INTRODUCTION

The residential sectors account for 22% of total electricity use and consumption in
these sectors is rising at 8% annually (Dr Satish Kumar, USAID ECO – III Project,
2011). Also due to growing demand for floor space, The increase in energy intensity
per unit area of floor, combined with an increase in floor area, has placed heightened
pressure on lighting demand for buildings.

However, electric lighting consumption due to various building envelope characteristics

is expected to remain a significant element in total lighting consumption. The building
envelope, which consists of external walls, fenestration and roofs, plays a major role in
making buildings comfortable, both thermally and visually. When a building does not
meet comfort criteria, occupants rely on mechanical and electrical comfort and lighting
systems. Reliance on electric lighting systems can only be reduced when the building
envelope responds favorably to the local climatic context.

AIMS

 To study the integration of day light levels in a residential building.

 The comparative analysis of daylight level in different spaces of a residential
building.

OBJECTIVE

 To identify the types of basic planning of residential building and the best
passive architectural planning which would be suitable for it acc. to daylighting
 Illuminance requirements for various residential building typologies.
 Simulation of residential buildings using any simulation software (design
builder)
 Comparative analysis between daylighting changes acc. To the existing and
proposed plan.
  To recommend future actions to target and harvest saving potentials.
 To assess the role of the building envelope in providing a comfortable indoor
environment and to increase the number of comfortable hours through varying
building envelopes and electric lighting system

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

 The scope of the study is limited to the study of integration of daylighting inside
urban residential building influenced by passive architectural planning and
active electric lighting techniques.
 Lack of knowledge regarding the performance of advanced daylighting systems
and lighting control strategies,
 Lack of appropriate, user-friendly daylighting design tools, and
 Lack of evidence of the advantages of daylighting in buildings.

METHODOLOGY

 Detailed study of standard of NLC, NBCS, and other references code.

 Identification of different types of electric lighting systems.
 Conclusions
 The research would be mostly a desk study by studying the various above
reference journals and articles published in last decade.
 Simulation software
 Case studies of the building
 Types of facade glazing configurations for simulations
 Types of shading devices for simulations
 ECBC