Windows, skylights, and atria: occupants' visual/subjective comparison

Conference · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6256339

Ne'eman, E; Selkowitz, S

Windows, skylights, and glazed atria are all used for admission of daylight into buildings. This paper concentrates on a comparison of subjective occupant attitudes and response to these design strategies. First, the problem is defined. Then the light directional properties of the various solutions are examined and a comparison made between possible subjective/psychological responses to these solutions. The aspects of the view outside the building, spectral distribution, the variability of daylight, and the effect of the depth of daylight penetration into the built spaces and the resultant light intensities are examined and the subjective responses are compared.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6256339
• Report Number(s): LBL-17920; CONF-8406232-1; EEB-W-84-09; ON: DE85004589
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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& Utilization-- Buildings
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Education & Public Relations-- (1980-)
ATRIA
ATTITUDES
BUILDINGS
DAYLIGHTING
DESIGN
EVALUATION
HUMAN FACTORS
OPENINGS
SKYLIGHTS
WINDOWS