Interior Lighting for Designers

Part I. Design factors : The lighting design process --
Perception and vision : Visible light 
 The eye and brain 
 Brightness perception 
 Color perception --
Light and health : Photobiology and nonvisual effects 
 The aging eye 
 Light therapy 
 Assisted-living and eldercare facilities 
 Dynamic electric lighting --
Psychology of light : Emotional impact 
 Degrees of stimulation 
 Degrees of brightness contrast 
 The three elements of light 
 Subjective impressions 
 Certainty 
 Variations --
Patterns of brightness : Direction and distribution of light 
 Surface finishes and reflectances 
 Three-dimensional form 
 Glare and sparkle --
Color of light : Color temperature 
 Color rendering 
 Subjective impressions 
 Surface finishes and color of light --
Measurement of light : Quantitative illumination --
Part II. Light sources : Daylight : Daylight design 
 Shading devices 
 Glazing materials 
 Quantity of interior daylight --
Filament sources : Lamp shapes 
 Lamp bases 
 Filaments 
 Light output 
 Tungsten-halogen lamps 
 Lamp types 
 Low-voltage lamps 
 U.S. legislation 
 Colored light --
Low-intensity discharge sources : Fluorescent lamps 
 Lamp characteristics 
 Health and safety concerns --
High-intensity discharge sources : Mercury vapor lamps 
 High-pressure sodium lamps 
 Metal halide lamps 
 Lamp characteristics 
 Low-pressure sodium lamps --
Solid-state lighting : LEDs 
 Organic light-emitting diodes --
Auxiliary equipment : Ballasts 
 Drivers 
 Transformers --
Part III. Interior illumination : Light control : Control of light direction 
 Glare control --
Luminaires : Housings 
 Light and glare control 
 Decorative luminaires 
 Emergency and exit luminaires --
Sustainable design : Integrating light and architecture 
 Visual clarity 
 Architectural surfaces 
 Task lighting 
 Ambient lighting 
 Lighting three-dimensional objects 
 Balance of brightness 
 Successful solutions --
Design verification methods : Recommended illuminance values 
 Surface reflectance 
 Illuminance 
 calculations 
 Postoccupancy evaluation --
Electricity and lighting controls : Principles of electricity 
 Switch control 
 Dimming control 
 Digital lighting controls 
 Energy-management controls --
Documentation : Construction documents.