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NTRL is the gateway to indexes, abstracts, and technical reports of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The NTIS archives reports from the Departments of Defense, Energy, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and others.

Guides and Handbooks

Applied illumination engineering / by Jack L. Lindsey. 2nd ed. Lilburn, GA: Fairmont Press; Upper Saddle River, NJ : Distributed by Prentice Hall PTR, c1997. Chapter 15.
E Source technology atlas series / Boulder, Colo., USA: E Source, 1993-- . Vol. 1: Lighting.
Fiber optic lighting : a guide for specifiers / by Russell L. DeVeau. 2nd ed. Lilburn, GA: Fairmont Press; Upper Saddle River, NJ: Distributed by Prentice Hall PTR, c2001.
Human factors design handbook: information and guidelines for the design of systems, facilities, equipment, and products for human use / Wesley Woodson. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
The IESNA lighting handbook : reference & application / Mark S. Rea editor-in-chief. 9th ed. New York, N.Y.: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, c2000. Includes glossary, symbols list and references. Chapter 8: Daylighting.
The handbook of lighting surveys & audits / John L. Fetters. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c1998.
Light, light, light: effective use of daylight and electric lighting in residential and commercial spaces / Jane Grosslight; illustrations by Jeffrey W. Verheyen. 2nd ed. Tallahassee, FL: Durwood Publishers, 1990.
Recommended practice of daylighting / prepared by the IESNA Daylighting Committee. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Daylighting Committee. New York: The Society, 1999.
Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight: a guide to good practice / PJ Littlefair. Repr. with corrections. Watford: Building Research Establishment, 1995. BRE report; BR 209.
Time-saver standards for architectural lighting / Gary Steffy. New York: McGraw Hill, 2000.

Reference sources

Bibliographies, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias for terminology, definitions, illustrations

Architectural daylighting: a recent bibliography / Monticello, Ill.: Vance Bibliographies, [1985]. Architecture series--bibliography A 1364.
Encyclopedia of building technology / edited by Henry J. Cowan. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c1988.
Code for lighting / Society of Light and Lighting. Oxford; Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
Construction glossary : an encyclopedic reference and manual / J. Stewart Stein. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, c1993.
Dictionary of architectural and building technology / Henry J. Cowan and Peter R. Smith; with contributions by Jose Carlos Damski. 3rd ed. New York : E & FN Spon, 1998.
Masters of light. first volume. twentieth-century pioneers / Henry Plummer = Masutazu obu raito. dai 1-kan. 20-seiki no. Tokyo: E ando Yu, (A+U) 2003. Kenchiku to toshi. Rinji zokango ; 2003, Nov. A classic, this book focuses on the use of natural light by well known architects. Includes a comprehensive history of daylighting and its use in modern times. Volume I covers 1902-1979. Listed by architect has photos, ill. drawings by Kahn, Esherick and many more.
Recommended practice of daylighting / prepared by the IESNA Daylighting Committee. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Daylighting Committee. New York: The Society, 1999.

