* 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
