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Yasar University · Architecture

In considering total building energy consumption, lighting plays an important role in shaping energy consumption and use. Although key strategies (such as energy efficient lighting products, lighting control systems and energy simulation software) are developed so far, such attempts may be unsuccessful unless users are not taken into consideration....

Further understanding the building occupants’ needs and behaviors can reduce lighting energy consumption. This research explores how the occupancy and interior architectural aspects become effective in manual lighting control in offices. It involves a multiple sectioned questionnaire focusing on the possible architectural factors such as the desk p...

Elderly adults experience physical and cognitive deterioration, which makes them more dependent on others for their daily needs. It is not always possible to provide adequate care in their own homes, emphasizing the crucial need for qualified residential care facilities (RCFs). Given that elderly spend most of their time indoors, it's crucial to pr...

The use of daylight in educational settings has a significant impact on the well-being, attention, and academic achievement of students. However, providing adequate daylighting without glare can be difficult, especially in deep-plan layout classrooms, because daylight is not constant and its strength varies with distance from the façade, necessitat...

The concept of aesthetic has been transformed and re-contextualized through the consecutive centuries to find a stable place in the discipline of architecture. We may claim that the stability has been generally provided by spaces having the power of affecting its experiencers emotionally by the help of sensory perception. The discipline of phenomen...

Windows are the weakest elements due to their high heat transfer coefficient and are responsible for 60% energy heat/gain loss. Healthcare buildings are one of the biggest consumers of energy due to continuous occupation hours and medical requirements, providing comfortable conditions for people in need of care and staff; yet recently less attentio...

Associated with aging, elderly suffer from various visual impairments that require specialized illumination conditions. Elderly should be supported by a well-balanced visual environment in residential care facilities to ensure active living and visual comfort. Although literature focused on age related eye diseases, significance of illumination to...

Three principles are the cornerstones of circular economy: designing out waste, keeping material in use, and regenerating natural systems. In the context of building construction, the circular model offers profit opportunities because it involves the extension of the buildings’ lifespan by recycling and reusing, rather than demolishing and wasting...

Tıptaki ilerlemelerle birlikte uzayan yaşam süresi yaşlı nüfusunun genel nüfusa oranının giderek artmasına neden olmaktadır. Değişen toplumsal yapı ile birlikte artan yaşlı nüfusunun barınması ve bakımı toplumsal sorunlardan biri olmaya başlayınca kurumlarca üstlenilen bakım modelleri geliştirilmiştir. Yaşlı bakımının yapıldığı kurumsal bakım yapıl...

Daylight is a demand of living in a closed space. The use of daylight can contribute to energy savings of a building and can improve the well-being and job satisfaction of occupants. Therefore, designers generally aim to obtain daylight usage for interiors. However, when daylight is not well-designed it may cause glare. Glare is an unwanted outcome...

This study focuses on the lighting design of healthcare spaces from users' perspective. Lighting has functional, emotional, non-visual and biological effects on humans. It enables security, comfort, efficiency and wellbeing. However, generally lighting design of healthcare is not considered on a preferential basis. Within this study by using User C...

Lighting allows users to accomplish their tasks, feel safe and understand the surrounding environment. Therefore, it is an inseparable component of buildings. Building codes, energy standards and regulations determine the required illuminances to provide visual comfort. However, the existing requirements are constituted considering healthy eyes onl...

Lighting allows users to accomplish their tasks, feel safe and understand the surrounding environment. Therefore, it is an inseparable component of buildings. Building codes, energy standards and regulations determine the required illuminances to provide visual comfort. However, the existing requirements are constituted considering healthy eyes onl...

Özet Otomatik aydınlatma kontrol sistemleri, yapay aydınlatma tüketimini düşürme amacı ile günümüzde sıklıkla kullanılmaktadır. Farklı çeşitleri ile kullanımı giderek yaygınlaşan otomatik aydınlatma kontrol sistemleri, teknolojinin ve bina enerji yönetim sistemlerinin gelişmesi ile enerji tasarrufunu kullanıcı memnuniyetinden ödün vermeden sağlama...

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Despite the widespread implementation of user behavior models in the field of lighting research, existing user profiles have not been based on extensive user involvement. To understand and enhance manual lighting control behavior data, office users' behavior is evaluated since they correspond to one group consuming energy of electric lighting in te...

Understanding the indoor environmental control and psychology (IECP) which affect inpatient health and wellbeing are crucial parameters for having positive experience on healthcare interiors. Recent research on IECP in healthcare building facilities underlines these issues with regard to users' needs, expectations and satisfactions. Thus, flourishi...

Restoring or renovating important historical sites and buildings, for either the original or a new purpose, ensures the continuation of cultural heritage. When reacquiring such sites as part of a city's heritage, they must be safely and effectively designed. Lighting is one of the necessary components of this design phase. Lighting design of histor...

The share of electrical energy consumption for lighting in buildings is about 40% within the total consumption. Daylight integrated lighting solutions can significantly reduce energy consumptions. Lighting designers and architects are in charge of benefitting from daylight, so that they have to take some precautions and consider daylight in design...

Restoring or renovating important historical sites and buildings, for either the original or a new purpose, ensures the continuation of cultural heritage. When reacquiring such sites as part of a city’s heritage, they must be safely and effectively designed. Lighting is one of the necessary components of this design phase. Lighting design of histor...