Lighting Design Basics 3rd Edition

I have just received my Lighting Design Basics 3rd edition. The book comes brand new. It is an amazing book. My packages also arrive before the expected time which is awesome. Te whole service and product is worth the money you are paying.

Very good book I rented it then I bought it because it was good

Very good basic lighting design book. It helped me do a preliminary lighting design for a project I was working on.

It very easy to read and understand and has good graphics.

Great for anyone unfamiliar with lighting quality and the various lighting types

Needed the book for school. Arrived on time not damaged. Thank-you!

"Lighting Design Basics" is aimed at students and professionals in architecture, interior design, and related fields who need to understand lighting design for typical rooms and spaces and need to communicate with lighting design professionals about lighting solutions for complex rooms and spaces. The emphasis is on design; lighting technology is only covered to the extent that it serves this book's purpose in imparting a conceptual understanding of lighting design. The authors present their information in four parts, two of which constitute the substance of the book: "Basics About Lighting" covers the technologies, the options, and the calculations of lighting design. "Applications and Case Studies" presents examples of full lighting designs with diagrams and explanations.The book's first part, "Basics About Lighting", explains layered lighting design, color temperatures and color rendering indices (CRI) of different light sources, daylighting, different types of lamps (primarily incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, LED), choices in luminaries, lighting controls, how to calculate the quantity of light, and a spare chapter on quality of light. This is followed by two chapters that take the reader through the design process in four steps and explain how to document your lighting design so that others may understand it. Blue boxes entitled "Electrician's Notebook" feature prominently in Parts 1 and 2 and in one chapter in Part 3. These provide additional and more detailed technical information on whatever subject is being addressed."Applications and Case Studies" is the book's third part. It offers detailed descriptions and diagrams of lighting design for residences, work spaces, educational facilities, health care facilities, retail stores, the hospitality industry, common spaces, outdoor lighting, and some basic advice on retrofitting. Each chapter begins by describing the conditions and challenges particular to lighting that particular type of space. Work spaces, residences, and the hospitality industry get the most attention. Residential lighting features prominently here, while it is neglected in the rest of the book, but I was disappointed in the example, which featured ugly, inadequate lighting dominated by recessed downlights. The lights in the bedroom plan on p. 143 are mislabeled, and there is an incorrect photo on p. 203.The last part, "Professional Skills", further discusses documenting the design, at what stage in the overall design project lighting steps should occur, how to deal with substitutions and unique products, and how to choose a lighting designer for atypical spaces. "Lighting Design Basics" usefulness will depend upon your purpose. I am more interested in learning about options in residential lighting, which is not this book's strong suit. Uplighting is barely mentioned, as it's not useful in the spaces that receive most of the authors' attention. I would appreciate more photographs of finished rooms, so I could see what the lighting looks like. The authors recommend LEDs for residential use, but there is concern about their impact on circadian cycles and possibly on vision.

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