| Description |
1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- 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 |
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Color in Objects -- Form and Texture -- Matte and Gloss -- Specularity and Reflectivity -- Summary -- 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 |
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Time, Speed, and Accuracy -- Age -- Luminance -- Visual Performance -- Illuminance -- Footcandles -- Illuminance Levels -- Horizontal and Vertical Tasks -- Challenges 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? |
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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 Light -- Task 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 |
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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 Strategies -- Motivation -- 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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119124559 |
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1119124557 |
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