Intended Audience: Designers, architects, engineers, users, general public, environmentalists, utilities.
Intended Interest Categories: Specifier (US), Affected (UA), Public Interest (UP), Academic, Research (GAR), Government, Regulatory (GGR), General SME (GSME), Organizational (OM) Test Equip User (TEU), Test Equip Manf (TEM).
Description: The purpose of this document is to describe and explain the human visual system, including its components in the eye and the brain. The structure and function of these various components are explained, as well as the ways in which individual people differ in their visual abilities.
Page count: 60 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2020)
SKU: ANSI/IES LS-6-20(R25)
ISBN: 978-0-87995-507-6
Previous edition: LS-6-20
Chapters:
1.0 Introduction and Scope
2.0 The Role and Use of Lighting Calculations
3.0 Calculating Illuminance, Luminance, and Flux
4.0 Photometric Data for Calculations
5.0 Model of Light Transport
6.0 Renderings Based on Calculations
7.0 Evaluating Lighting Analysis Software
8.0 Factors Affecting Lighting Calculations: Light Loss Factors
9.0 Assessing Computed Results
10.0 Standardized Calculation Procedures
Annex A – Formulary
Annex B – Examples of Application of Radiative Transfer
Annex C – Comparison of Calculated and Measured Quantities
Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES LS-6-20(R25), Lighting Science: Calculation of Light and Its Effects. New York: IES; 2020.
