Analysis: office lighting design

Task illuminance is one of the most used parameters in office lighting design and is often used as a ‘single number criterion’ to verify that a lighting design meets the requirements. Although other parameters, such as wall luminance, are often highly correlated with task illuminance, not taking these explicitly into account means critical user criteria such as comfort and satisfaction are left to chance. In this study, we investigated the effect of varying desk illuminance(150 lux to 1500 lux) while keeping wall luminance constant, isolating the effects of illuminance on the desk and eye on office users’ overall perception of the space, their mental state and their performance (visual and cognitive). While both visual acuity (paper-based) and perceived brightness increased significantly with higher desk illuminance, the room’s attractiveness did not. Even though illuminance at the eye increased considerably with desk illuminance (from 118 lux to 796 lux), only minor effects were found on subjective alertness and cognitive performance. This suggests that focusing on horizontal task illuminance as a design parameter is appropriate in view of visual acuity but has little to no effect on the space’s attractiveness, nor on cognitive performance or mental state of the office worker.

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The application of CRF to office lighting design

Lighting Research & Technology ◽

10.1177/096032718101300203 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 65-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

P.R. Boyce ◽

A.I. Slater

Keyword(s):

Lighting Design ◽

Office Lighting

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Lighting design for better health and well being

Nature ◽

10.1038/d41586-019-01113-w ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Alla Katsnelson

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Lighting Design ◽

Health And Well Being

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Light Dramaturgy as an Element of an Integrated Approach to the Creation of Museum Expositions and Exhibition Projects

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2018-158 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 108-114

Author(s):

Nicolay R. Vorobyov

Keyword(s):

Final Stage ◽

Historical Development ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Lighting Design ◽

Lighting System ◽

Scientific Concepts ◽

Hands On ◽

Artistic Styles ◽

The Creation

Architectural and artistic construction of museum is one of the most complex genres in environment development and design, with its inherent qualities, means of expressiveness, principles of environment and image development, scientific concepts, in the context of historical development, artistic styles and trends. The author of the article considers the artistic lighting design in isolation from the integral dramaturgy of the project to be deeply flawed, and the setting of accent lighting at the final stage Ц to be simple, but not outstanding. Based on extensive hands-on experience in the construction of museum expositions, the author of the article reveals some peculiarities, especially significant to the participants of the lighting system setting for museums and other cultural facilities.

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Luminous Environment and the Perceived Environment

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2019-010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 15-21

Author(s):

Banu Manav

Keyword(s):

Experimental Studies ◽

Light Output ◽

Lighting Design ◽

Lighting System ◽

Main Concept ◽

Healthy Environment ◽

Perceived Environment ◽

Efficiency Cost ◽

Lighting Systems ◽

User Friendly

In lighting design, the main concept is to achieve a healthy environment, which addresses energy efficiency, cost, maintenance, and quality. User-friendly lighting systems shall be adopted to architecture and interior architecture. User control over the lighting system is important, by dimming or increasing light output, by changing the colour of the light sets the inner atmosphere and affects user mood. Standards and codes on lighting shall also be evaluated by means of these topics. The paper aims to analyse how the luminous environment is affective on the perceived environment. Hence, a series of experimental studies and recent research will be evaluated in regard to understanding and designing luminous environment.

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Lighting of Engineering Structures and Industrial Facilities New Aspects of the Topic

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2017-071 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Nikolai I. Shepetkov ◽

George N. Cherkasov ◽

Vladimir A. Novikov

Keyword(s):

Fundamental Problem ◽

Lighting Design ◽

Aesthetic Value ◽

Engineering Structures ◽

Industrial Facilities ◽

Artificial Lighting ◽

Industrial Structures ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Architectural Lighting ◽

The Aesthetic

This paper considers the fundamental problem of artificial lighting in various types and scales of industrial facilities, focusing on exterior lighting design solutions. There is a lack of interest from investors, customers and society in highquality lighting design for industrial facilities in Russia, which in many cities are very imaginative structures, practically unused in the evening. Architectural lighting of various types of installations is illustrated with photographs. The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the aesthetic value of industrial structures, provided not only by the architectural, but also by a welldesigned lighting solution.

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