Abstract:
Traditional daylighting approaches and the metrics used for their quantification
(such as the daylight factor), have limitations that do not take into account the dynamic characteristics
of daylight and in particular its energy-related effects and the influence of the occupants
of the buildings in the final daylighting performance. This paper proposes an integrated method
for the characterization and realistic prediction of the dynamic performance of daylighting based
on the daylighting-hours indicator concept (Href) and on a daylighting-related behavioral model.