Utilizing dynamic shading system to achieve daylight performance according to LEED standards V.4: case study, university classrooms in Egypt

Abstract

ABSTRACT In the climate-change period, all countries strived to design sustainable buildings. As environmental influenced contributes to design decisions, to save energy and to achieve the sustainable development indicator according to Egypt Vision 2030. This can be achieved by accessing the maximum of daylight, consequently the facade design has a major impact on daylight performance. This paper aims to evaluate the daylight performance by using dynamic shading, in a university classroom in Egypt. It also aims to determine the optimal angle for each hour of the shade’s movement. Based on LEED 4 daylight requirements and IES, daylight analysis was integrated using DESIGNBUILDER V6, RADIANCE, and DAYSIM programs. The simulation measured the basic case of the case study and then compared it with using dynamic shading system. Incrementing the efficiency of daylight needs to increase spatial daylight autonomy (SDA) and reduce annual sunlight exposure (ASE); hence, the importance of this research is to take up studies of spatial daylight autonomy (SDA), annual sunlight exposure (ASE), useful daylight illuminance (UDI), working plan, and daylight factor over a year. This paper proved the necessary of using dynamic shading system. As it helped in changing the angle of inclination shading system with change the angle of inclination the sun on the openings of the building. It adapted the change from the educational activity (the whiteboard and data shown) in the case study. If the opening has wide areas in the eastern facade, the overall value of illumination at 9 a.m. is much higher than at 3 p.m. When using dynamic shades, the daylight efficiency is raised, in detail, by UDI, ASE, and the daylight factor raised by 58%, 45%, and 4.3%, respectively. This research will help architects and decision-makers to improve lighting performance in existing university buildings. It also achieved visual comfort in the classroom.