Kitchen and Bath Lighting: Concept, Design, Light (NKBA Professional Resource Library) - Hardcover

Blitzer, Dan; Mackay, Tammy; NKBA (National Kitchen And Bath Association)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118454545 ISBN 13: 9781118454541

Publisher: Wiley, 2015

Synopsis

The industry standard illustrated guide from the National Kitchen and Bath Association

Co-published by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), Kitchen and Bath Lighting is the go-to resource for designing, planning, and installing light in residential kitchen and bath projects. Full color illustrations throughout the book make Kitchen and Bath Lighting a visually absorbing experience. This beautiful volume begins with the basics of light, color, and vision, progressing from there through every stage of the residential lighting design process. With special attention to sustainability and lighting for older eyes, this book contains the information you need to know about the latest trends impacting the lighting industry.

Because the NKBA established the standard kitchen and bath guidelines for both new construction and remodels, Kitchen and Bath Lighting is aligned with the practices that are in high demand. This book is also an excellent choice for anyone hoping to obtain credentials as a Certified Kitchen Designer or Certified Bath Designer.

• Comprehensive coverage of the kitchen and bath lighting process, from the fundamentals of color to design documentation to construction
• Illustrated guidelines for using lighting tools like sources, luminaries, and controls in design development
• Glossary and end-of-chapter exercises for quickly learning and referencing key terminology and lighting techniques
• Companion website offering resources for instructors

This new addition to the NKBA's Professional Resource Library is an essential reference for kitchen and bath designers, lighting designers, and interior designers, as well as contractors, retrofitters, specifiers, and anyone else involved in lighting kitchens and bathrooms. Kitchen and Bath Lighting will give you the visual understanding of lighting that can lead directly to client satisfaction.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The leading design resource for the most important residential lighting environments

For residential lighting designers, contractors, and other professionals, the kitchen and the bathroom are the most popular and most lucrative rooms in the home. To manage your design or remodeling career successfully you need to understand the fundamentals of lighting design, as well as the issues specific to kitchen and bathroom environments. Kitchen and Bath Lighting, the latest addition to theNational Kitchen and Bath Association's Professional Resource Library, is a comprehensive guide to the most important issues in this area.

Kitchen and Bath Lighting will encourage you to think holistically about lighting, considering clients' special needs and expectations as well as emerging trends. Because kitchens and bathrooms are the spaces where lighting is the most critical, understanding lighting for these rooms is particularly essential for practicing and aspiring lighting professionals. This book places special emphasis on:

• The fundamentals of vision, light, and color
• Emerging light technologies, including LEDs
• Sustainable kitchen and bath lighting options
• Special lighting considerations for older eyes
• Key lighting terminology with visual examples
• Clear documentation and alignment with construction

Illustrated in full color and including a complete glossary, end-of-chapter exercises, and a companion website, Kitchen and Bath Lighting is the go-to resource for residential lighting design in kitchens and bathrooms.

About the Author:

Daniel Blitzer is Lighting Certified and is a member and past president of the Designer's Lighting Forum of NY, member of IESNA, and a director of The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education.

Tammy MacKay, AKBD, NCIDQ, LEED Green Associate is an Edmonton, Alberta-based registered interior designer and certified kitchen and bath designer, and teaches lighting at the University of Alberta.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1118454545
• ISBN 13: 9781118454541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288