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Daylight factor
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A daylight factor is the ratio of internal light level to external light level and is defined as follows:
A study of daylight factors within a single storey building resulting from different
perimeter glazing and rooflight designs and glass types. Undertaken using the IES
Raidance software Module.
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tools for performing lighting simulation which includes a renderer as well as many other tools for measuring the simulated light levels. It uses ray tracing
to perform all lighting calculations.
In order to assess the effect of a poor or good daylight factor, one might choose to compare the results for a given calculation against published design
guidance. In the UK this is likely to be CIBSE Lighting Guide 10 (LG10-1999) which broadly bands average daylight factors into the following
categories:[1]
Under 2 Not adequately lit artificial lighting will be required.
Between 2 and 5 Adequately lit but artificial lighting may be in use for part of the time.
Over 5 Well lit artificial lighting generally not required except at dawn and dusk but glare and solar gain may cause problems.
See also
Daylighting
Daylight
Right to light
Notes
1. ^ CIBSE Lighting Guide 10: Daylighting and window design, Year: 1999, ISBN 0-900953-98-5, Publisher: CIBSE
External links
International Commission on Illumination (http://www.cie.co.at/)
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