A design for demonstration equipment to be used in teaching lighting and adequate wiring for homes

Those who have become aware of the quantity and quality of light needed for seeing when performing the various activities in the home as well as for retaining the beauty and vitality of home decoration realize that lighting needs and lighting practices are in many instances separated by a wide gulf. This is well expressed in these statements made by people in the lighting industry: . . . Most of us . . . have used lighting merely to chase away darkness .... Recent surveys indicate that the average American home contains seventeen to eighteen lamp bulbs without a pattern to the lighting or, for that matter, much reason. Proper decoration and utility require sixty or more lamp bulbs and tubes skillfully organized and integrated in a living-decorating plan

The history of residential lighting standards

The purpose of this study was to trace the history of residential lighting standards from 1906 to 1970 and to identify the research methods and instruments used in establishing: present day lighting standards with consideration being given to the quantity and quality of lighting. The procedure was to study articles, for the most part in the Illuminating Engineering Journals, pertaining to research related to recommendations for lighting standards for visual tasks in the home, noting the quantity and quality of lighting. The literature reviewed was concerned mainly with (1) the bases of the Illuminating Engineering Society standards for lighting as stated in the handbooks, (2) the test conditions such as room size, subjects, types of lighting and visual tasks, (3) the kinds of research instruments developed to measure the quantity and quality of lighting and (4) changes in footcandle recommendations for various residential tasks. Two methods of research for illumination were used, the direct and indirect. The direct method for illumination research was used from 1906 to 1950 in which the investigator selected a task, a set of task conditions and measure of performance. From 1906 to 1917, there were few research investigations concerning the quantity and quality of lighting. Light sources were poorly developed and whatever footcandles they provided established the levels to be recommended

"Servant Princess" of the modern home : domesticity and femininity in Turkey after electrification, 1923-1950

Ankara : The Department of Art, Design and Architecture, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2014.Thesis (Ph. D.) -- Bilkent University, 2014.Includes bibliographical references leaves 235-249.This dissertation deals with the question how modern domesticity and modern femininity were discursively constructed in the advertisements and other promotional texts of electric appliances published between 1923 and 1950 in popular women’s and family magazines in Turkey. The issue is framed within socio-historical technology studies and the feminist histories of the early republican period. Moving forward from the claim that electricity had to be first domesticated to enter the homes, the study searches for the gendered connotations of this process. Besides, it ponders over the ways women are interpellated as modern subjects by the representations in question. To this end the dissertation carries on a discourse analysis of the visual and textual representations of electricity and electric powered domestic appliances. The images are discussed in their potential to bring forth the ambiguities in the definitions of modern domesticity and femininity. Analysis revealed that neither the middle-class ethos of domesticity nor the chaste woman of this family was the only idealized form of domesticity and femininity by the official discourses. There were rather different modernities defined distinctly based on various class positions all of which were approved by the republican cadres.Şavk, Bahar EmginPh.D

Industrial product design for elderly people in interior spaces

Thesis (Master)--Izmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design, Izmir, 2006Includes bibliographical references (leaves:149-156)Text in English, Abstract: Turkish and Englishxiv,165 leavesThroughout the history of mankind, the aging concept has been one of the oldest and most significant concerns of all societies and individuals. In the contemporary world, increasing ageing of the population has globally created phenomena and priorities that affect life styles and world views of all people. Demographic changes show the elderly population is the fastest growing part of the world.s population, particularly in Japan, Europe and the USA. Therefore, populations become older and more disabled and these trends continue in the future. The aging process restricts the many physical and cognitive abilities of the elderly.Besides, most of elderly people continue to live their own households. Present products which for increasing aging population living alone have become inadequate to meet their changing physical, sensory and cognitive requirements during the aging process. For this reason, product design for elderly and its criteria which can be adapted to global needs of people to reach an optimal solution should be considered profoundly. Products which can respond many physical problems of elderly help them to accomplish the activities of daily living in interior spaces and act as a physical and cognitive assistive role in their lives. This study aims to examine the domestic products which are being used by elderly people in interior spaces to make daily living activities more efficient and satisfying for them and reveal the criteria to reach a solution. These products aim to improve the independently living and the quality of life of elderly people and connect them to social life

