CONTENTS
Series Editors Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part 1: Fundamentals 5
1.1. Why Use Daylight as the Primary Light Source? 7
1.2. What Design Steps Will Help Ensure an Integrated Holistic Lighting Design? 17
1.3. What are the Critical Schematic Design Factors Affecting Daylight Provision and Electric Lighting Integration? 29
Part 2: Applications 49
2.1. Using this Book 53
2.2. Floor Plate Geometry 57
2.3. Window Area - Sidelit Office 65
2.4. Section Depth - Sidelit Office 71
2.5. Work Station Partitions - Sidelit Office 77
2.6. Glass Area Ratios - Fenestration Patterns From Two or More Sides 83
2.7. Blinds and Shades - Blind Types 89
2.8. Toplighting - Gymnasium Toplighting Design 95
2.9. Toplighting - Classroom Toplighting Design 101
2.10. Atrium and Adjacent Floorplate - Atrium Fenestration 107
2.11. Daylight From Top and Side - Small Building 113
2.12. Daylight From Top and Side - Office Building 119
2.13. Daylight From Top and Side - Classroom 123
2.14. Fixed Building Shading - Fixed Classroom Shading - South Facade 129
References 135
Index 143