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The new edition of a textbook devoted to lighting design for buildings. After discussing the nature of light and the way that it interacts with the built environment, the rest of the text essentially follows the phasing of most projects' design effortsdefining scope, programming, schematic design, design development, contract documents, and construction administration. The treatment of design development is broken up into chapters on daylighting, lamps, luminaires, controls, and design tools.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Review
"...a comprehensive desktop reference for lighting design professionals and students and is highly recommended..." (Lighting, Research and Technology, Vol.34, No.2, 2002)
"This is an excellent book." (LD+A, January 2003)
Review
"...a comprehensive desktop reference for lighting design professionals and students and is highly recommended..." (Lighting, Research and Technology, Vol.34, No.2, 2002)
"This is an excellent book." (LD+A, January 2003)
Book Description
More than 35ew material, including more than 80 new color and black-and-white illustrations.
* Addresses new topics, such as light and health, ADA criteria and issues, value engineering, computer modeling techniques, and more.
* Covers major programming issues in lighting design and presents creative techniques for conceptualizing and visualizing lighted spaces.
* Describes a wide range of tools and methods for achieving desired lighting effects.
* Accompanying Web site offers additional material and resources.
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