<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Windows and shading devices play a significant role in designing building facades to control the rate of the received daylight and improve visual comfort. This study is aimed to provide an optimization basis for building’s façade considering two variables of Annual Sun Exposure (ASE (1000/250h)) and the view to outside of an office. In this research, the effect of various parameters of shading louvers to the south was investigated in Tehran, Iran. The parameters were number, depth, angle as well as thickness. In this review, Rhino/Grasshopper plug was employed for simulations; moreover, Galapagos evolutionary solver component was used to run the optimization process. This study’s findings showed that it was possible to reach a view of nearly 90% of the interior spaces while the value of ASE (1000/250h) still remained in the reasonable range.</p></abstract>

Windows and shading devices play a significant role in designing building facades to control the rate of the received daylight and improve visual comfort. This study is aimed to provide an optimization basis for building’s façade considering two variables of Annual Sun Exposure (ASE (1000/250h)) and the view to outside of an office. In this research, the effect of various parameters of shading louvers to the south was investigated in Tehran, Iran. The parameters were number, depth, angle as well as thickness. In this review, Rhino/Grasshopper plug was employed for simulations; moreover, Galapagos evolutionary solver component was used to run the optimization process. This study’s findings showed that it was possible to reach a view of nearly 90% of the interior spaces while the value of ASE (1000/250h) still remained in the reasonable range.

Optimization of Building Façade to Control Daylight Excessiveness and View to Outside

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences

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Windows and shading devices play a significant role in designing building facades to control the rate of the received daylight and improve visual comfort. This...

Optimization of Building Façade to Control Daylight Excessiveness and View to Outside

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 161 - 168

Received: Jun 21, 2019

Accepted: Sep 06, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2019-0022

Keywords
Daylight, ASE, View to outside, Shading, Optimization

© 2019 P. Nadiri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Optimization of Building Façade to Control Daylight Excessiveness and View to Outside

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 161 - 168

Received: Jun 21, 2019

Accepted: Sep 06, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2019-0022

KeywordsDaylight, ASE, View to outside, Shading, Optimization

© 2019 P. Nadiri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Daylight, ASE, View to outside, Shading, Optimization