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    Daylight provides various benefits but also poses challenges that must be addressed through design. Two case studies showcase effective daylighting strategies: the Pantheon uses a central oculus to illuminate its grand interior space, while the Tomotherapy building employs low-e windows, heavy tinting, and manual blinds to admit daylight while controlling heat and glare. Proper daylight design can save energy while enhancing occupant health and productivity.

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    Daylight provides various benefits but also poses challenges that must be addressed through design. Two case studies showcase effective daylighting strategies: the Pantheon uses a central oculus to illuminate its grand interior space, while the Tomotherapy building employs low-e windows, heavy tinting, and manual blinds to admit daylight while controlling heat and glare. Proper daylight design can save energy while enhancing occupant health and productivity.

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    Daylight provides various benefits but also poses challenges that must be addressed through design. Two case studies showcase effective daylighting strategies: the Pantheon uses a central oculus to illuminate its grand interior space, while the Tomotherapy building employs low-e windows, heavy tinting, and manual blinds to admit daylight while controlling heat and glare. Proper daylight design can save energy while enhancing occupant health and productivity.

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    Daylight

    Importance of Daylight and


    various strategies for
    energy conservation

    TITLE:-Daylighting
    FACYLTY NAME:- Ar. Aarti saparia
    SUBJECT:-Energy efficient architecture
    SUBJECT CODE:- 1095010
    SEMESTER:- IX
    PROGRAMME:- B.arch
    PREPARED BY:- Bharvi .R. Kale 17(15)
    Purna Lakhmapurkar 17(20)
    Sanjana Sahajramani 17(43)

    Daylight
    Introduction

    • Daylight is the primary source of light in buildings.


    • Buildings with optimal daylight design attain high energy
    performance not only by receiving as much daylight as
    possible but also by controlling the brightness of surfaces
    within users’ fields of vision.
    • Day lighting is the practice of placing windows, or other
    transparent media and reflective surfaces so that natural light
    provides effective internal illumination during the day. 
    • Daylight in buildings is composed of a mix – direct sunlight,
    diffuse skylight, and light reflected from the ground and
    surrounding elements. 
    • Design needs to consider orientation and building site
    characteristics, facade and roof characteristics, size and
    placement of window openings, glazing and shading systems,
    and geometry and reflectance of interior surfaces. 

    Daylight
    Advantages and disadvantages

    Advantages

    • Bright lighting is generally believed to make people more alert. Day lighting has been associated with improved
    mood, enhanced morale, less fatigue, and reduced eyestrain.
    • Another benefit of using day lighting for ambient and/or task luminance in a space is that it can save energy by
    reducing the need for electric lighting.  Several studies in office buildings have recorded the energy savings for
    electric lighting from using daylight in the range of 20-60%.
    • The overall objective of day lighting is to minimize the amount of artificial light and reduce electricity costs, but it
    can also lower HVAC costs as well. Electrical lighting produces a lot of heat, whereas, if properly controlled,
    natural lighting generates hardly any heat at all.
    • Proper integration of natural lighting into built-up space increases the value of space. The spaces look larger, and
    large openings let the natural flow of greenery inside the building.
    • Prevents growth of fungi. The rooms without proper natural sunlight do tend to the growth of fungi, molds, and
    home to insects. This results in the room being uncomfortable, gloomy, and bad smell may come from the room.

    Disadvantages

    • A high-performance day lighting system may initially require a significant investment.


    • Day lighting also calls for controlling the amount of heat that enters a building. Because the sun is such a
    powerful source to light buildings, it can also produce tremendous amounts of heat. If not planned properly,
    using natural lighting can result in undesirable heat gains.
    • One important point is controlling glare. Direct sunlight penetration in classrooms and office spaces often
    produces an unpleasant glare on work surfaces, making it difficult to work or view a computer screen.

    Daylight
    Case Study

    Pantheon, Rome
    • The most visionary and fortunately the best
    preserved Roman building, originally built in 31 BC by
    the general and then mayor of Rome, Agrippa,
    following a rectangular layout.
    • Hadrian rebuilt Pantheon in 125 AD in the cylindrical
    shape.
    • The interior of the Pantheon is an impressive space
    due to its huge dome. With its 44 m in diameter was
    two times larger than any dome that had been built
    before.
    • The light falls from the great 8.9 m in diameter
    central hole (oculus) in the top of the dome,
    emphasizing the curve of the roof through a play of
    light and shadow.
    • Light travels 43 meters to symbolize the connection
    of heaven with the earthly world. The interior
    conveys a sense of grandeur.

    Daylight
    Case Study

    Tomotherapy ; Wisconsin.

    • Design Build was the primary force behind the promotion of


    day-lighting for the TomoTherapy building as a means of
    improving energy efficiency and helping to ensure occupant
    comfort.
    • Of the 70,000 square feet of floor space in this building,
    12,000 square feet employ photo sensor-controlled dimming.
    Within this day-lit area, 22% of the lighting energy is saved due
    to the dimming system. Heavily tinted, low-e windows
    • Design Strategy allow occupants to feel connected
    to the outside environment while
    • The building orientation is predominantly along a north/south reducing solar transmittance.
    axis to fit onto the available land/site configuration.
    • This causes the majority of the windows to face east or west.
    • The window glass is all low-emissivity (low-e) insulating glass.
    The bottom majority of the windows or view windows are
    heavily tinted to reduce solar transmittance and glare. The
    heavy tinting reduces summer air-conditioning needs.
    • The top sections of the windows are fitted with slightly clearer
    glass to allow daylight to illuminate the office and assembly
    spaces.
    • Manual window blinds are employed to reduce glare.

    Blinds limit glare on work surfaces


    in early mornings & late
    afternoons.

    Daylight

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