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PROJECT 2

Daylighting in buildings, and especially in workplaces, is desired by most users and a proper use of daylight contributes to occupants' performance and well-being. Furthermore, the effects of light on people's health (effects beyond vision) have been the object of investigation during the last fifteen years. Although daylight is recognized to be the most energy-efficient means to deliver a proper light exposure, many buildings use artificial lighting extensively during the daytime in tropics. Daylighting implies the controlled use of natural light in buildings to achieve the desired visual, thermal, and psychological comforts. In a simulation study conducted by Pellegrino, Cammarano, Verso, and Corrado, (2017), the results highlighted the theoretical potential of daylight responsive control systems in reducing energy consumption, especially when rooms are designed to have at least sufficient (sDA > 55%) or, even better, favourably (sDA > 75%) daylighting conditions, the latter case resulted in energy saving using a manual on/off switch can be 42% on average.

The objectives of this project are:

•To identify passive design strategies for Daylighting.

•To analyze the effect of comfort factors in a person and in a space relating to Lighting.

•Identifyarchitectural idea/concept, how the ambiance is created,sustainability features of this lighting system.

•To be able to criticize design of the space in terms of thermal comfort by referring to appropriate standards such as ASHRAE, MS1525 , UBBL and GBI.

REFLECTION

In this assignment 2 I learned a lot about lighting, ventilation, sun path and other more by doing researches from  the internet, reading books and etc. This second group assignment make me to make more new friends and everyone were helpful and we  always learn together and work as a team and I hope that we could work together next time. In a nutshell, I think that what I learnt are very useful for my future career and I hope what I have learnt in this module can be well used by me in the future.

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