), the slope of the roof and the reflectance of the ceiling.
7.4 The design for saw-tooth fenestrations for 2, 4, 6 or 8 bay factories can
be based on Fig. 10 to 13. The factors that govern the design are given
in 7.4.1 to 7.4.3.
I 7.4.1 Figures 10 to 13 give the computerized results for the total working
plane illumination for the types and sizes of fenestrations expressed as
percentage fraction of floor area. These values are for the centre of the
area in question, for factories with 2,4, 6 or 8 north light openings and
with wall and ceiling reflectances 0.5 and floor reflectance 0.3.
7.4.2 In these calculations a transmission coefficient of 0.85 has been
assumed for the glazing. Presence of dust, sashes or bars, as well as beams
or trusses reduces the illumination and allowance for these have to be
made. Tall machinery and louvres on windows also affect the daylighting inside.
7.4.3 The values given are for the design sky corresponding to a solar
altitude of 15 and an increase in daylighting occurs when the sun go= up
in the sky. AS a general rule on clear days this increase will be between 1.2
to 1.5 times the value given, in Fig. 10 to 13 at noon time. This increase
is attributable to the increase of the total ilhunination on the roof as well
as the increase of the sky luminance.
22

(mo1 Wf $ =IMAvq)
AXO&OVJ &HOI1 HJXON SAVfj-.f, d0 3lllN3D

fi

3H.t

JX NOLLVNIH~I~~I
NOI~VtllS3N3d

OE

EZ

3NVId

HXOM

11

OId

lN33t13d

NOIlVtJlS3N3~

OZ

Ql

OE
5

51

lN33tJ3d
OZ

61
10

...
#

..

70

. . .. . . . . . *...- *...,.......*..-

~Ol=HlOlM

AQ9-----

AW -

~Ol=HlOlM

eg

r\re .. ..-- . .. .. . ._..... _..,,../

t=HlOIM

JJL=HlOIM

~4LHlOIM

Zl

AQB AQ8 -----

02

5
2

...

-,

------

BAY

WIOTH i 7 m

BAY

WI&NH i10 m

&-

O*
15

20
PERCENT

FIG.

25

30

O15

FENESTRATION

12 WORK PLANEILLUMINATION
AT THE
OP
~SBAYSNORTH LIGHTFACTORY
;(BKYW~DTH 4m, 7m, 10m)

GENTRE

BAY WH)tH

20
PERCENT

FIG.

=lOm

25

3Q

FENESTkATlON

13 WORKPLANE ILLUMINATIONATTHE
CENTRE OF ~-BAYS~~ORTH LIGHT FACTORY
(BAY WIDTH 4m, 7m, 10m)

ISr6969-1971

7.5 OthermTypes of North Lights- Sawtooth, cylindrical shell or folded

plate north light roofs are common. If the vertical glazed,areas are equal
-one may take that sky components from each of the above at any given
point inside will be the same in all. Ther? are variations of the reelected
components giving rise to differences in the ultimate performance of each
one of the above roofs. For cylindrical shell roof the decrease in Internal
Reflected Component is proportional to bay width tihen it goes beyond
6 metre.
7.6 Other Daytighting

Apertwes

7.6.1 Side-LightingThis is similar to vertical windows and hence the

methods given in IS: 24&O-1968* are directly applicable.
7.6.2 Horizontal 01 In&cd Roof LighGg-In
either of these types of
openings direct sunlight will be incident on the fenestrations for part or
most of the day time hours. Design will have to be for the design time
suggested in IS:2440-19688.
The value of total illumination due to sun
and sky light may be taken as 16 000 Lux. To effectively diffuse this
illumination in the interior the use of diffusing glasses of,known trans.
mission factors is recommended.
The final available illununation on the
working plane is calculable by the use of methods employed in artificial
* hting techniques. If the area and location of glazed openings are
& own, the point to point method is suitable. If the l&&nation required
is given the lumen method is preferable.
TABLE 3 ~RANSMISSION FACTORS QF SOME 6LA=

~%ltIALB

&.
(1)
i)
ii)

Tramparent
Patterned

0-w) to 043

window glass

0.70 to o-33

glass

iii)

Wired rough cast glm

iv)

Sand blasted glau

v)
vi)

f&au

om

acrylic plastic sheet

Clear rigid PVC

ti&i) Wired rigid PVC

Corrugated glass fibre reinforced rhaat

viii)

*Cm% of practice for daylighting

of building
25

(jffs# m&or4 ).

to fI-60

4#60-1971

._

f&

X&3 Transmission factors of -a,

aaenaody
used material8 are given
in T;ible 3. Since there is a l&p vpriety ,of such materials available
comrprcially,
reference to co&he&$
literature for their pqertiea
is
suggested.
7.7 Glass transmission chasges due to dust.collection and state of maintenance.
The maintenance factom for glass under certain conditions are
given in Table 4.
TABLE 4 IbhWBNmQg

FACTORS FOR CLASS

T%iV3!Or LOOATIOH

SL

FAOTOB

hblZTXV--

No.

---7

(1)

(2)

69)

(5)

O-8

0.7

i)

Clean

ii)

Industrial

o-7;_

O-6

Q-5

Very dirty

@6

@5

a-4

iii)

: , o-9

(4)

26

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