In the United States, buildings account for 40% of primary energy use, 72% of electricity consumption, and 39% of CO2 emissions. Indoor lighting accounts for a large portion of our energy use, and we sorely need to develop better, more efficient systems to illuminate our institutions and places of commerce as well as our homes. This book provides an overview of the basic concepts of quality, indoor lighting, and explains concepts like visual comfort, visual interest, and integrated design as the...
Fundamentals of Lighting, 4th Edition, takes a practical and integrated approach to the study of lighting and design. Specifically, the text focuses on how interior lighting designs can address the healthy building movement, human-centric lighting design, and international green guidelines and standards for energy efficiency. Now with case studies and sample lighting plans, learning becomes hands on. This comprehensive textbook is divided into two parts and is organized sequentially to develop a...
Extensively updated, this Second Edition examines the technical, practical, and aesthetic aspects of lighting design. With its focus on quality and the effect and interrelationship of light on space, it demonstrates how interior designers, architects, and lighting designers provide functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing design solutions for residential and commercial interiors. Winchip integrates current sustainable and energy efficient developments in the profession and provides readers w...
Fundamentals of Lighting, 3rd Edition, takes an integrated approach to the study of lighting and design. Topics include lighting system basics, lighting and the design process, human factors, sustainability, global issues, regulations, business practices, and the LEED building certification program. Fundamentals of Lighting STUDIO-an online tool for more effective study! * Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips * Review concepts with flashcards of e...
Geometric Patterns Detailed Coloring Book For Tenns 30 Stress Relieving Designs
by Further More
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 systemConcludes each chapter with questions for the reader, together with inverted appropriate answersFeatures full co...
The Lighting Supervisor's Toolkit (The Focal Press Toolkit)
by Jason E. Weber
The Lighting Supervisor’s Toolkit guides readers through the Lighting Supervisor’s production process with an emphasis on the importance of the collaborative nature of the role. Lifting the veil on a process regularly learned on the job, this book offers a deeper understanding of the role of Lighting Supervisor and how to take lighting designs from dreams to reality. Readers will learn to communicate with designers, analyze drawings, plan installations, document decisions, supervise crews, and...
Following the huge demand in contemporary societies to decorate homes in a "green" style, this book offers a more environmentally conscious approach to design and production processes by presenting a wide range of furniture products made with natural materials as well as using recycling and more environment respecting technologies.
In a world turning "green" Eco Design offers an environmentally conscious approach to design thinking and production by presenting a wide range of recycling techniques, natural materials and uses of technology. Responding to an increasing demand concerned with home interiors following the success of eco-architecture construction, this book showcases the most striking examples of product design in furniture in which is an excellent and inspiring resource book for designers and artists. It is an i...
Headquartered in New York, AWA is an international architectural lighting design firm founded by Abhay Wadhwa. They design and implement lighting solutions for a diverse range of projects internationally - creating solutions that evoke a sense of place instead of mere space. They pride themselves on their adept application of creative and technical methods, as they embrace diverse influences, ideas, and design paradigms. The result is lighting design that remains ever-aware of the people who wil...
Ppi Interior Design Reference Manual, 6th Edition - A Complete Ncdiq Reference Manual
by David Kent Ballast