Lighting Design: Principles, Implementation, Case Studies (Detail Practice)

Lighting Design: Principles, Implementation, Case Studies (Detail Practice) Review

More than any building material, light produces spatial effects, generates moods, and "stages architectural designs. In well-lit spaces, we feel good, and we are capable and effective; light promotes health. Moreover, especially in office buildings, the combination of a sensible natural lighting design with a corresponding approach to artificial lighting is a decisive factor in energy conservation.

Assembled by experienced authors and experts from the worlds of practice and teaching, this new volume in the series Detail Practice provides an introduction to the most important aspects of natural and artificial lighting design. In addition to straightforward planning rules such as ground plan design, building orientation, and the structuring of facades it also introduces and explains current natural and artificial lighting systems with the help of example projects.

Lightbook: The Practice of Lighting Design

Lightbook: The Practice of Lighting Design Review

Light is a very important factor in the construction of buildings and their interiors. In an era dominated by technical innovation, ecological demands and aesthetical requirements, architects and investors are recognising that artificial light and daylight can be used to great effect inside and outside with comparative ease. Good lighting is influenced by a number of complex factors: design, experience, technical competence, imagination, and the cooperation of experts and clients. Drawing upon their extensive experience from working with internationally renowned architects on more than 250 projects, the authors have produced a comprehensive handbook on lighting that takes into consideration all these factors. From the very first designs to the completion of the projects, it charts all aspects of lighting projects using copious international examples. Chapters on basic technical details and the necessary instruments are included, and an extensive glossary makes vital information readily accessible.

Tolley's Industrial & Commercial Gas Installation Practice, Fourth Edition: Gas Service Technology Volume 3

Tolley's Industrial & Commercial Gas Installation Practice, Fourth Edition: Gas Service Technology Volume 3 Review

This is the third of three volumes of essential reference for those concerned with the installation and servicing of domestic and industrial gas equipment. This volume deals with the various aspects of installing and servicing industrial and commercial appliances and associated equipment.

The revised fourth edition is brought fully up to date with current Standards, in line with requirements of the ACS Certificates of Competence and NVQs, and addresses the radical changes seen in the practice of soundness testing and purging of industrial and commercial gas installations in excess of, and below, 1m3, as well as strength and tightness testing and direct purging of small low pressure industrial and commercial natural gas installations. Also addressed in the new edition are important changes to standards for gas installation pipework, boosters and compressors on industrial and commercial premises; gas installation in educational establishments; LPG cylinders in mobile catering vehicles, service vehicles and similar commercial units; as well as flues and ventilation for larger gas appliances.

Incorporating many illustrations and worked examples throughout the text, Volume 3 combines a concise reference with practical application in real-world engineering contexts to create an essential handbook for all aspects of the installation and servicing of domestic gas appliances, ideal for both students new to the field as well as professionals and none-operational professionals (e.g. Specifiers, Managers, Supervisors) as an ongoing source of reference.


* Comprehensive reference combined with practical application - an essential handbook for gas service technology
* Fully updated in line with the latest changes to Standards, NVQs and ACS Certificates of Competence
* Hundreds of line drawings and photographs maximise accessibility of the text, enabling readers to easily recognise the appliances under discussion