ABSTRACT
Itisnowrecognisedthatartificiallightingcanbe amajorenergyconsumerinsomebuildings. Dependingonthetypesoflampsinstalled,agreater orlesserfractionofthelightingloadisconvertedto heatandthusaffectstheheatingorcoolingloadof thebuilding.Withtheshifttowardsenergyefficient designsolutions,ithasbecomeimportanttoconsider theintegratedmanagementofthevisualandthermal requirements,takingintoaccounttheluminousand thermalimplicationsofdaylightingstrategies.
