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Hunsaker, Scot – Athletic Business, 1998
Examines the use of lighting, both artificial and natural, that can enhance the aesthetic quality and functionality of areas with indoor swimming pools. Discusses glare and shadow-reduction measures that aid competitive events, including lighting above and below water levels, and highlights lighting issues during televised events. Descriptions of…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Glare, Higher Education, Lighting
American School and University, 1977
Natural light and low lighting levels with individual task level lamps contribute to a low energy use at the Sawyer Library. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, College Libraries, Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Meyers, Alan R. – American School and University, 1979
How to reduce energy use while improving the quality of your lighting. (Author)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Modern Schools, 1975
Providing high visibility and saving energy at the same time can be accomplished, as the design of these new school buildings proves. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Electrical Systems, Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Modern Schools, 1975
Efficiency, lower operating costs, and flexibility are only a few of the reasons why total-electric facilities encompass the range of education from elementary schools to university buildings. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Electrical Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Ruud, Alan – American School and University, 1978
Considerations for a classroom lighting system include the quality of the system in terms of improved seeability, operating efficiency, and energy savings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Higher Education
Berman, Herbert – College Store Journal (Sec 1), 1977
Suggestions for economical and effective lighting that will contribute to overall productivity are offered by a vice-president of Bloomingdale's. (LBH)
Descriptors: College Stores, Cost Effectiveness, Design Requirements, Higher Education
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Hughes, Philip C. – CEFP Journal, 1981
Reviews the established effects of light on the human organism and concludes that sunlight simulating environmental lighting in schools will result in greater student and teacher comfort, health, and increased performance and/or working capacity. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Higher Education
Lowell, Ross – 1999
Written for students, professionals with limited experience, and professionals who encounter lighting difficulties, this book encourages sensitivity to light in its myriad manifestations: it offers advice in creating memorable images for video, film, and stills through lighting. Chapters in the book are: (1) "Lights of Passage: Basic Theory and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Film Production, Higher Education, Lighting
Modern Schools, 1974
The installation of an area lighting tower combines increased security with economic savings at Kansas State University. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement, Electricity, Higher Education
Illuminating Engineering Society, New York, NY. – 2000
The aims of this document are: (1) to enable school and college administrators to brief their architects on appropriate provision of lighting, and (2) to enable lighting designers to check that the criteria they apply are consistent with good current practice. The scope is restricted to learning and study activities and associated circulation.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Design Preferences, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Santamaria, Joseph W. – American School and University, 1977
While tripling the campus size of Alvin Community College in Texas, architects and engineers cut back on nonessential lighting, recaptured waste heat, insulated everything possible, and let energy considerations dictate the size and shape of the building. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Community Colleges, Energy Conservation, Heat Recovery
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Parker-Jenkins, Marie; Parker-Jenkins, William – School Science Review, 1985
Provides information to identify and implement the key characteristics which contribute to an efficient and comfortable visual display unit (VDU) lighting installation. Areas addressed include VDU lighting requirements, glare, lighting controls, VDU environment, lighting retrofit, optical filters, and lighting recommendations. A checklist to…
Descriptors: Display Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Glare, Higher Education
Zuczek, Daniel – American School & University, 1996
Discusses how modern schools require specific lighting systems to accommodate computers and other technologies. Describes special needs for direct and indirect lighting when considering visual display terminals and projectors, and the kind of lighting system best suited for distance learning. Offers ideas on classrooms' physical layout. (RJM)
Descriptors: Building Design, Classroom Environment, Display Systems, Educational Environment
Berridge, Robert; Kwartin, Bruce – Business Officer, 1992
An Environmental Protection Agency program encourages energy conservation on campuses by consulting with colleges and universities willing to reduce energy used in lighting. Full program implementation in these and other organizations can create significant savings in demand for electricity and help fight global warming and acid rain. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Energy Conservation, Facility Improvement, Federal Government
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