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Introduction Flashcards

1
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What does NCQLP stand for?

A

National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professional

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2
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What does IALD stand for?

A

International Association of Lighting Designers

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3
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What does PLD-A stand for?

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Professional Lighting Design Association

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What does IESNA stand for?

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Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

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5
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Examples of lighting as “mood”

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Active vs. Relaxed
Intimate vs. Clinical

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6
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Examples of lighting as instruction

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Way Finding
Location / Geography
Time of Day

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7
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Where should you start in the lighting design process?

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By identifying the controllable aspects of light.

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What are the controllable aspects of light?

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1.Intensity of Light
2. Color of Light
3.Texture of Light

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9
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Bright vs. Dark is an example of what controlable aspect of light?

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Intensity of Light

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10
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Cool vs. Warm is an example of what controlable aspect of light?

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Color of Light

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11
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Diffuse vs. Directional is an example of what controlable aspect of light?

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Texture of Light

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12
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An instinct meaning light responding is named?

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Phototropism

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13
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If we control light, we control?

A

How people feel
How people perceive a space
Where people go

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14
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What are the basic types of light

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  1. Natural & Hybrid
  2. Artifical
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15
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What was the first “public utility” when it comes to light

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Gas lamps in London

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16
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How was light created?

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Sir Humphry Davy. using battery of 2,000 cells to heat sticks of charcoal

17
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Who developed the incadesecent carbon filaments?

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Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan

18
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When was the incadesecent (filament) lamps invented?

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1880

19
Q

____ is a form of energy that is part of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the human eye

A

Light

20
Q

_____ the source of light

A

Lamp

21
Q

_____ the fixture, including electrical connnection, housing, filters/ lenses and lamp

A

Luminare

22
Q

_____ is a unit for measruing the quantity of light emmitted by a light source

A

Lumen (lm)

23
Q

Light level or _____ that falls on a surface can also be measured in footcandles or lux

A

illuminance

24
Q

_____ is a unit of illuminace equal to the amount of light that falls on a surface in a one-foot radius

A

Footcandle (fc)

25
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____ is the international system of units (si) unit of illuminance

A

Lux (lx)

Lighting for Interiors (15 decks)

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