1. Lighting in the home and the need for light
The notion of light requirements needs to be clarified to better define the choice of lighting solutions that meet demands that are sometimes misunderstood or ignored.
1.1 The relationship between man and light
The eye is a sensor of information from our environment. Natural light is the medium of this communication system, in a world that was born with light. Light is used to see and analyze the physical elements that surround us. The eye and its visual system provide the detection, coding and cognitive interpretation needed to look, understand, act and feel safe.
This sensory expression also translates our emotions into thinking, admiring, contemplating and dreaming.
While human beings are genetically programmed...
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Lighting in the home and the need for light
Bibliography
Books, articles, symposium proceedings
Websites
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ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency
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AFE – French Lighting Association
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AFNOR – Association française de normalisation...
Events
National Day of Light organized every even-numbered year by AFE.
CIE-France and AFE symposia and conferences: Collège Santé, Scientific Committee and its fourteen regional centers.
Standards
Photometry
- Light and lighting – Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements. - NF EN 12665 -
- Mesure et présentation des données photométriques des lampes et des luminaires. - NF EN 13032-1/2 -
- Light and lighting – Workplace lighting – Part 1: Indoor workplaces – Part 2: Outdoor workplaces. - NF EN 12464-1/2 -
- Ergonomics – Principles of visual ergonomics applicable...
Lighting
Laws and regulations
Energy efficiency and the environment
REGULATION (EU) 2015/1428 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps and Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high-intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps......
Directories
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Lighting Syndicate
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GIL – Syndicat du luminaire
Laboratories – Research centers – Universities – Education
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