Lighting Calculator for Warehouses | Commercial Warehouse Lighting Plan

What is Lighting Design for Commercial Warehouses?

A lighting design for warehouses uses sophisticated lighting design software to model warehouse spaces. It calculates the number of fixtures, fixture locations, and spacing, light levels on the floor or a work plane, and light balance. The latter is just as important as light levels. The resulting lighting design guide for warehouses will ensure you get a lighting solution that is not only bright but balanced.

We offer free lighting designs for our commercial lighting and industrial lighting clients, electricians, electrical contractors, and ESCOs.

What are the Recommended Lighting Levels for a Warehouse Using LED Light Fixtures? How Many Foot Candles is Ideal for a Warehouse Using High Bays?

The recommended levels vary depending on the customer’s needs and the purpose of the warehouse space. We have created light plans for warehouses averaging 20-foot candles to 70-foot candles.

A good starting point, for warehouses primarily used for storage, is around 30-foot candles. If the warehouse space is used for assembly or manufacturing, then more is needed.

For non-detail work, warehouse light levels of 40 to 50-foot candles are a good target. For detailed assembly tasks, 60 to 70-foot candles are optimal. Recommended lighting levels for warehouses are best described as a range of light levels based on activity and use.

High Bays will be a significant upgrade to using a metal halide light. The lumen output of High Bay LED lights can easily provide the same lumen brightness and provide the desired foot candle level providing bright light, balanced and uniform lighting across the lighting space.

The LED Lights calculator will take into account lights mounted at the height of your facility.

What is a Warehouse Lighting Layout Calculator?

A warehouse led lighting calculator is a tool designed to create lighting plans. We use sophisticated warehouse lighting design software that allows us to create lighting plans for our customers. We can input scaled drawings or CAD dwg files as input and use the software along with our lights to show you how well the warehouse can be lit.

What is the Ideal Lighting Layout for Warehouses?

There is no ideal layout, but typical layouts are very symmetrical in columns and rows of lights used. The number of lights, spacing, and power needed depends on the warehouse space and lighting requirements.

How Do You Choose the Best Warehouse Lights for a Commercial Warehouse Facility?

The lighting plan we create for warehouses will assist in picking the best light for the facility. There’s no need to guess, the lighting is either bright enough and balanced or it’s not. All the guesswork is removed when you start with a lighting plan.

In general, LED High Bays, LED Low Bays and LED Shop Lights are the best options as warehouse lights.

How Can You Choose Whether to Pick a Linear or UFO Warehouse Light Fixture?

If you are wondering what type or style of light to choose to get the best results, the larger question is what is the best fixture for my warehouse?

The problem with guessing, or just looking at specs from a cut sheet, is that it never really tells you how well that light will perform. Not understanding the relationship between lumens, optics, mounting height, and layout can turn into a lighting disaster.

Warehouse lighting plans virtually eliminate all the risks. First, we can choose a fixture that will create the lumens and provide the beam spread that creates the foot candles you need while providing the proper light balance across the space.

Have tall racking? No problem! We have special aisle lighters with the perfect optic package to light up those long, narrow spaces.

And we do warehouse lighting plans for free!