INTERIOR LIGHTING FOR DESIGNERS

This revised edition of the successful primer thoroughly covers fundamentals of lighting design, and also serves as a handy reference for professional designers. The Fifth Edition is more comprehensive than ever, with new information on LED, energy efficiency, and other current issues. In addition, it includes more information for drawing ceiling floor plans and the application of designs to specific types of interiors projects. Considered a "key reference" for the Lighting Certified exam, no other text combines both technical and creative aspects of lighting design for beginners and novice designers.

List of contents

PREFACE xi
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
 
INTRODUCTION xv
 
PART I DESIGN FACTORS 1
 
1 THE LIGHTING DESIGN PROCESS 3
 
2 PERCEPTION AND VISION 6
 
Visible Light 6
 
The Eye and Brain 6
 
Brightness Perception 11
 
Color Perception 12
 
3 LIGHT AND HEALTH 16
 
Photobiology and Nonvisual Effects 16
 
The Aging Eye 19
 
Light Therapy 20
 
Assisted-Living and Eldercare Facilities 20
 
Dynamic Electric Lighting 21
 
4 PSYCHOLOGY OF LIGHT 22
 
Emotional Impact 22
 
Degrees of Stimulation 22
 
Degrees of Brightness Contrast 23
 
The Three Elements of Light 27
 
Subjective Impressions 30
 
Certainty 33
 
Variation 33
 
5 PATTERNS OF BRIGHTNESS 36
 
Direction and Distribution of Light 36
 
Surface Finishes and Reflectances 43
 
Three-Dimensional Form 45
 
Glare and Sparkle 49
 
6 COLOR OF LIGHT 56
 
Color Temperature 58
 
Color Rendering 59
 
Subjective Impressions 60
 
Surface Finishes and Color of Light 61
 
7 MEASUREMENT OF LIGHT 65
 
Quantitative Illumination 65
 
PART II LIGHT SOURCES 71
 
8 DAYLIGHT 73
 
Daylight Design 74
 
Shading Devices 80
 
Glazing Materials 83
 
Quantity of Interior Daylight 83
 
9 FILAMENT SOURCES 86
 
Lamp Shapes 86
 
Lamp Bases 86
 
Filaments 87
 
Light Output 89
 
Tungsten-Halogen Lamps 91
 
Lamp Types 93
 
Low-Voltage Lamps 97
 
U.S. Legislation 99
 
Colored Light 100
 
10 LOW-INTENSITY DISCHARGE SOURCES 104
 
Fluorescent Lamps 104
 
Lamp Characteristics 113
 
Health and Safety Concerns 115
 
11 HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE SOURCES 117
 
Mercury Vapor Lamps 117
 
High-Pressure Sodium Lamps 118
 
Metal Halide Lamps 118
 
Lamp Characteristics 120
 
Low-Pressure Sodium Lamps 124
 
12 SOLID-STATE LIGHTING 125
 
LEDs 125
 
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes 133
 
13 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT 134
 
Ballasts 134
 
Drivers 141
 
Transformers 142
 
PART III INTERIOR ILLUMINATION 145
 
14 LIGHT CONTROL 147
 
Control of Light Direction 147
 
Glare Control 158
 
15 LUMINAIRES 163
 
Housings 163
 
Light and Glare Control 167
 
Decorative Luminaires 199
 
Emergency and Exit Luminaires 200
 
16 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 204
 
Integrating Light and Architecture 205
 
Visual Clarity 205
 
Architectural Surfaces 209
 
Task Lighting 214
 
Ambient Lighting 215
 
Lighting Three-Dimensional Objects 219
 
Balance of Brightness 224
 
Successful Solutions 233
 
17 DESIGN VERIFICATION METHODS 234
 
Recommended Illuminance Values 234
 
Surface Reflectance 236
 
Illuminance Calculations 237
 
Postoccupancy Evaluation 247
 
18 ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING CONTROLS 249
 
Principles of Electricity 249
 
Switch Control 254
 
Dimming Control 258
 
Digital Lighting Controls 265
 
Energy Management Controls 267
 
19 DOCUMENTATION 268
 
Construction Documents 268
 
EPILOGUE 291
 
APPENDIX 293
 
REFERENCES 319
 
GLOSSARY 321
 
INDEX 331

About the author

Gary Gordon, FIALD, FIES is founder and?Principal Lighting Designer?of Gary Gordon LLC.?He has designed lighting systems for more than 1,000 corporate, hospitality,?institutional, residential, and retail projects. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at the Lighting Institute at Parsons School of Design in New York, where he helped develop the Parsons MFA Lighting Design program.
Mr. Gordon is a Fellow of both the Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Association of Lighting Designers.?As three-term president of the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP), he helped to establish the first national certificationprogram for lighting professionals.

Summary

This revised edition of the successful primer thoroughly covers fundamentals of lighting design, and also serves as a handy reference for professional designers. The Fifth Edition is more comprehensive than ever, with new information on LED, energy efficiency, and other current issues. In addition, it includes more information for drawing ceiling floor plans and the application of designs to specific types of interiors projects. Considered a "key reference" for the Lighting Certified exam, no other text combines both technical and creative aspects of lighting design for beginners and novice designers.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Gordon, Gordon Gary
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2013
• EAN: 9780470114223
• ISBN: 978-0-470-11422-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Wohnen, Wohnkultur, Innenarchitektur, Licht, Interior Design