RP-6-22

Lighting Sports and Recreational Areas

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ANSI/IES RP-6-22
Document Type: Recommended Practice (RP)

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Product Description

Approved American National StandardOver the years, there have been increases in the demand for both indoor and outdoor sports facilities. To meet the increase in demand, lighting is a cost effective way to extend hours of play during hours of darkness. Lighting is also required for indoor sporting facilities during the day. With increasing power and operational costs, energy efficiency should be a key consideration when designing a lighting system. The purpose of this document is to provide the reader with recommendations to aid in the design of sports lighting systems. Popular sports such as baseball, tennis, basketball and football, as well as recreational social activities such as horseshoe pitching and croquet are covered. Venues for spectators of amateur, collegiate, and professional sports are complex facilities that should provide not only for the spectators but also the equipment used in modern sports broadcasting.

Purchase includes RP-10-20+E1: Lighting Common Applications

Page count: 98 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2022)
SKU: ANSI/IES RP-6-22
ISBN-13: 978-0-87995-444-4

Chapters:

  • 1.0 Introduction and Scope
    2.0 Lighting Fundamentals and Principles
    3.0 Design Considerations – General
    4.0 Design Considerations – Sports Specific
    5.0 Indoor Lighting Applications
    6.0 Lighting for Outdoor Sports

Citation Format:
Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES RP-6-22, Recommended Practice: Lighting Sports and Recreational Areas. New York: IES; 2022.

CONTENTS

  • 1.0 Introduction and Scope
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Scope
  • 1.3 Spectators
  • 1.4 Classification of Play
  • 2.0 Lighting Fundamentals and Principles
  • 2.1 Illuminance
  • 2.2 Uniformity
  • 2.3 Glare
    2.3.1 General
    2.3.2 On-Field Issues
    2.3.3 Spectators
    2.3.4 Offsite Issues
    2.3.5 Predictive vs. In-Field Evaluation
    2.3.6 Aerial Sports
    2.3.7 Reducing Glare
  • 2.4 Color Rendering
    2.4.1 Color Rendering Index
    2.4.2 ANSI/IES TM-30
    2.4.3 Recommendations
  • 2.5 Luminance Contrast and Color Contrast
  • 2.6 Flicker
  • 3.0 Design Considerations – General
  • 3.1 Interior Design Considerations
  • 3.2 Exterior Design Considerations
    3.2.1 General
    3.2.2 Obtrusive Light
  • 3.3 Energy Conservation
  • 3.4 Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • 3.5 Equipment Considerations
    3.5.1 Energy Efficiency
    3.5.2 Controls
    3.5.3 Light Sources
    3.5.4 Luminaires
  • 4.0 Design Considerations – Sports Specific
  • 4.1 Types of Sports
    4.1.1 Aerial Sports
    4.1.2 Ground Level Sports
  • 4.2 Venue Types
    4.2.1 Arenas
    4.2.2 Covered Stadiums (Domes)
    4.2.3 Athletic Fields
    4.2.4 Field Houses
    4.2.5 Gymnasiums
    4.2.6 Pools
  • 4.3 Speed of Play
  • 4.4 Broadcasting
  • 5.0 Indoor Lighting Applications
  • 5.1 Animal Shows
  • 5.2 Archery
  • 5.3 Basketball
  • 5.4 Billiards and Pool
  • 5.5 Bowling
  • 5.6 Boxing and Wrestling
  • 5.7 Cheerleading
  • 5.8 Curling
  • 5.9 Darts
  • 5.10 Fencing
  • 5.11 Golf – Indoor Driving Range
  • 5.12 Gun Shooting Ranges
  • 5.13 Gymnastics
  • 5.14 Handball, Racquetball, and Squash
  • 5.15 Ice Hockey and Roller Hockey
  • 5.16 Jai Alai
  • 5.17 Judo
  • 5.18 Karate
  • 5.19 Pickleball
  • 5.20 Rodeo
  • 5.21 Running Track
  • 5.22 Shuffleboard
  • 5.23 Skating (Ice – Figure)
  • 5.24 Skating (Ice and Inline Speed)
  • 5.25 Skating (Roller – Quad or Inline)
  • 5.26 Indoor Soccer/Arena Football
  • 5.27 Swimming (Water Sports)
  • 5.28 Table Tennis
  • 5.29 Tennis
  • 5.30 Track Cycling
  • 5.31 Volleyball
  • 6.0 Lighting for Outdoor Sports
  • 6.1 Archery
  • 6.2 Badminton
  • 6.3 Baseball
    6.3.1 Bullpen Lighting
  • 6.4 Basketball
  • 6.5 Bicycle Racing
  • 6.6 Bicycle Motocross (BMX) Racing
  • 6.7 Cricket
  • 6.8 Dog Racing
  • 6.9 Drag Racing
  • 6.10 Field Hockey
  • 6.11 Football
  • 6.12 Golf Courses
  • 6.13 Golf Driving Ranges
  • 6.14 Handball, Racquetball and Squash
  • 6.15 Horse Racing
  • 6.16 Ice Hockey and Roller Hockey
  • 6.17 Ice Skating (Speed)
  • 6.18 Lacrosse
  • 6.19 Lawn Bowling
  • 6.20 Motor Racing
  • 6.21 Platform Tennis
  • 6.22 Polo
  • 6.23 Shooting Ranges
  • 6.24 Rodeo and Animal Shows
  • 6.25 Skate Parks
  • 6.26 Skeet and Trap
  • 6.27 Skiing
  • 6.28 Soccer
  • 6.29 Softball
    6.29.1 Bullpen Lighting
  • 6.30 Swimming
  • 6.31 Tennis
  • 6.32 Track and Field
  • 6.33 Volleyball and Badminton
  • 6.34 Specialty Sports
  • Annex A – Illuminance Recommendations
  • Annex B – Calculations by Computer
  • B.1 Horizontal or Perpendicular Illuminance Calculations
  • B.2 Vertical Illuminance Calculations
  • B.3 TV Illuminance Calculations
  • B.4 File Format for Photometric Data Transfer
  • Annex C – Design Considerations and Floodlight Aiming
  • C.1 Aiming Guidelines
  • C.2 Lamp Tilt Factor
  • C.3 Field Factor
  • C.4 Modeling
  • Annex D – Floodlight Aiming Methods
  • D.1 Target Aiming
  • D.2 Degree Aiming
  • D.3 Aiming Examples
  • Annex E – Field Measurements
  • E.1. Conditions at Measuring Points
  • E.2. Light Measuring Equipment
  • E.3. Area to Be Measured
  • E.4 Measurements for Vertical Illuminance
  • E.5 Field Verification
  • E.6 Evaluation of the Measured Results
  • E.7 Accounting for Light Loss
  • Annex F – Uniformity Metrics
  • F.1 Uniformity Ratio (UR)
  • F.2 Coefficient of Variation (CV)
  • F.3 Uniformity Gradient (UG)
  • Annex G – Lighting for Sports Broadcast Applications
  • G.1 Introduction
  • G.2 Nomenclature and Definitions
  • G.3 Broadcast Lighting Calculations
  • G.4 Recommendations by Sport
  • References