ABSTRACT
This comprehensive and practical guide takes you step-by-step through the core concepts and applications of architectural lighting. Now completely revised and updated for the second edition, this book:
- Includes all new information on the latest regulations and recommendations
- Provides special attention to the rapid development of LED lighting
- Considers the new CIE colour metric system
- Concludes each chapter with questions for the reader, together with inverted appropriate answers
- Features full colour throughout, for the first time, to support the text and aid the reader
Covering a wide range of building types and external environments, this book shows how the concepts used in lighting design arise from the needs of the designer and user. These concepts are given a practical context to enable you to develop and improve your design skills, building up from the basics of how much light is needed and the role of shadows, to energy management and the calculations for daylighting, The author provides accessible, user-friendly explanations of technical information and specialist techniques intended for people who need to get to the heart of the subject as quickly as possible.
An indispensible learning tool for students, and for professionals developing their skills, this handbook provides examples and exercises to help you acquire the understanding, knowledge and skill required for examinations and professional training purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part One Lighting concepts and resources
chapter 1|8 pages
Living in the luminous field
chapter 2|4 pages
The importance of daylight
chapter 3|8 pages
How much light is needed?
chapter 4|4 pages
How lighting levels are set
chapter 5|8 pages
Ensuring visual comfort
chapter 7|10 pages
Colour in lighting
chapter 8|8 pages
The lit appearance of the room and the occupants
chapter 9|36 pages
Calculations and measurements in lighting design
chapter 10|12 pages
‘Lumen’ methods
chapter 11|6 pages
The significance of mounting height in an interior lighting installation
chapter 12|10 pages
Daylight calculations
chapter 13|6 pages
Energy management
part |2 pages
Part Two Interior lighting
chapter 15|16 pages
Lighting for offices
chapter 16|6 pages
Industrial lighting
chapter 17|6 pages
Lighting for educational buildings and sports halls
chapter 18|6 pages
Lighting for shops and stores
chapter 19|14 pages
Lighting for public buildings and atria
chapter 20|6 pages
Domestic lighting
part |2 pages
Part Three Exterior lighting
chapter 21|14 pages
Displaying a building after dark
chapter 22|8 pages
Outdoor sports lighting
chapter 23|18 pages
Motorway and high-speed road lighting
chapter 24|6 pages
Lighting for urban, amenity and residential areas
part |2 pages
Appendices