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Written by a leading authority on sky model formulation and daylight measurement
Includes information on non-overcast skies and year-round situations important for energy saving calculations, not included in other books
Includes a historical overview of advancements and developments in human vision and photonic studies
Analyzes recent research trends in daylight illumination technology in improving health and comfort in human environments, using neuroscience, the work of S.S.Stevens and the invariably missed late work of R.G.Hopkinson towards redeveloping an apt discomfort glare formula and application technology
Refines daylight theory and introduces new calculation methods and computer tools for programs such as window design MAM and novel hollow light guides HOLIGILM
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Sunlight profoundly influences the Earth's atmosphere and biosphere. Nature fuels the evolution of all living things, their visual systems, and the manner in which they adapt, accommodate, and habituate.
Sun luminance measurements serve as data to calculate typical changes in the daily, monthly, and annual variability characteristics of daylight. Climate-based sky luminance patterns are used as models in predicting daylighting calculation and computer programs applied in architecture and building design. Historically, daylight science and daylighting technology has prioritized photometric methods of measurements, calculation, and graphical tools aimed at predicting or evaluating the daylighting of architectural design alternatives.
However, due to a heightened awareness of general health and well-being, sunlight exposure and freedom from visual discomfort while undertaking visual tasks are now equally prioritized. Therefore, in order to assure optimal environmental quality, daylighting technology must be based on sound science.
Daylight Science and Daylighting Technology, by Richard Kittler, Miroslav Kocifaj, and Stanislav Darula, sketches the entire evolution of daylight science from atmospheric science through apt visual workplace psychophysics.
Authors and Affiliations
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Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Construction & Architecture, Bratislava, Slovakia
Richard Kittler, Miroslav Kocifaj, Stanislav Darula
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Daylight Science and Daylighting Technology
Authors: Richard Kittler, Miroslav Kocifaj, Stanislav Darula
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8816-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-8815-7Published: 21 October 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8705-1Published: 30 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8816-4Published: 22 October 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 341
Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Renewable and Green Energy, Interior Architecture and Design, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology