WHAT IS THE INTERACTIVE ILLUMINANCE SELECTOR?
The IES Interactive Illuminance Selector is a powerful search tool developed to provide fast access to critical lighting criteria from over 25 different tables published in ANSI/IES Recommended Practice standards. By combining all this data into one online interactive tool, this IES exclusive feature provides these benefits your lighting practice:
- SAVE TIME: Find quickly and easily the Recommended Maintained Illuminance Target
- WORK EFFICIENTLY: Save and Recall searches
- ADD PROFESSIONALISM: Print customized report as recorded documentation
RESOURCES
THIS FEATURE IS EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE THROUGH A LIGHTING LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTION
- Subscribe as an Individual: Choose the Full Library or the Applications Collection
- Company/Organization Subscription: Become a Sustaining Member and get the Full Library along with other educational and membership benefits
What criteria are contained in these tables?
- Horizontal and vertical illuminance criteria
- Horizontal and vertical uniformity ratios
- General Notes and Numbered Notes
- Allowable variances when applicable
- Metric units (lux @ meters) and USCS units (United States Customary System, footcandles @ feet) options available

COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
- Common Applications
- Educational Facilities
- Healthcare:
- Hospitals and Ambulatory Care
- Residential and Long-Term Care
- Hospitality
- Houses of Worship
- Industrial:
- Agricultural
- Aircraft/Automotive
- Electrical Generation Power Plants
- Food Industries
- Metals Industries
- Miscellaneous Manufacturing and Services
- Outdoor Mills and Plants
- Textiles, Leather and Apparel
- Wood and Paper Industries
- Libraries
- Museums
- Residential (Indoor and Outdoor)
- Retail (Indoor and Outdoor)
- Theaters
LIGHTING OUTDOOR AIRPORT ENVIRONMENTS
LIGHTING FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
PARKING LOTS AND PARKING GARAGES
SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS (Indoor and Outdoor)
If you have any questions or are seeking additional information, please email lightinglibrary@ies.org