Kitchen & Bath Lighting... made easy by Michael De Luca, CKD, ASID, NCIDQ Table of Contents Preface Introduction Why Are We Confused The Goals Of This Book Who Should Read This Book How To Use This Book Chapter 1 - Lighting Concepts General Lighting Task Lighting WorkPlane Distance FootCandle Lux - For European Lamps Lumen CandlePower Beam Angle Watts Lamp Specifications Quiz Chapter 1 Chapter 2 - Color & Reflectance Light and Color Color Rendition Index (CRI) Comparing Fluorescent Lamps Color Temperature A Little About Lamps Reflectance Reflectance Table Ceiling Reflectance Wall Reflectance Floor Reflectance Final Reflectance Tasks Average Room Reflectance Background Reflectance A Parting Thought on Reflectance Quiz Chapter 2  Chapter 3 - Spacing Principles Cones Are Everything Triangles Spacing for General Lighting Using Directional Lamps Using a Protractor to find Spacing Using the Spacing Table (Toss The Protractor) Find the Spacing between Lamps Allowing for the Intersect Finding the Wall Find the Beam Angle for the Spacing Desired Spacing Table Directional Lamps and Task Lighting Under-Cabinet Task Lighting Omni-Directional Lamps Some Final Thoughts Quiz Chapter 3 Chapter 4 - Lighting Measurements FootCandle Table FootCandle Level Adjusting the FootCandle Level Adjusting for Occupant Age Adjusting for Overall Reflectance Adjusting for Background Reflectance Adjusted FootCandle Level Art Lighting Levels Now What? Inverse Square Law Solving for CandlePower Solving for FootCandles Solving for Distance Finding a Suitable Lamp Using the Inverse Square Law Using the CandlePower Table What if the Fc is Not Listed CandlePower Table Putting Spacing and the CandlePower Table Together The Lumen Method CU Tables (Coefficient of Utilization) Reading a CU Table Finding the RCR Using RCR and Reflectance to determine a luminaires' CU Working through the Lumen Method Worksheet Lumen Method Calculation Sheet Relamping the Fixture Some Final Thoughts Rules of Thumb Quiz Chapter 4  Chapter 5 - Lamps & Fixtures Lamp Technologies Incandescent Halogen Fluorescent Compact Fluorescent High Intensity Discharge Lamp Descriptions MR16/MR11/MR16TAL Lamps AR70 Lamps PAR36 Lamps A/R/BR Lamps Tungsten Halogen Lamps (T4) PAR16 Lamps PAR20/30/38 Lamps Compact Fluorescent Lamps HQI Lamps (T6) Fixtures Recessed Housings New Construction Housings Remodel Housings Type IC (Insulation Contact Housings) Non-Type IC Housings Trims for Recessed Cans Black Milligroove Baffle White Milligroove Baffle Clear Specular/Alzak Recessed Luminaires Incandescent/Halogen Cans Compact Fluorescent Housings Low Voltage Housings Low Voltage Trims Pinhole Spot Eyelid Adjustable Eyeball 45 x 360 Oval Slot 45 x 360 Mirror Light 90 x 360 Framing Projector 90 x 360 Low Voltage Special Effects Filters Surface Wall (Sconce) Surface Ceiling (Pendant) Track Lighting Low Voltage Track Filters Counter Lighting Puck Lighting Under-Cabinet Fluorescent Low Voltage Strip Lighting Chapter 6 - Practical Application Seven Steps of Lighting General Lighting Task Lighting Kitchen Lighting Plan 1 Kitchen Lighting Plan 2 Task Lighting at a Window Kitchen Lighting Lighting Problems Kitchen Lighting Solutions Recessed Trim & Pendant Counter/Backsplash Lighting Skylights and Beamed Ceilings Updating a Fluorescent Dropped Ceiling Track Lighting Bath Lighting Plan 1 Pullman Lighting at Two Sinks Bath Lighting Plan 2 Bath Lighting Solutions Art Lighting Miscellaneous Structural Considerations Switching Chapter 7 - Art Lighting Preferred Aiming Angle Relative FootCandle Level Subject Coverage Fixture Selection Art Lighting for 60 Aiming Angle Art Lighting for 45 Aiming Angle Art Lighting for 30 Aiming Angle Appendix A National Energy Policy Act (EPACT) EPACT Upgrade Reference Incandescent/Halogen Lamp Data Lamp Bases and Shapes Lamp Diameter MOL (Maximum Overall Length) Appendix Conventions (Incandescent) Epact Compliance Color Symbols GE Incandescent Phillips Incandescent Sylvania/Osram Incandescent GE Halogen Phillips Halogen Sylvania/Osram Halogen GE Halogen Low Voltage Phillips Halogen Low Voltage Sylvania/Osram Low Voltage Halogen Fluorescent Lamp Data Bulb Diameters MOL (Maximum Overall Length) Appendix Conventions (Fluorescent) Epact Compliance Color Symbols Organization by Manufacturer Lamp Bases and Shapes Compact Fluorescent Cross Reference Fluorescent Color Cross Reference GE Linear Fluorescent Phillips Linear Fluorescent Sylvania/Osram Linear Fluorescent GE Compact Fluorescent Phillips Compact Fluorescent Sylvania/Osram Compact Fluorescent Appendix B CU Tables (Coefficient of Utilization) Reading a CU Table Finding the RCR Using RCR and Reflectance to determine a luminaires' CU About the CU Tables in This Appendix What to do When a CU Table Cannot be Found Glossary C Quiz Solutions D Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Reference List Resources Legal Stuff About The Author Index Lighting Design Software Pricing & Products ORDER LightCalc Main Page