Kitchen and Bath Lighting: Concept, Design, Light

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.

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.