GSA’s Design Excellence philosophy “to provide dramatic improvements in the design, preservation, and construction of federal buildings”, which has resulted in substantial increases in daylighting...
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Proceedings of: Workshop on Improving Building Design for Persons with Low Vision
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Effects of Lighting and Daylighting on Performance
Response by Bob Massof: Yeah, daylight – both too much and too little. Too much light and they tend to wash out from this glare....
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John Brabyn, Ph.D., Director of Rehabilitation Engineering Research, Center on Low Vision and Blindness (NIDRR), Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Introduction Some Vision Research Relevant to Built Environment Codes & Standards (slide 1) Research is being funded by NIH/NEI. No standardized tests for...
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Pricilla Rogers, Ph.D., Center on Vision Loss, American Foundation for the Blind
Introduction What Our Laws and Regulations Do Not Say About Low Vision and the Built Environment (slides 1 and 2). Low vision poses special issues for planners (and...
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Mary Ann Hay, IALD, LEED AP, Vice President, Director, Architectural Lighting Design, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
Control glare from daylight sources. Consider opportunities for task lighting. Provide high color rendition light sources....
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Tom Williams, AIA, National Accessibility Officer, GSA, Public Buildings Service
There was an interesting article in the Architectural Record in 2009 on daylighting....
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Mark J. Mazz, AIA: Architectural Consultant on Accessibility
Ultimate Daylight (slide 3) Here you’ve got the ultimate daylight, because you’re outside (slide 3)....
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Mariana Figueiro, Ph.D. 24-hr Lighting Schemes for Older Adults and Persons with Low Vision
There were studies done in California a few years ago saying that daylight in schools impacts test scores and that daylight impacts performance....
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Greg Knoop. Daylighting
Benefits and Challenges of Daylighting (slides 2 – 4) Benefits (slide 2) Daylighting has tremendous benefits: provides illumination for space, free illumination, provides thermal...
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James E. Woods, Ph.D., P.E. Natural Lighting for Persons with Low Vision
There is no energy savings from that daylighting when you’re just transferring the heat in a different way. There is so much myth about energy savings with daylight....
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Motivational Characteristics
You already know these things because you’ve already agreed pretty much on what motivational characteristics are: Low vision makes us more dependent on our environment...
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Material Characteristics (slide 6)
Matte Finishes Other just general things that are important. Matte finishes (slide 6) are always better than specular surfaces or polished granite. And that can be columns, and...
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Design Guidelines for the Visual Environment
facility, such as walkways and pathways, stairs, and ramps; interior spaces, including finish materials, and fixed and moveable furniture; and the lighting design, including the use of daylighting...