Daylighting and Integrated Lighting Design

Christopher Meek is Research Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington and a registered architect. He is co-Director of the Integrated Design Lab (IDL) in Seattle where he consults with design teams in the Pacific Northwest and nationally with a focus on building energy performance, daylighting, visual comfort, electric lighting, and climate responsive design.Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg is an Associate Professor at the University of Idaho, and Director of the Integrated Design Lab in Boise. He has consulted on several hundred building projects with architects and engineers regarding daylight, integrated design, and low-energy strategies since 2000. He has a PhD in the Built Environment from the University of Washington.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Fundamentals 1.1. Why Use Daylight as the Primary Light Source? 1.2. What Design Steps Will Help Ensure an Integrated Holistic Lighting Design? 1.3. What are the Critical Schematic Design Factors Affecting Daylight Provision and Electric Lighting Integration? Part 2: Applications 2.1. Using this Book 2.2. Floor Plate Geometry 2.3. Window Area – Sidelit Office 2.4. Section Depth – Sidelit Office 2.5. Work Station Partitions – Sidelit Office 2.6. Glass Area Ratios – Fenestration Patterns From Two or More Sides 2.7. Blinds and Shades – Blind Types 2.8. Toplighting – Gymnasium Toplighting Design 2.9. Toplighting – Classroom Toplighting Design 2.10. Atrium and Adjacent Floorplate – Atrium Fenestration 2.11. Daylight From Top and Side – Small Building 2.12. Daylight From Top and Side – Office Building 2.13. Daylight From Top and Side – Classroom 2.14. Fixed Building Shading – Fixed Classroom Shading – South Façade References

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