Proposed changes to the National Construction Code

8th May 2018

Our lighting design team is very concerned at changes proposed for lighting in NCC Section J as the proposals fail to consider human response.

An example is the belief that bathrooms are Low Light areas is a fallacy and this thought is not connected to the reality of life. The proposals fail to consider that the aging population requires more light and that LEDs are not yet as efficient as the folklore.

Get ready for the dark ages if sect J is approved as proposed.

Further details available here

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