TY - GEN
T1 - A Methodology to Model Occupants' Day Lighting Quality Satisfaction in Residential Buildings
AU - Mostavi, Ehsan
AU - Asadi, Somayeh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The building overall satisfaction level can be favorably improved by enhancing residents' thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and indoor lighting quality. Various studies have shown that lighting plays a critical role in improving indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction. Although the high interaction of lighting and satisfaction has been admitted, the proper methodology that could be employed in the design process is still a missing piece of puzzle. The amount of light and its distribution highly depends on the interior partitions location and exterior envelope design strategies. In order to obtain the most satisfying design, the impact of different strategies should be evaluated during early stages of design. Therefore, this paper presents a model, which is capable of evaluating the lighting satisfaction level of a single-family house. This model employs defined indoor lighting quality index (LQI) and quantified satisfaction model to evaluate building lighting overall satisfaction level. In addition, to illustrate the modeling process and demonstrate the use of developed model, a housing unit is analyzed as an example.
AB - The building overall satisfaction level can be favorably improved by enhancing residents' thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and indoor lighting quality. Various studies have shown that lighting plays a critical role in improving indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction. Although the high interaction of lighting and satisfaction has been admitted, the proper methodology that could be employed in the design process is still a missing piece of puzzle. The amount of light and its distribution highly depends on the interior partitions location and exterior envelope design strategies. In order to obtain the most satisfying design, the impact of different strategies should be evaluated during early stages of design. Therefore, this paper presents a model, which is capable of evaluating the lighting satisfaction level of a single-family house. This model employs defined indoor lighting quality index (LQI) and quantified satisfaction model to evaluate building lighting overall satisfaction level. In addition, to illustrate the modeling process and demonstrate the use of developed model, a housing unit is analyzed as an example.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784479827.104
DO - 10.1061/9780784479827.104
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84976444318
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan - Proceedings of the 2016 Construction Research Congress, CRC 2016
SP - 1030
EP - 1039
BT - Construction Research Congress 2016
A2 - Perdomo-Rivera, Jose L.
A2 - Lopez del Puerto, Carla
A2 - Gonzalez-Quevedo, Antonio
A2 - Maldonado-Fortunet, Francisco
A2 - Molina-Bas, Omar I.
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan, CRC 2016
Y2 - 31 May 2016 through 2 June 2016
ER -