SLL LIGHTING GUIDE 9: Residential & Communal Buildings

DESCRIPTION

The function of this lighting guide is to provide advice and assistance to all those who are concerned with the design or management of communal residential buildings. Such buildings include...

• student residences
• staff accommodation in hospitals
• residential homes for the elderly
• homes for people with special needs
• nursing homes
• residential accommodation in boarding schools
• community homes and hotels (ie. for the homeless)
• secure accommodation

Besides these are other types of building which in effect are communal residences and it is hoped that the recommendations given will be of value in many places not specifically listed. However this guide is not intended to apply to hotels or commercial types of buildings.