Interior Lighting for Designers.

Intro -- INTERIOR LIGHTING -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I DESIGN FACTORS -- 1 THE LIGHTING DESIGN PROCESS -- 2 PERCEPTION AND VISION -- Visible Light -- The Eye and Brain -- Brightness Perception -- Color Perception -- The Sense of Sight and Consciousness -- 3 LIGHT AND HEALTH -- Photobiology and Nonvisual Effects -- The Circadian Pacemaker -- Melatonin Suppression -- The Aging Eye -- Light Therapy -- Assisted‐Living and Eldercare Facilities -- Dynamic Electric Lighting -- 4 PSYCHOLOGY OF LIGHT -- Emotional Impact -- Degrees of Stimulation -- Degrees of Brightness Contrast -- Low‐Contrast Environment -- High‐Contrast Environment -- The Three Elements of Light -- Subjective Impressions -- Impressions of Spaciousness -- Impressions of Perceptual Clarity -- Impressions of Pleasantness -- Vertical Surface Illumination -- Certainty -- Variation -- 5 PATTERNS OF BRIGHTNESS -- Brightness versus Luminance -- Direction and Distribution of Light -- Vertical Surface Illumination -- Surface Finishes and Reflectances -- Secondary Light Sources -- Three‐Dimensional Form -- Glare and Sparkle -- Direct Glare -- Reflected Glare -- Sparkle -- 6 COLOR OF LIGHT -- Color Temperature -- Color Rendering -- Subjective Impressions -- Surface Finishes and Color of Light -- Incandescent and Tungsten-Halogen Sources -- Fluorescent Sources -- High‐Intensity Discharge (HID) Sources -- 7 MEASUREMENT OF LIGHT -- Quantitative Illumination -- Measurement Limitations -- Luminous Intensity Distribution Curve -- PART II LIGHT SOURCES -- 8 DAYLIGHT -- Daylight Design -- Fenestration Sections -- Tubular Skylights -- Managing Solar Heat Gain -- Shading Devices -- Movable Devices -- Stationary Devices -- Glazing Materials -- Quantity of Interior Daylight -- 9 FILAMENT SOURCES -- Lamp Shapes -- Lamp Bases -- Filaments -- Light Output.

Tungsten‐Halogen Lamps -- Halogen Infrared (IR) Lamps -- Lamp Types -- Nondirectional Sources -- Semidirectional Sources -- Directional Sources -- Low‐Voltage Lamps -- U.S. Legislation -- EPACT -- EISA -- Colored Light -- Color Filters -- Colored Lamps -- 10 LOW‐INTENSITY DISCHARGE SOURCES -- Fluorescent Lamps -- Cold‐Cathode -- Hot‐Cathode -- Lamp‐Ballast Circuits -- T5 and T8 Lamps -- Compact‐Fluorescent Lamps -- Lamp Characteristics -- Light Output -- Lamp Life -- Operating Temperature -- EPACT -- Colored Lamps -- Health and Safety Concerns -- Ultraviolet Emission -- Flicker and Stroboscopic Effect -- 11 HIGH‐INTENSITY DISCHARGE SOURCES -- Mercury Vapor Lamps -- High‐Pressure Sodium Lamps -- Metal Halide Lamps -- Ceramic Metal Halide -- Pulse‐Start -- Lamp Characteristics -- Bulb Shapes -- Lamp Operation -- Light Output -- Lamp Life -- Dimming -- Low‐Pressure Sodium Lamps -- 12 SOLID‐STATE LIGHTING -- LEDs -- History -- Operation -- Construction -- Spectrum -- Lamps -- Advantages and Drawbacks -- Poor Color Consistency and Uniformity -- Solid‐State Downlights -- Use in Interiors -- Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes -- 13 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT -- Ballasts -- Fluorescent Lamp‐Ballast Operation -- Electromagnetic Ballasts -- Power Factor -- Lamp‐Ballast System Efficacy -- Electronic Ballasts -- Air‐Conditioning -- Fluorescent Dimming Ballasts -- Fluorescent Heater‐Cutout Ballasts -- Other Ballasts -- Drivers -- Transformers -- PART III INTERIOR ILLUMINATION -- 14 LIGHT CONTROL -- Control of Light Direction -- Reflection -- Transmission -- Refraction -- Glare Control -- Baffles and Louvers -- Reflectors -- 15 LUMINAIRES -- Housings -- Light and Glare Control -- Downlights -- Wash Lights -- Object Lights -- Task Lights -- Multidirectional Luminaires -- Decorative Luminaires -- Emergency and Exit Luminaires -- Emergency Lighting -- Exit Signage.

16 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN -- Integrating Light and Architecture -- Visual Clarity -- Luminaire Patterns -- Architectural Surfaces -- Lighting Vertical Surfaces -- Task Lighting -- Ceiling Luminance -- Ambient Lighting -- Downlighting (Direct) -- Uplighting (Indirect) -- Downlighting versus Uplighting -- Lighting Three‐Dimensional Objects -- Paintings and Flat Works of Art -- Conservation of Materials -- Balance of Brightness -- An Example -- Luminance Ratios -- Shadows -- Successful Solutions -- 17 DESIGN VERIFICATION METHODS -- Recommended Illuminance Values -- Age -- Surface Reflectance -- Illuminance Calculations -- Illuminance at a Point -- Average Illuminance Calculations -- Computer Assistance -- Mock‐ups and Scale Models -- Postoccupancy Evaluation -- 18 ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING CONTROLS -- Principles of Electricity -- Wiring -- Circuits -- Electrical Distribution -- Power Consumption -- Life Cycle Costs -- Switch Control -- Manual Switches -- Timers -- Occupancy Sensors -- Photosensors -- Wireless Remote Control -- Dimming Control -- Resistance Dimmers -- Autotransformer Dimmers -- Solid‐State Dimmers -- Square Law Dimming Curve -- Incandescent and Halogen Lamps -- Low‐Voltage Lamps -- Fluorescent Lamps -- HID Lamps -- LED Lamps -- Digital Lighting Controls -- DALI Control Systems -- Central Lighting Control Systems -- Low‐Voltage Control Systems -- Power‐Line Carrier Systems -- Energy‐Management Controls -- 19 DOCUMENTATION -- Construction Documents -- EPILOGUE -- Quality of Life -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- SUPPLEMENTAL IMAGES -- EULA.

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