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Urban densification affects daylighting: existing daylight levels in Swedish multi-family housing as a base for future daylight requirement

Bournas, Iason LU ; Lundgren, Marja ; Alenius, Malin and Dubois, Marie-Claude LU (2017) p.987-997
Abstract
This article presents the results of a study of the Swedish multi-family housing stock in relation to its daylight performance under overcast sky conditions. A total of 8573 rooms in 35 existing buildings were investigated using advanced lighting simulations to determine their point daylight factor, as defined in the current building regulations. The buildings were selected based on their architectural typology and construction era. The results show that, on average, the existing rooms meet the current daylighting requirement (point daylight factor DFp of 1%). The window sky exposure factor was found to affect the DFp significantly. Rooms with a large sky exposure angle that failed to meet the requirement were deep rooms or rooms with a... (More)
This article presents the results of a study of the Swedish multi-family housing stock in relation to its daylight performance under overcast sky conditions. A total of 8573 rooms in 35 existing buildings were investigated using advanced lighting simulations to determine their point daylight factor, as defined in the current building regulations. The buildings were selected based on their architectural typology and construction era. The results show that, on average, the existing rooms meet the current daylighting requirement (point daylight factor DFp of 1%). The window sky exposure factor was found to affect the DFp significantly. Rooms with a large sky exposure angle that failed to meet the requirement were deep rooms or rooms with a small window-to-floor ratio. The general conclusion is that the current requirement can be considered realistic to ensure an adequate provision of daylight in multi-family dwellings. (Less)
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daylighting, densification, daylight factor, multi-family housing, inventory
host publication
PROCEEDINGS of the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on CHANGING CITIES III : Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions - Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions
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987 - 997
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The Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly
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978-618-5271-12-1
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English
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08f121fe-292a-41df-a150-b8bdb61fb142
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  author       = {{Bournas, Iason and Lundgren, Marja and Alenius, Malin and Dubois, Marie-Claude}},
  booktitle    = {{PROCEEDINGS of the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on CHANGING CITIES III : Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions}},
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  keywords     = {{daylighting; densification; daylight factor; multi-family housing; inventory}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{987--997}},
  publisher    = {{The Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly}},
  title        = {{Urban densification affects daylighting: existing daylight levels in Swedish multi-family housing as a base for future daylight requirement}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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