CLIMATOLOGY III ( AR-209B)

LECTURE 10
DAYLIGHTING

BY-
Asst prof. Khurram Ali
Gateway College of architecture & Design
Friday, October 07, 2016
Sonipat, Haryana
 INTENT

• Importance Of The Daylight

• Daylight Sources

• Daylight Components

• Daylight Strategies

• Daylight Calculations
 DAYLIGHTING

• light is a creative medium, its most basic function is to enable

us to see.

• The presence of daylight in an interior strongly influences

spatial perception and also changes the color of surfacing

materials in terms of how they appear.

• When planning for good daylighting, we have to consider the

illumination provided by the sky rather than direct sunlight,

which is often undesirable

 DAYLIGHTING

• Quality of daylight is equally important as quantity of light.

• The higher the window, the greater the Daylight Factor and

the deeper the penetration of daylight into the space.

• With the development of sustainable architectural concept,

illumination of spaces with day lightning has become more

important than ever.

• Daylight is generally perceived as more attractive and

comfortable than artificial light. There are several reasons for

this:
 We need to consider….
– Shading and sun control
– Visual requirements (glare, view, privacy) Heat gains
and losses
– Thermal comfort
– Condensation control
– Ultraviolet control
– Acoustic control
– Security issues
– Color effects
– Energy requirements
– Daylight performance
 Sky conditions:

• Clear sky : Sky that is less than 30%

cloud cover.
• Overcast sky: Sky completely
covered by clouds, no sun visible

• Cloudy sky: Sky having more

than 70% cloud cover.
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The daylight factor in a particular building space depends upon a
number of design factors including
• size of daylight apertures (windows, skylights, etc.);
• location of daylight apertures (side lighting, top lighting,
etc.);
• access to daylight (considering the site, building, and room
contexts);
• room geometry (height, width, and depth);
• location of the point of interest relative to apertures;
• visible transmittance (VT) of glazing;
• reflectance of room surfaces and contents;
• reflectance of exterior surfaces affecting daylight entering
the aperture;
• the effects of day-lighting enhancements (such as light
shelves).