照明分野の省エネ技術(<特集>住宅の省エネルギー・快適技術)

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Energy conservation is one of the most important subjects for mankind in 21^<st> century. All human beings on this earth are always requested to conserve all and every kinds of energy properly. As energy for lighting comprises about a third of total energy at residential houses, energy conservation at residential area also becomes important. However, as light is the most essential elements at human environment, it shall not be easygoingly come into force to put lighting off or to make lighting dimmer. It is just putting the cart before the horse to save energy for lighting by putting the light off, because by putting the light off or making the light dimmer, quality of the human environment shall become inferior and amenity at the circumstances shall be surely lost. In this review, recent trends of development on energy conservative light sources and luminaries are described and method for designing well energy-conserved lighted environment at residential area with these lighting systems.
2003-09-20