Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment

Contents Section 1: Architectural lighting design and applications The dynamic lighting technique in indoor architecture; Street lighting design for a traditional city: a case study of Jesi, Italy; Natural light in traditional architecture of Iran: lessons to remember; Design of parametric software tools: optimizing future health care performance by integrating evidence-based knowledge in architectural design and building processes; Application of modern models of sustainable architecture in the use of natural light and effective utilization of energy in schools: a comparative study of Glasgow (Great Britain) and Isfahan (Iran); Qualitative and quantitative daylight optimisation by shading device experimentation; Pedagogical models from a lighting design studio The sound of daylight: the visual and auditory nature of designing with natural light Section 2: Illumination of architectural objects Computer visualizations of architectural building illumination; Some aspects of architectural lighting of historical buildings Section 3: Outdoor lighting Digital billboards and road safety; Assessment and measurement of energy demand and efficiency in public lighting networks; Performance of LED street lights in hot environments; Visibility concept in road lighting Section 4: Indoor lighting design and applications A critical analysis of the methodology for calculation of the Lighting Energy Numerical Indicator (LENI); A lighting study for air traffic control towers Section 5: Light and human health Optimizing lighting design for hospital wards by defining user zones; Patients' light preferences in hospital wards: related to light atmosphere in Danish homes; Examples of the application of light-tissue interaction to biomedical engineering Section 6: Special paper Capturing the light