Climate-based daylighting analysis in an open-plan office due to boundary conditions

During the first stages of building design, issues like local climate or surrounding buildings are determinant. Also the configuration of every space depends on its orientation due to solar access, among others. The impact of these boundaries conditions on daylight illuminances in an open-plan offic...

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Autores: Muñoz González, Carmen María, Esquivias Fernández, Paula Matilde, Moreno-Rangel, David, Acosta García, Ignacio Javier, Navarro Casas, Jaime
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/81570
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/81570
https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153513487005
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Climate-based Daylight Modelling
Daysim
external conditions
building design
location
orientation
external obstruction
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Sumario:During the first stages of building design, issues like local climate or surrounding buildings are determinant. Also the configuration of every space depends on its orientation due to solar access, among others. The impact of these boundaries conditions on daylight illuminances in an open-plan office space is studied in terms of Daylight Factor (DF), Daylight Autonomy (DA) and Useful Daylight Illuminances (UDIs). Climate conditions in the location determine the characteristics of the daylight source, such as the ratio between diffuse lighting and global lighting, for a building located in a specific area. However, surrounding buildings and elements which may block daylight in the space hold more weight than the orientation of glazed façades, but are not always taken into consideration in daylighting studies.