Why Is the UGR Important?

Mar 18, 2026

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Why Is UGR Important?

 

Any activity can become difficult or even impossible when there is glare. High levels of glare can even cause you to turn away, which results in a severe lack of visual comfort and, consequently, comfort in a room.

Avoiding glare becomes crucial if you want a space to be both useful and comfortable because lighting has a significant impact on how comfortable a person can be in a given environment.


How is it computed?


Thus, UGR is the measurement of glare in a certain area and is computed using the formula provided by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE).

 

This equation is basically the logarithm of the glare of all visible luminaires, divided by the illuminance of the surroundings, Lb, where L is the illuminance of each light source, w is the solid angle of the light source as seen from the observer and pn is the Guth position index, which depends on the distance from the observer's line of sight to each source.

 

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