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Just a thought. If this exterior lighting is to be used as egress or security lighting, then it would be considered a safety issue. (We have some cities where you have to meet with the police & fire depts. @ night and walk them around commercial sites with a lightmeter, and it better coincide with the pointXpoint diagram you had to submit for plancheck, or you won't get a Cert of Occ.

[This message has been edited by electure (edited 06-05-2001).]

electure;
what a grand twist! there are actually a given amount of lumnems required to acuire the term 'security lighting'

this is interesting...

electure, bought up a point.

I remember a complex where the exterior landings on 3 story - 6 apartment he unit(s) had wall mounte Lighting fixture on each landing. Some "penny pincher?" decided to for-go the wall mounted landing fixtures and use the illumnation from the " not near-by " parking lot lighting standards.

At that time, and probably still does, the UBC 3313 reuired 1 footcandle at floor level for exit illumination.

The wall lights were "cut-in".

Glenn