Title:
Quality lighting for high performance buildings
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Publication Information:
Lilburn, GA : Fairmont Press, c2012
Physical Description:
xii, 240 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781466501300
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Summary
Summary
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 they relate to the practice of lighting design. Energy-efficient lighting technologies, including LED lighting and digital control systems, and design strategies that increase visual comfort and productivity are discussed in plain language, and examined in a straightforward way to give the reader, whether an architect, interior designer, engineer, building trades professional, or student a broad understanding of the art and science of energy-efficient quality lighting.