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Peter R. Boyce Evaluating Lighting Quality Neil H. Eklund Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA Abstract Ensuring that lighting is energy-efficient a necessary but not a sufficient condition for good quality lighting. In addition to being energy-efficient, a good quality lighting installation has to allow a high level of visual performance, without discomfort. This paper describes the development and construction of a toolkit designed for evaluating office lighting on several dimensions; energy-efficiency, photometric conditions, visual performance and visual comfort. The toolkit is designed to be inexpensive and easy to use. It provides an on-site evaluation of office lighting on fifteen different criteria. The toolkit can be used to identify poor quality lighting, for troubleshooting and as a metric for performance contracting. The toolkit provides a means to ensure that energy-efficient lighting is also good quality lighting.
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