1. Night of Lighting
Housing I
Objective 4.05

2. 3 Types of Lighting Fixtures
General: Lighting designed to provide a uniform level of lighting throughout an area. General lighting should light a room well enough for occupants to see objects clearly and move about safely. The amount of general lighting needed depends on the shape, size, and use of the room.
Accent: lighting that emphasizes an area of or an object in a room. This lighting adds to the drama or style of a room by highlighting certain aspects of a room's decor.
Task: Task lighting is when lighting is used to help you see well enough to do certain task. LIKE STUDYING FOR YOUR TEST!!!!

3. Two types of General Lighting Fixtures
Direct: Lighting that casts all, or at least 90%, of its light downward. With intense beams, direct lighting is very dramatic, rendering forms and textures well.
Indirect: Lighting that directs all or most light upward for ambient or general illumination; comfortable illumination with few shadows.

4. 2 Major Types of Light Bulbs
Incandescent Fluorescent

5. Incandescent Light Light that most of us are use in our homes.
Most have a frost finish that reduce glare and make shadows appear softer.

6. What is a 3-way incandescent bulb?
Three way light bulbs come in different wattages that produce light in different amounts.

7. The silver or aluminum coatings that some incandescent light bulbs have focuses the light in certain directions.
Think of a flashlight

8. Some incandescent lights are coated with silicone rubber because it prevents the glass from shattering if a bulb breaks

9. Name a place where it would be very important for a bulb not to shatter when it breaks?

10. Incandescent light bulb

11. Fluorescent Light More energy efficient
Produces more light than an incandescent bulb of the same wattage
More expensive to purchase
Will last longer than an incandescent bulb

12. Fluorescent light Come in different colors
The color that makes colors look good and is the most like natural light is COOL WHITE.
The color that produces a light that is not very flattering is WARM WHITE.
The compact fluorescent light fits into a regular light bulb socket.
Fluorescent bulbs.
Save energy
Help environment
Save coal
Last longer

13. Lighting in Your House Lighting fixtures in your house can be either:
Structural: When a light fixture is permanently built in a home
Non-structural: It is not a structural part of the house. Can be moved easily. Lamps are the most common form. It is decorative and a source of task lighting

14. Structural Lighting: Chandelier & Cove Lights

15. Structural Lighting: Recessed or Can Lights

16. Structural Lighting: Surface-mounted down lights

17. Structural Lighting: Soffit Lighting

18. Structural Lighting: Track Lighting

19. Nonstructural Lighting

20. Nonstructural Lighting

21. Nonstructural Lighting

22. Lighting on an elevation drawing

23. Assignment: Read about each of the types of structural lighting in your book ( ) and write a summary describing each type. Next look through the magazines and find pictures of each type.