Sustainable Indoor Lighting

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sansoni, Paola (Editor), Mercatelli, Luca (Editor), Farini, Alessandro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Sustainable Development.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

Encompassing a thorough survey of the lighting techniques applied to internal illumination characterized by high efficiency, optimized color and architectural integration, a consolidated summary of the latest scientific, technical and architectural research is presented in order to give the reader a...

Table of Contents:

• Photometric and Radiometric Quantities and Laws
• Photometrical and Colorimetrical Tests
• Characteristics of Light Sources
• Halogen and Incandescence Lamps
• Fluorescent Lamp
• Discharge Lamp
• LED
• Use of White LED for Lighting
• Lighting Luminaires
• Solar Internal Illumination
• Transport of Light in Optical Fibre (Light Pipes)
• Architectural Aspects for Natural Indoor Lighting
• Colour Rendering
• Museum Illumination by Sunlight
• Architectural Features of Sustainable Lighting
• Optical Coatings in Illumination
• Physiological Effects of Light
• Energetic Balance for Illumination
• Energy Saving Using Domotic Systems.