Light in engineering, architecture and the environment / editors K. Domke & C.A. Brebbia, - Southampton [England] : Boston : WIT Press ; Computational Mechanics Inc., c2011. - 249 p. - WIT transactions on the built environment ; .

Contains papers presented at the first International Conference on Lighting in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment, held in Poznan, Poland, 2011.

1.The dynamic lighting technique in indoor architecture / F. Patania, A. Gagliano, F. Nocera, A. Galesi & J. Caserta --
2.Street lighting design for a traditional city : a case study of Jesi, Italy / A. Srisuwan --
3.Natural light in traditional architecture of Iran : lessons to remember / F. Ahani --
4.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 --
5.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 and Isfahan / M. Nilforoushan, R. Hanna & H. Sadeghi Naeini --
6.Qualitative and quantitative daylight optimisation by shading device experimentation / M. Fajkus --
7.Pedagogical models from a lighting design studio / A. O. Asojo --
8.The sound of daylight : the visual and auditory nature of designing with natural light / D. J. Butko --
9.Computer visualizations of architectural building illumination / S. Mroczkowska --
10.Some aspects of architectural lighting of historical buildings / M. Górczewska --
11.Digital billboards and road safety / K. Domke, K. Wandachowicz, M. Zalesińska, S. Mroczkowska & P. Skrzypczak -- 12.Assessment and measurement of energy demand and efficiency in public lighting networks / D. Gasparovsky, P. Schwarcz & P. Janiga --
13.Performance of LED street lights in hot environments / R. Saraiji, A. Harb & M. O. Hamdan --
14.Visibility concept in road lighting / M. Zalesińska --
15.A critical analysis of the methodology for calculation of the Lighting Energy Numerical Indiciator (LENI) / D. Gasparovsky, E. Erkin, S. Onaygil & A. Smola --
16.A lighting study for air traffic control towers / S. Grignaffini & M. Romagna --
17.Optimizing lighting design for hospital wards by defining user zones / N. Thuesen, L. Stidsen, P. H. Kirkegaard, H. Harder & V. Suenson --
18.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.

9781845645502 1845645502


Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Congresses.
Lighting--Environmental aspects--Congresses.
Buildings--Environmental engineering.
Light sources.

729.28