Daylighting Technologies

in the tropics

Main Topics
Issue 1: Do people want daylight? Issue 2: Glazing Issue 3: Daylight systems Issue 4: Daylight controls Issue 5: Task lighting

By: Gregers Reimann IEN Consultants Sdn Bhd www.ien.com.my

The Royal Chulan Hotel 14 October 2009, Malaysia

Question

DO PEOPLE WANT DAYLIGHTING?

Survey among 46 building professionals in Singapore

Survey among 46 building professionals in Singapore

Survey among 569 office building occupant in Manila, Philippines

Survey among 46 building professionals in Singapore

Misconception that daylight is hot:
Daylight through normal glazing is 2.6 times cooler than people think Daylight through high performance glazing is 4.9 times cooler than people think
Misconception that daylight is hot!

Daylight Sub-Conclusion
Surveys show that:
People want daylighting Offices with daylighting are marketable Misconception that daylighting is hot, when it is actually the coolest light source

Best properties in the tropics for

GLAZING

Glazing Terminology
VLT
Visible Light Transmittance (0-100%) The amount of visible light that is transmitted through a glazing

SHGC
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (0-100%) The amount of solar energy (visible, near infrared and UV light) that enters through a glazing

Sunlight interacting with glazing for high performance spectrally selective glazing (applicable in the tropics)

Different Glazing Performances

Examples a) Suncool HP Brilliant 50 - VLT: 51% - SHGC: 26% - VLT/SHGC ratio: 1.96 NB. Spectrally selective, allowing light, blocking heat b) Optifloat Clear - VLT: 81% - SHGC: 73% - VLT/SHGC ratio: 1.11 NB. Only slightly spectrally selective

VLT
Visible light tranmittance [%] Pilkington products
U-value / VLT / SHGC

SHGC
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient [%] Advanced Lighting with Radiance NUS Department of Architecture

Daylight

TECHNOLOGIES

Distributing Daylight

Roof lights

Lightshelf

Normal window

Lightshelf (external)

Pro
Reflection of light onto ceiling Shading of lower window

Con
Cleaning of lightshelf Glare control needed

Wish list
Spectrally selective lightshelf Automatic blind control

Lightshelf (internal)

Pro
Reflection of light onto ceiling Lighshelf easy to clean Less glare control

Con

Wish list

Lower window no shade Automatic blind control Higher solar gain Internal lightshelf

Higher Suspended Ceiling

Benefit
Higher suspended ceiling alow for deeper daylight throw

Daylight Facade with Mirror Lightshelves

PTM ZEO building (Bangi, Malaysia) No electric light 88% of the time Lighting consumption is 0.56 W/m

Roof Lights

Other Daylight Technologies

Fish Reflecting Louvres

Always reflecting light onto the ceiling

Okasolar reflective Louvres

Tilting Light Shelf for Active Daylight Control

Variable Area Light Reflecting Assembly

Morning
glass panes

reflective plastic film

roller, morning position path of roller viewing window

Mid day

roller, mid day position

The position of the roller is adjusted as the suns altitude changes through the day, to reflect sunlight onto the ceiling.

Laser-cut Light Deflecting Panel

View Through a Laser-cut Panel

Venetian Blind of Laser-cut Panels

Laser-cut Panel in Pyramid Skylight

Waterford School, Brisbane, Australia

Daylight responsive lighting

CONTROL

Daylight Responsive Lighting

Lighting Zone 1

Lighting Zone 2

Task light
(example)

Lighting Control
Automatic off (light sensor and/or occupancy sensor) Manual on (people press the wall switch) Use task light (table lamp)

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