Daylight control and performance in office buildings using a novel ceramic louvre system

Urbano Gutierrez, Rosa ORCID: 0000-0002-8475-5755, Du, Jiangtao ORCID: 0000-0002-4307-4398, Ferreira, Nuno, Ferrero, Alejandro and Sharples, Stephen (2019) Daylight control and performance in office buildings using a novel ceramic louvre system. Building and Environment, 151. pp. 54-74.

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Abstract

This study examined the design and daylight performance of a new louvre screen for office buildings. The screen was evaluated for three different material finishes: specular aluminium as a traditional material commonly used in louvres, and two types of ceramic finishes, with the intention to reduce the systems’ environmental impact. The new system was assessed taking an unshaded window, a window with a rod screen and a window with venetian blinds as references. Annual performance simulations for a full-scale room, using the lighting software Daysim, were conducted to assess the effect of the three material systems on indoor daylighting levels and distributions using both the traditional Daylight Factor and climate-based daylighting metrics (Daylight Autonomy DA and Useful Daylight Illuminance UDI). The results show that the proposed louvre system can provide satisfactory daylight levels and visual comfort within the room, while ceramics appear as a promising alternative material to be used in the production of advanced daylighting technologies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Louvers, Daylighting, Ceramics, Ray-tracing simulation, Dynamic daylighting simulation, Facade technology
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	12 Jun 2020 07:44
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:51
DOI:	10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.030
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3088477