AUTOMATED APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT OF THE LATERAL NATURAL ILLUMINATION IN PREMISES

Abstract

Problem statement. In the XXI century a worldwide tendency to create specialized software to solve specific problems of individual subject areas is developing. Analysis of specialized software in the field of occupational safety and health showed a lack of specialized software for assessing the condition of artificial lighting in premises. The purpose of the article − the automation of the calculation process for the regulated area of light openings and assessment of the available natural lighting in the premises for residential, public and industrial buildings in accordance with the State Building Code of Ukraine B.2.5-28:2018 Natural and artificial lighting by developing specialized software. Conclusions. The developed software product «Lateral natural light» gives 21 % greater accuracy in calculating the area of light openings, 12 times less time spent on the calculations and allows you to make calculations without knowledge of the methodology. Implementation of protection against erroneous data entry provides a reduction in the number of errors that can occur during manual calculations, as well as minimizes the influence of human factor on the accuracy of calculations. Designed software can be used in the field of occupational safety and health to assess the state of the existing natural lighting of industrial premises, and in the architectural and construction industry at the stage of conceptual design of the area of light openings of the premises of industrial, public and residential buildings.