Elevator Hoistway Lighting
Elevator Hoistway Lighting
(OP)
We've just encountered the requirement for this in the 2012 International Building Code Section 3007.6.2. This requires the entire shaft to be lit to min 1 foot-candle measured on top of the car when firefighter's emergency operation is active. How is anyone achieving this these days? Fluorescent strips, pit lights, LED tape light? How often? Every level, every 2 or 3 levels? Not sure how to even calculate this. Also how would the elevator controller switch these on? Looking for somebody who has some experience doing this before.






RE: Elevator Hoistway Lighting
I ended up providing a single 4 foot enclosed/gasketed fixture with two 32 watt T8 lamps at every landing. Assuming that you are based in the U.S., ASME A17.1 requires that lighting fixtures within hoistways be protected against lamp breakage or contact, so that limits what type of fixtures you can use.
One way to accomplish switching is by connecting the fixtures to a lighting contactor whose coil is controlled by the elevator controller.
RE: Elevator Hoistway Lighting