| Authors |
Ok-Hee An ; Hao Jia ; In-Hyo Lee ; Hyun-Ji Kim |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2011.25.3.001 |
| Keywords |
Kitchen ; Washroom ; Korea And China ; Lighting Environment |
| Abstract |
To compare the lighting environment of kitchen and bathrooms in the apartments in China and Korea, this research conducted a study of the current status, targeting 68 households in China and 79 households in Korea. The results are as follows. First, the Korean kitchen space is a little bigger than China’s, but the height of the sink and table show no difference. China does not use local lighting in the kitchen. And Korea 40.2[%], China 65.6[%] is sink’s KS based was below. In the case of the dining table, KS criteria satisfy both Korean and Chinese standards. 20[%] appear to be very feeble; urgent improvements are required. Secondly, regarding the size of the bathroom, Korea and China show similar sizes; the average height of the vanities and toilet is higher in Korea than in China by 2[cm]. China does not use local lighting in the bathroom. The levels of illumination were measured; lighting is higher in China’s bathrooms compared to Korea’s. |