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Introduction to Lighting Systems

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The aim of this course is to provide students with the needed knowledge and skills, which enable them to define the principles of daylighting and artificial lighting. Basic Concepts, potentials, and terminologies are outlined.
  • Course Goals
  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Requirements

ARC143

Description

  • English Description

    Importance of Lighting and influence on product ability. Design standards (lux level, luminary type, lamp type… etc.), Lighting Systems. Provides general introduction to the visual environment, including subjective and objective scales of measurement, visual perception, photometry, brightness, luminance, illumination, natural and artificial lighting. Design problems, field measurements, computer, and other models will be used to explore major topics and energy savings options.
  • Arabic Description

    Importance of Lighting and influence on product ability. Design standards (lux level, luminary type, lamp type… etc.), Lighting Systems. Provides general introduction to the visual environment, including subjective and objective scales of measurement, visual perception, photometry, brightness, luminance, illumination, natural and artificial lighting. Design problems, field measurements, computer, and other models will be used to explore major topics and energy savings options.
  • Department
    Architecture Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Major Assessment (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 10% , tr.Self_learning 15% , tr.Seminar 10% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • -Reinhart, C.; Daylighting Handbook I, Building Technology Press, 2014.
  • - Reinhart, C.; Daylighting Handbook II, Building Technology Press, 2018.
  • - The Institution of Lighting Engineers; The Outdoor Lighting Guide, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2005
  • - Guzowski, M.; The Art of Architectural Daylighting, Laurence King Publishing, 2018.
  • - Jukanovic, A.; Architectural Lighting Design: A Practical Guide, The Crowood Press Ltd, 2019.
  • - Livingston, J.; Designing with Light: The Art, Science and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, 1st Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014