Effects of the courtyard’s geometry in dig pit underground dwellings on the room’s daylighting performance

Omrani, Mariem; Lian, Zhiwei; Hu, Xuan

doi:10.1007/s12273-019-0542-4

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“…The former ones are commonly applied as they could help increase landscape visions, break the feeling of closure, guide the flow, organize space structures and combine natural ventilation to improve the hot/humid environment. 17,18 They also have the advantages of lower construction difficulty and lower construction cost compared to the light guide systems. However, due to the limitation of the ground space condition (e.g.…”

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Natural daylight design for underground public space

Leng

Yu³

2022

Indoor and Built Environment

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Section: Challengesmentioning

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Natural daylight design for underground public space

Leng

Yu³

2022

Indoor and Built Environment

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“Re-evaluating the health performance of historical buildings using WELLV1 rating system”

Raslan,

Saeed

2023

Comput.Urban Sci.

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The Southeast Tunisian cave dwellings of Matmata are a well-known historical model which amazingly adapt with cultural, environmental and climatic features of its surrounding. Many studies have discussed the sustainability of these dwellings but none has thoroughly discussed its performance on light of health and wellbeing of its dwellers. The WELLV1 rating system, established in 2016, is a first of a kind certification system that solely focus on the health performance of the built environment. It gives credit to designs that enhance and promote physical and psychological health of the users. The study examines the health performance of Matmata cave dwellings in the light of WELLV1 recommendations and features. The study revealed that these subterranean historical dwellings have proven good performance in relation to daylight saturation, indoor thermal relief, solar glare control, physical activity enhancement, exterior noise reduction, biophilic design and cultural enrichment. On the other hand, they lack sufficient performance in relation to air purification, social interaction, clean water supply, and altruism encouragement. Considering the scientific background, materials and technologies available for those who designed and built these dwellings, the health-related performance of their work seems unique and impressive.

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