| Description |
1 online resource (176 pages) |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Contents |
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; Historical Perspective; Today's Perspective; Light as a Medium; Lighting Design -- A Contemplation; Light and Human Perception; CHAPTER 2. ECONOMICS OF DAYLIGHTING; Daylighting and Energy Costs; Economic Benefits of Daylighting Beyond Energy Savings; CHAPTER 3. DAYLIGHTING AND HEALTH; Daylighting, Vitamin D, and Health; Daylight and Seasonal Affective Disorder; Daylight and Sleep Quality; Restorative Powers of Daylight and Views; CHAPTER 4. DAYLIGHTING METRICS; Static Daylight Modeling Metrics: The Daylight Factor Method; Dynamic Daylight Modeling Metrics. |
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Behavioral Metrics of DaylightingVisual Comfort and Glare from Windows; CHAPTER 5. DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE OF SIDE-WALL WINDOWS; Effect of Opposite Building; Effect of Exterior Surface Reflectance of Opposite Building; Effect of Distance between Buildings; Effect of Building Form; CHAPTER 6. STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE; Sidelighting Systems; Lightshelf; Prismatic Panels; Laser Cut Panels; Anidolic Systems; Louver Systems; Toplighting Systems; Skylights; Atrium; Lightpipes; CHAPTER 7. CASE STUDIES; ST Diamond Building Putrajaya (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia. |
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Research Support Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Colorado, USAAugsburg City Library Augsburg, Germany; TNT Centre Hoofddorp, the Netherlands; Asian Development Bank Headquarters Manila, Philippines; Adidas Laces Herzogenaurach, Germany; Lewis Integrative Science Building University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA; Changi Airport Terminal 3 Singapore; Extension of the High Museum of Art Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Extension of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA; Sino-Italian Ecological and Energy Efficient Building Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. |
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Cathedral of Christ the Light Oakland, California, USASchlaues Haus Oldenburg, Germany; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-173) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Daylighting.
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Daylighting. |
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Light in architecture.
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Light in architecture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boubekri, Mohamed. Daylighting Design : Planning Strategies and Best Practice Solutions. Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2014 9783764377281 |
| ISBN |
9783038214786 (electronic book) |
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3038214787 (electronic book) |
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9783038216889 (electronic book) |
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3038216887 (electronic book) |
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9783764377281 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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3764377283 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783038214786 |
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