Design

Concepts and practice of architectural daylighting / Fuller Moore; illustrations by Gregory Anderson. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1991.
Daylight design of buildings / Nick Baker and Koen Steemers. London: James & James, c2002.
Daylight performance of buildings / edited by Marc Fontoynont. London: James & James. Science Publishers, 1999.
Daylighting / American Institute of Architects. Washington, D.C.: The Institute, c1982.
Daylighting and window design / London: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, c1999. Series title: Lighting guide; LG10.
Daylighting : design and analysis / Claude L. Robbins. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.
Daylighting for sustainable design / Mary Guzowski. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2000.
Daylighting: natural light in architecture / Derek Phillips; with a foreword by Carl Gardner. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2004. Includes sections on: history, environment, windows, human factors, energy, and case studies which cover sports arenas, hotels, educational facilities.
Daylighting performance and design / Gregg D. Ander. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c2003. Includes daylighting strategies, building materials, and methods of construction. Designs are illustrated by case studies, glazing techniques, discussions on productivity, human performance and the impact on interior spaces.
Designing with innovative daylighting / P.J. Littlefair. Watford, Herts, England: Construction Research Communications, 1996. Series title: Building Research Establishment report.
Developments in innovative daylighting / Paul Littlefair. London: Building Research Establishment, 2000.
The HOK guidebook to sustainable design / Sandra Mendler, William Odell. New York: J. Wiley, c2000.
Light & space: modern architecture / edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa; introduction by Paolo Portoghesi; text by Riichi Miyake = Hikari no kukan / kikaku satsuei Futagawa Yukio; jobun Paoro Porutogegi; Tokyo: A.D.A. EDITA, c1994-
Light in Japanese architecture / Henry Plummer = Nihon kenchiku ni okeru hikari to kage / Henri Purama. Tokyo: E and Yu, 1995. Series title: Kenchiku to toshi.
Light revealing architecture / Marietta S. Millet; illustrations by Catherine Jean Barrett. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1996.
Climate considerations in building and urban design / Baruch Givoni. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1998.

Lighting

American national standard practice for office lighting / prepared by the IESNA Office Lighting Committee. New York: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 2004. ANSI/IESNA recommended practice; RP-1-04. Includes standard lighting levels, drawings and graphs.
Architectural interior systems : lighting, acoustics, air conditioning / John E. Flynn [et al.]. 3rd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1992.
Architectural lighting / M. David Egan, Victor W. Olgyay. 2nd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2002.
Architectural lighting design / Gary Steffy. 2nd ed. New York : John Wiley, c2002.
IES recommended practice for lighting offices containing computer visual display terminals / prepared by the Subcommittee on Visual Display Terminals, IES Committee on Office Lighting. New York: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 1990. RP (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America); 24.
The IESNA lighting handbook: reference & application / Mark S. Rea, editor-in-chief. 9th ed. New York, N.Y. : Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, c2000.
Interior lighting for designers / Gary Gordon; ills by Gregory F. Day. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, c2003.
Lamps and lighting / edited by J. R. Coaton and A. M. Marsden.d A.M. Marsden. 4th ed. London; Sydney; New York: Arnold, 1997. Chapter 19 by J.A. Lynes on daylighting.
Lighting handbook / Bloomfield, N.J.: North American Philips Lighting Corp., 1984.
Lighting: Interior and Exterior / Robert Bean. Burlington, MA.: Architectural Press, 2004. Includes a glossary, lamp data, illustrations and case problems.
Lighting modern buildings / Derek Phillips. Oxford ; Boston: Architectural Press, 2000.
The lighting pattern book for homes / Russell P. Leslie, Kathryn M. Conway. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
The lit interior / William J. Fielder; with contributions by Frederick H.Jones. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 2001.

Solar

See Solar Design Resources guide for more references

Energy in architecture: the European passive solar handbook / edited by John R. Goulding, J. Owen Lewis, Theo C.Rev. ed. London: B.T. Batsford for the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate General XII for Science, Research and Development, 1992.
Protecting solar access: a guidebook for California communities / by American Planning Association. Sacramento: Calif. Energy Commission, 1980.
Solar radiation and daylight models for the energy efficient design of buildings / T. Muneer; with a chapter on Solar spectral radiation by H.Kambezidis. 1st ed. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 1997.
Sunlighting as formgiver for architecture / Lam, William M. C. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.

Windows

Glazing design and performance for windows and interior spaces.

Climate and energy use in glazed spaces / Maria Wall. Lund, Sweden: Lund University, Lund Institute of Technology, Dept. of Building Science, 1996.
Contemporary windows / Amanda Baillieu. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2003.
Residential windows: a guide to new technologies and energy performance / John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz, Lisa Heschong. 1st. ed. New York: Norton, 1996.
Windows in buildings: thermal, acoustic, visual, and solar performance / T. Muneer; with a chapter on sol. Oxford ; Boston : Architectural Press, 2000. System requirements: Microsoft Excel software.

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