Assessment of natural lighting performance and visual comfort of educational architecture in Southern Europe: The case of typical educational school premises in Cyprus

Michael, Aimilios; Heracleous, C.

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.087

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“…On the other hand, Michael and Heracleous investigated the daylight performance of typical educational premises in Cyprus, and to this aim made use of several daylight metrics [38]. By considering some typical classrooms with different orientations, they found that in all cases sufficient daylight is available, since the DF keeps above 2% for more than 83% of the period of occupancy in the worst case.…”

Section: Examplary Use Of Daylight Metrics For Classroom Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Internal blinds [36,38,46,51] Movable semi-transparent fabric panels or rolls reduce glare issues if coupled with external shading devices designed according to the room's orientation…”

Section: Control Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Overhangs [34,47,49,50,57] Well suited for south-oriented rooms, often necessary to avoid overheating in the summer at low latitude climates Louvers [20,31,34,38,39,46,51] Well suited for east and west orientations, fixed devices often require additional internal blinds and work better under clear sky conditions Solar screens [55] Downward tilt angles and 1:1 louvers depth ratio are optimal solutions for achieving good spatial daylight availability without the risk of glare Movable blinds [42] External semi-transparent blinds, together with light shelves, improve illuminance uniformity…”

Section: External Shading Devicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Higher blades reflectivity allows the same results to be achieved with lower proportions of glazed surfaces per wall area. A multi-criteria evaluation including qualitative research in the form of field study questionnaires, and quantitative research making use of simulations run in Ecotect, has been carried out by Michael and Heracleous [38] for four secondary schools located in Cyprus. Four classrooms of a typical layout plan, facing the four main orientations, are selected for deep daylighting analysis.…”

Section: External Shading Devicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Abstract:The study of daylight conditions within educational buildings has been a topic of interest since the nineteenth century in western countries, and European ones in particular. Although it has been argued that providing a view outside-or even using daylight instead of more stable and manageable artificial light-could reduce students' performance without providing a pleasant and healthy environment, nowadays it seems that a large consensus upon the need to design well daylit spaces is being reached. This paper reviews how the research community has tackled the task of understanding and solving the complex relationships amongst local climate, users' needs and design constraints in school buildings by showing the different approaches used and technological solutions suggested. The reported case studies, based either on experimental measurements or on simulations, highlight the need of a comprehensive approach to the topic to fully understand the non-trivial requirements of a daylit educational environment.

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“…Lighting in classrooms is important to provide visual comfort for both teacher and student [25]. Visual comfort in the classroom is known as a critical factor in the teaching and learning process [26]; classroom light, including natural light and artificial light, can change students' behavior depending on the lighting regime. For example, reduced brightness produces relaxed students who are interested in classroom activities [27].…”

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Modern school buildings in South Korea, which were until the 1990s typically designed with standardized and monotonous features based on drawings provided by the government, are shifting to more well-designed spaces under a student-centered approach in this more creative and imaginative era. The purpose of this study is to examine the renovation priorities of design features based on the preferences of architects and educators, paying particular attention to classroom design for enhancing students’ spatial and aesthetic experiences. For this unusual approach, architects and school educator groups, who jointly plan the renovation of traditional classrooms, were surveyed on classroom design features and the spatial and aesthetic experiences of students. Forty-nine responses were analyzed using an importance–satisfaction analysis (ISA). The gap analysis for all respondents showed significant differences—a significance level of 0.05 between importance and satisfaction—in 31 design attributes in traditional and standardized classrooms. Both the architects and the school educator groups designated five attributes as being of the highest priority for the classroom renovations: ventilation, overall classroom shape, shape of furniture, floor material, and furniture material. Results of these analyses could become considerations for future classroom renovations by local governments to enhance educational environments. In addition, policy recommendations for applying the results of this study to be sustainable classroom renovation throughout South Korea could be an important topic of discussion.

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Assessment of natural lighting performance and visual comfort of educational architecture in Southern Europe: The case of typical educational school premises in Cyprus

Cited by 124 publications

References 30 publications

A Review of Daylighting Strategies in Schools: State of the Art and Expected Future Trends

A Review of Daylighting Strategies in Schools: State of the Art and Expected Future Trends

From Uniformity to Sustainable Diversity: Exploring the Design Attributes of Renovating Standardized Classrooms in Korea

Analysis of Light Comfort and Thermal Protection of a Building Taking into Account Changes in the Geometry of the Window Slope

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