Assessment of Sustainability Aspects of Daylighting in Buildings
Abstract
The term sustainable development means the development where all four aspects are equally balanced: health, environmental, social and economic. Despite the fact that the term has been in existence for almost three decades (WCED, 1987), wrong definitions are still in use, where only one aspect of development is well considered, while others are ignored. Additionally, methods for the evaluation of sustainability aspects of buildings are for the moment scarce. The purpose of this study is to upgrade the developed methodology (Dovjak and Krainer, 2013) to evaluate sustainability aspects of daylighting in buildings with the main emphasis on health. The method was upgraded according to the specifics of real treated cases. Based on the evaluation, the problems are identified and recommendations are designed. The main problems relate to legislation, especially on the level of criteria for non-visual effects on well-being. Recommendations include step-by-step activities important for building renovations: legislation, concepts of bioclimatic design- building/systems, active spaces, occupant awareness.
Keywords
Assessment, Daylighting, Sustainability, Recommendations