Lumen method: PE Power General Applications practice question
An open office is 50 ft long and 30 ft wide with a 10 ft ceiling. The design calls for a maintained average illuminance of 50 fc on a work plane 2.5 ft above the floor. The designer uses recessed 2 ft × 4 ft LED troffers rated 4,400 lumens each, with a light loss factor of 0.85. For this room's reflectances, the manufacturer's coefficient of utilization (CU) table gives:
| Room cavity ratio | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CU | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.66 |
Using the lumen method with the room cavity ratio , the minimum number of luminaires is most nearly: