ABSTRACT

This book helps you make good lighting decisions and will be a very useful hands-on tool for anyone involved with engineering, maintenance, purchasing, specification, retrofits, remodels, and new construction for interior or exterior lighting applications. It gives very practical ways to maintain and update existing lighting systems and how to plan for the future. Key points include LED lighting, maintenance costs, achieving low power density, disadvantages of LED T8s, and human centric lighting.

chapter Chapter 1|4 pages

Ready, Set, Go

chapter Chapter 2|2 pages

Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

chapter Chapter 3|2 pages

Lighting 101

chapter Chapter 4|12 pages

Maintenance

chapter Chapter 5|1 pages

Dimming Fluorescent Ballasts

chapter Chapter 6|5 pages

Spectrally Enhanced Lighting

chapter Chapter 7|14 pages

Delamp vs. Lamp-for-lamp Retrofit

chapter Chapter 8|2 pages

Induction

chapter Chapter 9|4 pages

Electronically Ballasted CMH

chapter Chapter 10|7 pages

Important Stuff to Know about LEDs

chapter Chapter 11|2 pages

Store Cooler Lights

chapter Chapter 12|2 pages

Decorative Lights

chapter Chapter 13|3 pages

Omnidirectional Lights

chapter Chapter 14|4 pages

Accent Lights

chapter Chapter 15|4 pages

Recessed Cans

chapter Chapter 16|8 pages

LED T8s

chapter Chapter 17|22 pages

LED Lightbar Kits, Troffer Kits and Troffers

chapter Chapter 18|8 pages

Task Ambient Lighting

chapter Chapter 19|17 pages

Hibays

chapter Chapter 20|4 pages

Garage Lighting

chapter Chapter 21|5 pages

Exterior Lighting

chapter Chapter 22|8 pages

Controls

chapter Chapter 23|5 pages

Retrofit

chapter Chapter 24|6 pages

Financial Tools

chapter Chapter 25|3 pages

Rebates

chapter Chapter 26|4 pages

Follow the Money

chapter Chapter 27|2 pages

Alphabet Soup

chapter Chapter 28|3 pages

Big Brother Lighting

chapter Chapter 29|43 pages

Human Centric Lighting