Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Investigating the impact of smart mobile skin on the amount of brightness and glare in office environments based on the location of the user

Authors
Zohreh Salavti 1
Majid Shahbazi 2
Zohreh Torabi 2
1 PhD student, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
2 Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran.
10.22034/jgeoq.2024.364017.3881
Abstract
Today, facades play a decisive role in both aspects of energy optimization and providing comfort to users. The penetration of sunlight through the openings of the façade, in addition to providing the lighting of the spaces, also plays a fundamental role in the health of the environment for the people inside the building. The use of smart moving facades, due to purposeful movement, provides the possibility of more efficiency of daylight for the residents. The present research seeks to provide a method to create a smart shell with the aim of increasing the amount of natural lighting and reducing the resulting glare in office spaces in Tabriz city. The dimensions of the mobile shell under study vary based on the distance of the residents from the surface of the window, in this regard, the type of office layout and the orientation of the users are among the most important things that result in different results by changing the location. For this purpose, 14 days of the year with an interval of 15 days and for 10 hours, with different layouts in three types T, U and II office space have been simulated. Analysis and simulation have been done with Readiness simulation engine and Honeybee and Ladybug interface software. The findings of the research show that the presented method for creating a smart shell has resulted in more daylight use than traditional methods such as curtains.
Keywords
Glare
daylight
smart facade
office building
optimization
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