Natural Light and Building Materials

Abstract:

Architecture is the one that must satisfy the needs of human activities and therefore depends on the day/night cycle in the process of building designing, in the functional distribution and also in the way the image is perceived by people, in different moments of the day. This is where the concern for intensity and light type appears when designing a building. Light features, heat, air circulation represent key words in assessing the energy consumption of a building. When these features are correctly manipulated and controlled, they will diminish the consumptions made by used inside artificial lighting systems and will lead to the growth of energetic efficiency and thermal comfort. Thus, the architect should know all possibilities, usage and imaginary methods for materials, as well as the effects one can expect when applying and exploiting natural and artificial light. Sustainable development means minimizing environment costs and maximizing economic profit, so that satisfaction of the present needs can be possible without compromising the possibility for future generations to satisfy their own needs.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 875-877)
• Pages: 1954-1958
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.875-877.1954
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Laura Andreea Burlacu
• Keywords: Architecture, Building Material, Natural Light, Sun Studies

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