DAYLIGHTING

INTRODUCING NATURAL LIGHT

TO LIVING AND WORKING
SPACES

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What is Daylighting?
Daylighting is the placement
of windows or openings and
reflective surfaces in order that
sunlight can provide effective
lighting into the building
interiors.
Daylighting is the integration
of natural light into the
building interior spaces where
task lighting is not the primary
consideration , as in corridors,
lobbies and residences.

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What are the
components of
Daylighting?
The components of
Daylighting are:
1. Direct sun
2. Diffuse sky
3. Indirect sun – sunlight
reflected from the
ground or adjacent
structures

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Why the need for Benefits of Natural Light:
Daylighting? The benefits of natural light have been
demonstrated both in terms of energy savings and
1. The cost of money on how it affects building occupants.
(buying power) is
The positive impact of natural lighting to building
decreasing.
occupants include:
2. Energy cost is 1. Improved mood and morale – workers have
increasing greater job satisfaction
3. Demand for “green” or 2. Less fatigue – people feel less “stressed out”
sustainable design in 3. Reduced eyestrain – natural light is
motivating and calming
buildings.
4. Improved “connection” with outside
environment – likely to have a sense of what
Natural Light on Spaces: is happening outside.
•Offices – improved productivity, reduced stress, lower absenteeism and turnover
•Educational space – improved attendance and academic performance
•Healthcare space – reduced strain and fatigue for staff; improved well-being of patients
•Industrial space – improved safety and productivity
•Retail space – more customers and increased sales
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What are the methods
used to introduce light
into the buildings?
1. Perimeter Lighting –
use of windows and
light shelves
2. Top Lighting – use of
skylights, clerestories
and monitors
3. Core Lighting – use
of atrium and light
wells
4. Optical Lighting –
use of fiber optics,
prisms, mirrors,
parabolic reflectors
and other means.

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