Lighting

The contents of the “Lighting” course are:
• Electromagnetic radiation and light
• Human vision
• Color temperature, colorimetry
• Fundamental laws, photometric quantities and units
• Light sources: modern lamps, properties and comparison
• Interior lighting
• Exterior lighting
• Daylighting
• Energy management and lighting economics
• Photometric measurements
• Software for interior and exterior lighting

The aim of this course is to introduce undergraduate students to
lighting and photometry, including both theory and applications.
Undergraduate students attending and completing successfully the
“Lighting” course will be able to:
• Comprehend the fundamental laws and basic principles of
lighting, as well as the photometric quantities.
• Identify, compare and describe light sources and fixtures.
• Comprehend the basic principles and techniques for interior and
exterior lighting.
• Conduct studies for interior and exterior lighting.
• Use up-to-date software tools.
• Cooperate with other students in the context of projects.

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Language of evaluation: Greek
- Semester project for interior and exterior lighting (50%)
- Final examination (50%)
Final examination: Presentation, oral exam
The evaluation process is:
• announced to the undergraduate students during the first
lecture and the first laboratory exercise
• uploaded to the OWM Open eClass platform

- Recommended Book RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. F. V. Topalis, L. Ekonomou, S. Kourtesi, Lighting, Tziola
Scientific Publications, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 978-960-418-422-
4, 2014 (in Greek)
- Additional educational material:
2. W. van Bommel, Interior Lighting, Springer Nature
Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-030-17195-7, 2019
- Recommended Article/Paper RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
• Energy and Buildings
• Lighting Research & Technology