Daylight Science and Daylighting Technology

By Miroslav Kocifaj, Stanislav Darula, Richard Kittler

Book Overview

Preface.- Introduction.- Short historical review of daylight utilisation by living creatures.- Daylight photometry: history, principles and empirical development.- Propagation of light in the atmospheric environment.- Sky luminance characteristics.- Possibilities to simulate year-round changes of the local daylight climate.- Fundamental principles for daylight calculation methods.- Analytical calculation methods and tools for the design of un-glazed apertures.- Daylight methods and tools to design glazed windows and skylights.- Modelling daylight distribution in complex architectural spaces.- The neurophysiology and psychophysics of visual perception.- Discomfort and disability glare in the visual environment.- Index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489987053
• ISBN13: 9781489987051
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"