Page 1 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 1 of 157 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large (1000x1000 max)
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
This page
All
|
DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADES PERFORMANCE:
EFFECTS ON DAYLIGHT AND VISUAL COMFORT IN OFFICE SPACES
by
Elham Motevalian
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
August 2014
Copyright 2014 Elham Motevalian
Object Description
| Title | Double skin façades performance: effects on daylight and visual comfort in office spaces |
| Author | Motevalian, Elham |
| Author email | elham.motevalian@gmail.com;motevali@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2014-06-27 |
| Date submitted | 2014-07-15 |
| Date approved | 2014-07-15 |
| Restricted until | 2014-07-15 |
| Date published | 2014-07-15 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Noble, Douglas |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Schiler, Marc Kensek, Karen M. |
| Abstract | The demand for fully glazed, highly transparent façades has increased in recent decades as architects and clients embrace the style, and modern construction methods and materials have made them economically viable. Double‐skin façades are also becoming more common as a system that can be highly transparent and if designed appropriately more energy efficient than conventional systems. As a relatively new system, there is still limited data about energy performance and occupant comfort of the different variants of double skin façades. ❧ Designing the façade elements of the building to make a well daylit space is a challenging issue for designers. A well daylit office space will reduce the energy consumption of the building and will make a comfortable, healthier, and productive work environment for users. Too much daylight can introduce glare, heat gain, and other negative impacts. ❧ As a multi‐objective analysis, the trade‐offs between daylight quantity and visual comfort in the office spaces are complex, but it is possible for a designer to find an appropriate balance. Daylight autonomy (DA) metric of 300 lux (~30 fc) has been chosen as a target for measuring daylight quantity based on IESNA 2012 recommendation and daylight glare probability (DGP) as the metric for measuring visual comfort. ❧ Using a virtual office test cell of 27 by 12 by 9 feet, five façade parameter effects have been studied: depth of cavity; double skin façade type; façade material including different types of glass and translucent materials; shading device design considering their size, material and position in the cavity; and walkway design within the cavity. ❧ Computer simulations with Rhino, Grasshopper, and DIVA (with Radiance engine) were used to determine how the design of each façade element affects the goals in three different geographic locations: Los Angeles, New York and Houston. The results have been plotted on trade‐off charts for each city. ❧ By using the simulation results and trade‐off charts, designers will be able to find an appropriate balance between visual comfort and daylight availability while designing a double‐skin façade. |
| Keyword | double‐skin façade; daylight; visual comfort; DIVA daylight simulation; trade‐off chart |
| Language | English |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Motevalian, Elham |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Motevalian-2689.pdf |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Motevalian-2689.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADES PERFORMANCE: EFFECTS ON DAYLIGHT AND VISUAL COMFORT IN OFFICE SPACES by Elham Motevalian A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE August 2014 Copyright 2014 Elham Motevalian |
