- Author
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White, E. T.
- Title
- Tracing Lighting Design Decisions for New Open Office Space: A Pilot Study.
- Coporate
- Florida A&M Univ., Gainesville
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS GCR 81-333
June 1981
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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office buildings; lighting equipment; design criteria; decision making; illumination; models; surveys
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equipment design
- Abstract
- The research activity consisted of an exploration of the design decision making process used by architects, engineers, and lighting designers for the illumination needs in open office situations. Approximately 30 firms with extensive lighting design experience comprised the sample of organizations who participated in the study. They ranged in size from large A/E and architectural companies to small lighting design and space planning offices. Personal interviews were conducted with the individual (or group) primarily responsible for making lighting design decisions. The object of the interview was to determine the criteria used (and their interrelationships) to make lighting decisions and to explore in detail how task lighting and ambient lighting requirements are established and put into practice to support necessary and desired activities. The data obtained during the interviews were used to formulate a lighting design process model, which explores the interactions among the many variables considered in lighting design. This design process model may be used as the first step in the formulation of a more generalized model which may be used for other design decisions -- e.g. acoustics, thermal environment, space requirements, etc.