Kitchen & bath lighting : concepts, design, light / / Daniel Blitzer, Tammy MacKay, AKBD, NCIDQ, LEED Green Associate ; National Kitchen and Bath Association |
Autore | Blitzer Daniel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.32/2 |
Collana | NKBA Professional Resource Library |
Soggetto topico |
Dwellings - Lighting
Kitchens - Design and construction Bathrooms - Design and construction |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Kitchen & Bath Lighting; Sponsors; About the National Kitchen & Bath Association; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 How We See; Physics of Light; Vision; Contrast; Adaptation; Physiology of the Eye; Measuring Light; Lumen-the Flow of Light; Candela-The Intensity of Light; Footcandle/Lux-Light Falling on a Surface; Brightness-The Perception of Light; Measurement versus Perception; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 2 Seeing Materials; Color; Color in Light; Refraction and Wavelength; Color Vision; White Light; Color in Objects; Form and Texture; Matte and Gloss
Specularity and ReflectivitySummary; Review Questions; Chapter 3 Seeing the Space and Each Other; Appearance of Light; Color Temperature; Color Appearance and Color Rendering; Color Appearance, Mood, and Culture; Light and Our Sense of Space; Peripheral Lighting; Nonuniform and Uniform Lighting; Light and Spatial Impression; Light and People; More than Skin Deep; Lighting Faces; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 4 Seeing the Work; Task Visibility; Task Contrast; Visual Size; Time, Speed, and Accuracy; Age; Luminance; Visual Performance; Illuminance; Footcandles; Illuminance Levels Horizontal and Vertical TasksChallenges to Task Visibility; Small Size and Low Contrast; Viewer; Lighting Quality; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 5 Seeing as We Age; How Vision Changes with Age; Lighting Solutions for Aging Eyes; Lighting and Safety; Special Considerations for Safety and Convenience; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 6 Speaking about Lighting; Lighting Effects, Not Equipment; How Should a Space Feel?; Brightness and First Impression; Emotion and Activity; Layering; Experiential Layers of Light; Focal Light; Ambient Light; Sparkle; Using the Experiential Layers of Light Functional Layers of LightTask Lighting; Ambient Lighting; Accent Lighting; Wall Lighting; Decorative Lighting; Using the Functional Layers of Light; Applying Light; Direction; Concentration; Orientation; What, Where, How; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 7 Sustainable Lighting; Definition of Sustainability; Environmental Impacts of Lighting; Electricity: Generation and Consumption; Material Usage; Material Content; Recycling; Sustainability and the Cost of Lighting; Material Cost; Electricity Cost; Labor Cost; Disposal Cost; Total Cost of Ownership; Life Cycle Cost Sustainable Lighting StrategiesMotivation; Energy Efficiency; Long Equipment Life; Clean Materials; Sustainability and Cost; Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 8 THE Importance of Daylight; Daylight and Human Experience; From the Outside In; View; Comfort; Health; Beauty; Light; Daylight in Different Forms; Sunlight; Skylight; Overcast Sky; Reflected Daylight; Characteristics of Daylight; Intensity; Direction and Texture; Color; Change; Admitting Daylight; Orientation; Windows; Clerestories; Skylights; Sharing Daylight; Shading; Integrating Daylight and Electric Lighting Compensating for Insufficient Daylight |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463607603321 |
Blitzer Daniel | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kitchen & bath lighting : concepts, design, light / / Daniel Blitzer, Tammy MacKay, AKBD, NCIDQ, LEED Green Associate ; National Kitchen and Bath Association |
Autore | Blitzer Daniel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 pages) : color illustrations |
Disciplina | 621.32/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Bathrooms - Design and construction
Dwellings - Lighting Kitchens - Design and construction |
ISBN |
1-119-12455-7
1-119-12456-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Kitchen and bath lighting |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820111603321 |
Blitzer Daniel | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2015] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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