A Proposal on Artificial Lighting Design in Offices Considering Visual Comfort and Energy Performance
Abstract
Given the extensive working hours spent in offices today, ensuring visual comfort and energy efficiency in lighting design has becomea critical concern. This study aims to develop an approach to determine the effects of artificial lighting parameters on visual comfort and energy consumption in offices. For this purpose, office volumes of three different sizes and with varying surface reflection coefficient, assumed to be located in Trabzon, Turkey were first modeled using DIAlux evo simulation program. Variables related to artificial lighting design parameters were established, and calculations were perfomed within simulation program. W/lm/m2 values were calculated to evaluate the energy efficiency. The data obtained from this study were evaluated using regression analysis and inferential statistical analyses. Based on the findings, it is suggested that a lighting designer consider selecting an LED lamp, a surface mounted direct lighting luminarewitha microprismatic optic type to ensure the visual comfort and energy performance.
Keywords
Artificial Lighting, offices, visual comfort, energy performance, regression analysis
Ethical Statement
This article was prepared by Elif Öztürk Gül under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kavraz with the title of “An approach on determining lighting design parameters and effects relating to visual comfort and energy consumption in offices” and accepted as a doctoral thesis on 31/07/2023 by Karadeniz Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Architecture. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval was not required for the study. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics committee approval was not required for the study.
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