In general there were little complaints of daylighting. Occupants were generally comfortable in their respective spaces. Occupants were satisfied with the amount of natural lighting. Offices are mainly located on the eastern side of Weill. Glare from the sun rising is blocked by the Biotechnology building. Internal shading is utilized by occupants whenever glare became a problem. However, there are no obstructions on the western side of Weill, where the sun sets. Lab occupants complained of glare. Glare seemed to be more of an issue on the western side than the eastern side of Weill. However, like office occupants, lab occupants utilized their internal shades to manage this daylighting issue.
In terms of split task-ambient lighting, Weill
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Weill Hall maintains a LEED Gold rating, which conveys that it utilizes energy appropriately.
Weill Hall maintains a notable passive design that utilizes daylighting. In analyzing figure 1, the atrium area provides abundant daylighting to light meeting spaces and a significant portion of the hallways. Little artificial lighting is needed for lighting this space. Most lighting found in this space seems to be accent lighting for design purposes. Figure 1 demonstrates passive daylighting design. The break spaces located further down hallways provides ample amount of daylighting that is dispersed throughout the area. As can be noted in figure 2, very little ambient lighting is needed to light hallways.
It could not be established whether Weill Hall utilizes lighting transition systems such as smart lighting controls. Visual inspection reveals at least two levels of lighting. The first level of lighting is located within office and break spaces. The second level of lighting is located in the hallways and can be observed in the ceiling against the wall in figure 2. It can be assumed that the lighting at the first level contains sensors and are automatically dimmed according to daylighting. However, it seems that the second level of lights in the hallway maintain a constant output that does not
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In general, occupants of this building were happy with their spaces. Interestingly, they only began to raise concerns once new alternatives were introduced. Occupants were happy with the ambient lighting provided. When the option of a dimmable switch was introduced, they considered it an option that would further improve their experiences. A dimmable switch would further provide individuality to users who are keen on customizing their exact
One needs to put themselves in the shoes of the service user and their carers when you think about the building / environment.
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When you step out of this room to the photography room on the right your feelings within the surrounding change once again. In the first room of the museum the tile is white and thus reflects light, creating yet more light in the surrounding area. The walls go from light and colorful shades to a medium tinted of gray creating a more plain mood within the room. In the side room full of photography the flooring changes from white large stone tiles to wood panel flooring. The opening to this second room is an opening the wall rather than another doorway but instead of the opening stretching all the way up to the ceiling, there is a thinner horizontal plank at the top that is an almost metallically aluminum color. The space is divided up
ALAND Developments will not meet this recommendation as a sufficient amount of lighting has been provided as per Australian Standards, all internal vertical members are white plastic thus inadvertently increasing light levels and aiding in illumination of the area.
Interior design and architecture are essential, and often overlooked, aspects of everyday life. In modern society people rely on function, durability, and visual appeal when selecting designs for their homes, businesses, and places of leisure. The way that a space is designed influences such things as mood, which, in the case of a business, can impact the productivity of employees and either draw or repel customers. In residential design, the design becomes very personal and, to be considered a successful design, must properly reflect the home owner while at the same time offering some practicality that makes the space livable. An effective design, for any space, must solve some problem, be it function, flexibility, or some other criteria. Simply solving a problem would not please the customer, however, unless it offered some visual appeal. Creating function with style is the real job of any interior designer, and is essential in a content society.
For my project, I decided to observe the Lloyd Hall particularly where the dining is located at, Stewart’s Corner. The observations that occurred wherein a span of one hour blocks, one from 8:40 am – 9:40 am, another at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, and the last one at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm all on February 19, 2018. Within the seating area, the dominant traces were tables and chairs to sit, eat, talk, and possibly work on any assignments. Computers lined up on a divider, next to one of the registers. On the walls, there are windows spaced out evenly. In between the windows are black and white photographs of places and people around the University of Alabama campus.
Is there some kind of landscape feature you want to be able to view without being inhibited by your lighting?
This is well demonstrated in the paper with respect to the proper lighting coupled with beautified lamps. What seems apparent is that the advent of electric power brought about immeasurable opportunities in hardware design, an aspect that may have had a huge bearing on the architectural design of this period (Anderson 342). In reality, the industrial revolution that was influenced by mass production altered the way architectural design was conceptualized. The design of houses, would, for instance, break away from boxed shapes by adopting different floor style with a magnificent interior.
The lighting in the room should not be overly bright or pointed toward your companion.
Have you ever travelled to US state like Texas? If you have then you must have witnessed many glittering towns and cities of Texas that has lightened the dark sky and sometimes travellers have the feeling that they are still witnessing a day time due to the extensive use of lights in the cities like Nevada & Houston. Thus, today we are going to study how outdoor lighting Houston affects its citizens. Since it is very well known that outdoor lighting is a striking and attractive way to add security to a home, business and rental property as well as the public area such as parks and waterways that are basic night time attractions for couples, children and for the elderly people. As it is a common knowledge to each and every one of us that outdoor
At Fontbonne University, the freshman dorm is called St. Joseph hall. For three different days and times, I observed the commons area of St. Joseph hall, which is located on the first floor. When you first walk into St. Joseph hall, you notice that there are two sides with a walkway down the middle. On one side there are two flat screen TV’s surrounded by sofas with a table in the middle. This area is carpeted with a blue, green, and purple pattern. It is worn down and thin. On the other side of the Jo commons, there are four computers and a printer. There are also sofas and chairs on this side. There is florescent lighting throughout, but most of the time it is unneeded because the walls are giant windows. There are lots of scuff marks on the white wall paint (a lot of fixing up needed in this area). The back wall reads “Welcome to Griffin Nation” so as one walks in they can see it.
Daylight is one of the significant light source which could illuminate interior spaces by passing through windows and light collectors. Dust and aerosol accumulation on windowpanes reduce the light amount passing through it. The main purpose of this research is to determine the impact of airborne particulate matters deposition on past light quantity. In this experiment the most prevalent particulate matters such as dust, carbon, and a mixture of both examined with 3 mm common commercial glasses at single and double glaze windowpanes and several interesting observations have been obtained. The result of this experiment will help building owners to adjust a window-cleaning schedule to reduce their lighting electricity consumption and
Diva-for-Rhino plug-in for Rhinoceros is used, which interfaces Radiance for daylighting and glare performance calculations. The suggested computational simulations settings and configurations for the illuminance model are listed in (Table 02). In this phase, the daylighting criteria uses the commonly accepted metrics of sDA300/50% and ASE1000/25. sDA300/50% describes how much of a space receives sufficient daylight. Specifically, it describes the percentage of floor area that receives at least 300 Lux for at least 50% of the annual occupied hours. The sDA300/50% first addresses each analysis node separately and assesses the number of hours per year that each node meets or exceeds an illuminance threshold of 300 Lux of daylight. After that, it counts which nodes met this threshold for at least 50% of the occupied hours, and reports this as the percentage of nodes across the analysis space. ASE1000/25 describes how much of space receives too much direct sunlight, which can cause visual discomfort or glare. Specifically, ASE measures the percentage of floor area that receives at least 1000 Lux for at least 250 occupied hours per year. Following the same sDA300/50%
Since ancient times and throughout the history of architecture, to present days, natural light played a key role in building design. In a physical sense, its interaction with the surrounding environment affects and transforms the perception of space. It can also instigate and incite different emotional reactions in humans. Light is also used and has been used in sacred architecture as a symbolic value. Its manipulation can evoke feelings of spirituality.
Admitting ample natural light wherever feasible and using color-corrected lighting in interior spaces which closely approximates natural daylight