The assessment of vertical daylight factors across the walls of atrium buildings, Part 2: Rectangular atria
Författare
Summary, in English
This study investigated the impact of well geometry and surface reflectance on vertical daylight factors on the walls of rectangular atria under a CIE standard overcast sky. The vertical daylight factors predicted using the modelling software Radiance were validated by artificial sky scale model measurements. More simulated data of vertical daylight factors for a very wide range of rectangular atrium geometries and surface reflectances are presented. From the results the variations of the vertical daylight factor on the walls of rectangular atria were assessed and some empirical functions were derived. Initial guidelines for supporting design are presented.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
124-138
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Lighting Research and Technology
Volym
44
Issue
2
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
SAGE Publications
Ämne
- Building Technologies
Nyckelord
- Atrium daylighting
- vertical daylight factor
- rectangular plan
- Radiance
- simulation
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1477-1535