Elective at semester(s) 6, 8, ECTS: 3
Generic Competences: Ability to work autonomously, Ability to work in a team, Ability to work in an international context, Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment, Ability to design and manage projects.
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
The objectives of the course after completion of the lectures/exercises are as follows:
1. Knowledge of existing technology. Development of criteria for selecting the appropriate technology to meet design requirements.
2. Basic knowledge of the effect of lighting at a biological level.
3. Management of the problem of designing a lighting system so that it can simultaneously satisfy both legislative and aesthetic requirements. Students are trained in the use of basic equipment (illuminance and luminance meters) and appropriate software.
4. Understanding the interaction between natural and artificial lighting and its impact on the energy balance of the building.
The course presents the basic design principles and regulatory requirements for lighting design in the built environment.
The course consists of a number of lectures with accompanying exercises in each section and is structured as follows:
· LECTURE #1: Introduction. Design evolution and contemporary requirements that need to be met. Emphasis on quality while achieving low energy consumption. Discussion of the biological background of practices, countering lighting in the context of energy regulations. Examples.
LECTURE #2: Visual system, perception, and color.
LECTURE #3: Basic principles of photometry. Quantities and units. Exercise.
o Laboratory: Instruments for measuring lighting and brightness. Their use
LECTURE #4: Use of the above quantities in design practice.
LECTURE #5: Technology: Light sources. Principles of operation of light sources, regulations related to the measurement of their characteristics.
o Laboratory: Demonstration of light source operation
LECTURE #6: Lighting fixtures. Classification, principles of reflector design. Analysis of photometric diagrams.
LECTURE #7: Design theories. Review .
LECTURE #8: Calculations. Detailed presentation of the Lumen method as well as presentation of all methodologies used in lighting calculation algorithms. Presentation of program capabilities. Exercise
LECTURE #9: Functional lighting. Investigation of the requirements of standard EN 12464-1,2. Exercise
LECTURE #10: Daylighting. Basic definitions, availability, presentation of design techniques.
o Laboratory: techniques for assessing the visual environment in relation to glare (HDR photography).
o Laboratory: Use of artificial sky/sun using models
LECTURE #11: Energy saving techniques. Assessment in the early stages of design of the percentage of savings from the use of natural lighting in accordance with EN 15193-2007.
LECTURE #12: Basic economic analysis. Payback period, net present value. Comparison of lighting systems. Based on IES RP-31-14 "Recommended Practice for the Economic Analysis of Lighting."
LECTURES #13 & #14. Design requirements for spaces (offices, museums) and outdoor spaces. Exercise.
1. Students complete a small project with specific requirements (individualy) during the course and
2. Final submission of a project related to the design of a building's lighting system, accompanied by an oral examination.
1. ΦΩΤΙΣΜΟΣ, SILVIO SAN PIETRO - PAOLA GALLO
2. Zerefos, S., & Tsangrassoulis, A. (2024). Lighting Design [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-1000
3. Tsangrassoulis, A. (2015). Daylighting [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-443
Christopher Cuttle , “Lighting by Design”, Routledge Publ.
• Christopher Cuttle , “Lighting Design: A Perception-Based Approach “, Routledge Publ.
• Peter Tregenze & David Loe, “The design of Lighting”, Routledge Publ.
• Peter Robert Boyce , “Human Factors in Lighting”, CRC Press
• Peter Tregenza & Michael Wilson, “Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting Design”, Routledge Publ.
• DETAIL Practice, “Lighting Design”, http://shop.detail.de/row_e/lighting-design.html
• M. David Egan & Victor Olgyay, “Architectural Lighting 2nd Edition”, McGraw-Hill
• Marrieta Millet, “Light revealing architecture”, Wiley
Πρότυπα :
- EN12464-1:2011, Light and lighting – Lighting of workplaces,Part 1: Indoor work places
- EN 12464-2:2014,Light and lighting. Lighting of work places. Outdoor work places
- ΕN 15193:2007, Energy performance of buildings. Energy requirements for lighting
- IES RP-31-14 “ Recommended Practice for the Economic Analysis of Lighting”
Βιβλιογραφίαδιαθέσιμηδιαδικτυακά:
1. Annex 45 Guidebook on Energy Efficient Electric Lighting for Buildings, http://www.lightinglab.fi/IEAAnnex45/
2. LICHT.DE ,http://en.licht.de/en/info-and-service/publications-and-downloads/lichtwissen-series-of-publications/
3. Daylight in Buildings, IEA, SHC, www.ecbcs.org/docs/ECBCS_Annex_29_PSR.pdf
4. Daylight in Buildings, https://buildings.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/daylight-in-buildings.pdf
5. MIT Open Courses, http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/architecture/4-493-natural-light-in-design-january-iap-2006/
Measuring Light - Ryerson University, http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~phiscock/astronomy/light-pollution/photometry.pdf
Τα λογισμικά που χρησιμοποιούνται στο μάθημα είναι τα εξής :
1. DIALUX, (Dialux 4 , Dialux Evo), http://www.dial.de/DIAL/en/dialux/download.html
2. RELUX, http://www.relux.biz/index.php?option=com_download&Itemid=241&lang=en
3. Photometric Viewer, http://www.photometricviewer.com/1_4_Download.html?ckattempt=1
4. Daylight Visualizer ,http://viz.velux.com/
Illuminance , Luminance, Brightness, Human Centric Lighting, Light sources, Luminaire, Daylight, Energy Savings
https://eclass.uth.gr/courses/ARCH_U_206/