Designing a Quality Lighting Environment

by Susan M. Winchip

• ISBN13: 9781563673177
• ISBN10: 1563673177
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-06
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

As the technology behind lighting systems has become more sophisticated, successful lighting designs rely less on the quantity of light used to illuminate a space and more on the quality of the overall lighting environment. Designing a Quality Lighting Environment will teach users how to skillfully integrate the principles of design and the fundamentals of lighting to create spaces that are functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing.

Author Biography

Susan M. Winchip is associate professor of interior and environmental design and director of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University. She has published in several academic journals, including Family and Consumer Sciences, Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, and the College Student Journal. Some of the professional organisations to which she belongs are the American Association for Higher Education, the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. She has received research grant awards from the College of Applied Science and Technology and General Electric.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Lighting

Lighting Environments

Lighting Systems

Electrical Sources

Lighting Systems

Lamps for Special Applications

Colour

Directional Effects of Lighting

Quantity of Light

Electricity

Lighting Systems

Luminaires

Lighting Systems

Controls

Portable Luminaires and Styles of Fixtures

Energy and the Environment

Illumination and Human Factors

Safety and Security

Illuminating Visual Art

Text Features

Lighting recommendations and practices based on current research

Human factors associated with lighting, including the needs of special populations, the effects of lighting on health, productivity and behaviour, and spatial interpretations

Current issues in energy conservation, "green design", light pollution, light trespass, and international implications

Case studies demonstrating the best practices for lighting design in residential and commercial fields

Design strategies from the needs of a client, user, and architectural details

Colour photographs specially chosen to demonstrate how quality lighting has been achieved in residential and commercial spaces

Design projects, exercises, and Internet assignments to reinforce text material

Appendix includes the Munsell colour system, lighting guides, shapes of lamps, beam spread charts, fixture light distribution, lighting documents, lighting symbols, lighting-related abbreviations, Internet resources, selected bibliography, lighting manufacturers and suppliers, lighting and professional organisations, and glossary

Instructor's Guide

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