Study of extravehicular protection and operations

Extravehicular protection and operation

中国東部及び中部における種々の建築パラメータが伝統的住居のエネルギー消費に及ぼす影響に関する研究

The research results indicate that (1) Optimum building azimuth: the three building azimuth intervals with the highest energy saving potentials were observed for S, S-E20 and S-E40 in sequence. (2) Optimum shading depths recommended for each building azimuth interval: the recommended shading depths for S and S-E 20 are 1.37 m and 1.62 m respectively, and those for S-E 40, S-E 60, S-E 80, S-W 20 and S-W 40 are all 2.12 m, as well as those for the other 11 BAs are all 2.37 m. (3) Optimum window-to-wall ratios recommended for each building azimuth interval: the recommended window-to-wall ratios for 18 building azimuth intervals are all 0.2. (4) Optimum wall construction type recommended for each building azimuth interval: the recommended wall construction type for 18 building azimuth intervals are all the vented cavity wall with increased outer layer thickness.北九州市立大

Hospitality lighting solutions communication framework

Hospitality customers are looking for systems that involve more than just turning the light on and off. They want lighting solutions that are energy-efficient, flexible and that will help enhance the guest experience. Based on on-going research about the impact that light can have in different applications and an analysis of the European Hospitality market, specific total lighting solutions concepts are being developed to address these needs. Therefore, as Philips is moving from a product provider to a total solution partner, there is a need to establish a new framework to communicate about these new positions in the market, also known as propositions. Propositions are a combination of several products, a range of controls and systems in an overall solution package. Although this framework is applicable to any segment within the Philips Lighting professional market group, in this assignment Hospitality has been selected as the carrier. The first step was to translate the available Philips technologies portfolio into meaningful solutions for all relevant areas in a typical hotel. In parallel, an analysis of the end user profile and the related addressable market size was carried out to estimate the business opportunities. Last, the development of recommendations for new communication tools was made. These new tools aim to overcome the existing challenges that the sales force encounters when presenting total lighting solutions. These challenges are identified under the new solution consultative selling process framework, where the diverse Hospitality audience needs to be analyzed

CITIES: Energetic Efficiency, Sustainability; Infrastructures, Energy and the Environment; Mobility and IoT; Governance and Citizenship

This book collects important contributions on smart cities. This book was created in collaboration with the ICSC-CITIES2020, held in San José (Costa Rica) in 2020. This book collects articles on: energetic efficiency and sustainability; infrastructures, energy and the environment; mobility and IoT; governance and citizenship

A multifunctional product design for performing work from home

Sabe-se que recentemente poucas situações tiveram um impacto tão grande na forma como as empresas trabalham como a pandemia de SARS-COV2. Numa tentativa de evitar a propagação do vírus, as empresas e os seus empregados foram forçadas a trabalhar sob o regime do trabalho remoto, o que teve um impacto positivo na produtividade dos empregados, mas nem sempre com as condições e equipamentos adequados. Hoje em dia, o trabalho híbrido que combina trabalho em casa e no escritório é uma realidade para muitas empresas, pelo que criar um local de trabalho em que as características fisiológicas, anatómicas e psicológicas sejam tão equilibradas quanto possível é uma necessidade real. Esta investigação procurou compreender como, através do design, um produto pode ser criado para oferecer condições favoráveis para se realizar trabalho a partir de casa. Da mesma forma, também se procurou compreender os fundamentos ergonómicos necessários para realizar o trabalho da forma mais apropriada. Para atingir este objetivo procurou-se compreender a forma como os espacos de trabalho evoluiram ao longo da história e que continua a evoluir até nos dias de hoje. Foram também realizados estudos de casos e uma investigação sobre os espaços de trabalho em casa usados durante o confinamento devido à pandemia, utilizando a técnica do questionário. Toda a informação e dados obtidos, contribuíram para a criação de uma proposta de produto multifuncional, que tenta oferecer as características necessárias para trabalhar a partir de casa de uma forma adequada.It is known that recently few situations have had as great an impact on the way companies work as the SARS-COV2 pandemic. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus, companies and their employees were forced to work under remote working, which had a positive impact on employee productivity, but not always with the right conditions and equipment. Today, hybrid work that combines work at home and in the office is a reality for many companies, so creating a workplace where physiological, anatomical and psychological characteristics are as balanced as possible is a real need. This research sought to understand how, through design, a product can be created to provide favorable conditions for doing work from home. Likewise, it also sought to understand the ergonomic fundamentals needed to perform work in the most appropriate way. To achieve this goal, we sought to understand how workspaces have evolved throughout history and continue to evolve today. Case studies and an investigation into the home workspaces used during the pandemic confinement were also conducted, using the questionnaire technique. All the information and data obtained, contributed to the creation of a multifunctional product proposal, which tries to offer the necessary characteristics to work from home in an adequate way