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Lighting Calculations

1. Design Considerations

2. Typical Calculations

3. Lumen Method

4. Point-by-point Method

5. Other Calculations

6. Outdoor Lighting

[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video Presentation:

• Lighting Calculations (5:51) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfbXx13JgeU
• What is Lumen method? (4:46) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUxwNUdGycI
• lumen method (11:20) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt8R1JMrn-o
• Lighting Point by Point (5:08) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ZKNOvDmCQ
  

 Further Reading:

• e-light: LEARN: the different stages of the lighting design process http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/learn.html
• Establish design criteria http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/establish/est.html
• Record architectural constraints http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/record/record.html
• Determine visual functions and tasks http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/determine/deter.html
• Design light distribution http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/design/design.html
• Qualitative and quantitative results http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/qualitative/qual.html
  
• Lighting Design Calculation in a Building – Step by Step http://www.electricaltechnology.org/2017/03/lighting-design-calculation-in-building.html
  
• The installer’s guide to lighting design, Good Practice Guide 300 http://www.cibse.org/getmedia/0276ac78-dc41-4694-9378-8f984ef924f2/GPG300-The-Installers-Guide-to-Lighting-Design.pdf.aspx
  

References:

• SLL, 2009. The SLL Lighting Handbook, Society of Light and Lighting (SLL), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [621.32 S67]
• Chapter 6: Lighting design
• Raynham, P., 2012. The SLL Code for Lighting, Society of Light and Lighting (SLL), London.
• Chapter 12: Photometric datasheets
  
• Chapter 13: Indoor lighting calculations
  
• Chapter 14: Outdoor lighting calculations

Web Links:

• Examples of the impact on lighting with differing techniques of lighting distribution inside interior spaces: http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/design/la.html
• Establish design criteria --- lighting concepts: http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/establish/lc.html
• Examples of the impact on lighting with differing layers of lighting, and material properties of surfaces inside interior spaces: http://iarc.uncg.edu/elight/learn/determine/la.html
• Light distribution curves, illumination and isolux diagrams http://www.bega.de/en/knowledge/about-light-and-illumination/2-information-about-light-and-illumination/2-06-light-distribution-curves-illumination-and-isolux-diagrams/
• Examples of lumen method calculations:
• Lighting Design Calculation in a Building – Step by Step http://www.electricaltechnology.org/2017/03/lighting-design-calculation-in-building.html
  
• Lumen method calculations http://www.arca53.dsl.pipex.com/index_files/lummethd.htm
  
• The installer’s guide to lighting design, Good Practice Guide 300 (page 22-26) http://www.cibse.org/getmedia/0276ac78-dc41-4694-9378-8f984ef924f2/GPG300-The-Installers-Guide-to-Lighting-Design.pdf.aspx
• Area lighting Design Calculations - Part One http://www.electrical-knowhow.com/2013/01/area-lighting-design-calculations-part.html
• Daylighting and daylight factor http://personal.cityu.edu.hk/~bsapplec/methods.htm
  
  

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| Created: Sep 2017 | Update: 13 Sep 2017 |