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A Dynamic Daylight Assessment Model for Measuring Visual Comfort in Egyptian Houses

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Environmental analysis and assessment (environmental impact assessment…aterial flow analysis, life cycle costing, emission accounting, etc.)

Abstract

In present times, daylight metrics have evolved to include dynamic metrics. However, Egyptian codes continue to rely solely on the static metric of illuminance to evaluate daylight within a space, although recent research has shown that illuminance alone falls short of describing daylight quality within a space. This study investigates daylight factors and metrics in various assessment models, it develops a comprehensive assessment model that can measure visual comfort in Egyptian residential buildings. An analytical-qualitative approach was employed to identify both physical and non-physical quality factors of dynamic daylight. This approach involved examining daylight quality models, international and national codes, and green building rating systems. Also, the use of environmental assessments to measure daylight factors was studied to ensure that the assessment model was applicable. Findings show that visual comfort can be measured in Egyptian residential buildings in several factors using a combination of metrics, technical environmental assessments, and observer-based environmental assessments.

DOI

10.21608/sceee.2024.289573.1023

Keywords

Dynamic Daylight, Visual Comfort Assessment, Daylight Metrics, Residential Buildings, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Essam

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

heba_essam@eng.suez.edu.eg

City

Ismailia

Orcid

0000-0002-5377-745X

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Fouad

Affiliation

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University

Email

mafouad66@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Elghawaby

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

mahmoud_elghawaby@eng.suez.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

2

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

50824

Issue Date

2024-07-01

Receive Date

2024-05-14

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

67

Page End

78

Print ISSN

2805-3141

Online ISSN

2805-315X

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https://sceee.journals.ekb.eg/article_384258.html

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https://sceee.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=384258

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384,258

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Original Article

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2,132

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Journal

Publication Title

Suez Canal Engineering, Energy and Environmental Science

Publication Link

https://sceee.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

A Dynamic Daylight Assessment Model for Measuring Visual Comfort in Egyptian Houses

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Article

Created At

28 Dec 2024