ASPECTS AND ISSUES OF DAYLIGHT PERFORMANCE IN OFFICES: A REVIEW STUDY

Abstract

Proper Daylight Availability inside offices can significantly help in improving the performance of officials and reducing the energy load on artificial sources. This paper aims to review the factors lying inside or outside of the office that affect daylight availability inside the working area. Existing regulations for daylight availability are also discussed in this paper with the methods available for calculating daylight availability. To maintain visual comfort inside offices glare is one of the major issues which is required to address with the enhancement of daylight availability. A review of the literature regarding glare and the ways to control glare is also discussed in this paper.