Book Description

The light – a mysterious, weightless, almost non-material substance, that surrounds all of us, that brings the peace of the day at every dawn, that extends the space around us, making it accessible to our senses and that impacts our life, activity and aesthetic sensations. The symbol of divinity, life, truth and beauty. A force that guarantees life throughout the Earth's entire biosphere. Human civilisation is a history of the man's struggle to control and subdue light: the first camp fires, torches, cressets, candles, kerosene lamps and at the end all possible kinds of electric lamps, each one more efficient than the previous one – such are the stages of the rise of our civilisation. Our efforts yield increasingly spectacular results. Our current, very efficient light sources let us disregard the rule of day and night. Not only can we freely shape our light environment, but also use the light to send information, cure ailments and enhance our aesthetic sensations.

This book contains papers presented at the first International Conference on Lighting in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment, held in Poznan, Poland, 2011, which brought together scientists who deal with lighting technologies, architects and experts in other fields of science and art related to the use of light. The meeting was a chance for an in-depth discussion on various aspects of the use of light for all kinds of technological purposes, art, medicine and environment. The subject areas discussed include: Architectural Lighting Design and Applications; Illumination of Architectural Objects; Outdoor Lighting; Indoor Lighting Design and Applications; Light and Human Health.

 

Book Contents

The dynamic lighting technique in indoor architecture
F. Patania; A. Gagliano; F. Nocera; A. Galesi; J. Caserta;

Street lighting design for a traditional city: a case study of Jesi, Italy
A. Srisuwan;

Natural light in traditional architecture of Iran: lessons to remember
F. Ahani;

Design of parametric software tools: optimizing future health care performance by integrating evidence-based knowledge in architectural design and building processes
J. B. Sabra; M. Mullins;

Application of modern models of sustainable architecture in the use of natural light and effective utilization of energy in schools: a comparative study of Glasgow (Great Britain) and Isfahan (Iran)
M. Nilforoushan; R. Hanna; H. Sadeghi Naeini;

Qualitative and quantitative daylight optimisation by shading device experimentation
M. Fajkus;

Pedagogical models from a lighting design studio
A. O. Asojo;

The sound of daylight: the visual and auditory nature of designing with natural light
D. J. Butko;

Computer visualizations of architectural building illumination
S. Mroczkowska;

Some aspects of architectural lighting of historical buildings
M. Górczewska;

Digital billboards and road safety
K. Domke; K. Wandachowicz; M. Zalesińska; S. Mroczkowska; P. Skrzypczak;

Assessment and measurement of energy demand and efficiency in public lighting networks
D. Gasparovsky; P. Schwarcz; P. Janiga;

Performance of LED street lights in hot environments
R. Saraiji; A. Harb; M. O. Hamdan;

Visibility concept in road lighting
M. Zalesińska;

A critical analysis of the methodology for calculation of the Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator (LENI)
D. Gasparovsky; E. Erkin; S. Onaygil; A. Smola;

A lighting study for air traffic control towers
S. Grignaffini; M. Romagna;

Optimizing lighting design for hospital wards by defining user zones
N. Thuesen; L. Stidsen; P. H. Kirkegaard; H. Harder; V. Suenson;

Patients’ light preferences in hospital wards: related to light atmosphere in Danish homes
L. Stidsen; H. S. Bjerrum; P. H. Kirkegaard; N. Thuesen; A. M. Fisker;

Examples of the application of light-tissue interaction to biomedical engineering
A. Cysewska-Sobusiak; A. Hulewicz; Z. Krawiecki; G. Wiczynski;

Capturing the light
P. P. Strona;

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