Exposure to daylight significantly affects the psychological well-being of occupants by diminishing headaches, eye tensions, or stress. Daylight penetration is a matter collaboration between building façade and perimeter zones that can be controlled through design features. This study reviews available daylighting systems block redirect natural light inside space their overall performance. Adap...

One of the most important methods of saving energy and providing indoor comfort conditions of buildings is the careful design of the façades. A “double skin glass façade” is optimally one of the best options that control the heat interaction between indoor and outdoor spaces. Two kinds of heating energy is usually transmitted through exterior envelope “conduction” and “radiation”. Double skin g...

Abstract As the capital city of Central Sulawesi Province, Palu has built various public buildings, especially buildings belonging to local government, which are provided serve population’s needs. However, when examined more deeply, it can be seen that several government-owned were designed not pay attention environmental conditions in building was erected both socially, culturally and composit...

The evolution of daytime façade noise levels by road traffic at 250 dwellings in Flanders is assessed. Three identical man-operated measurement campaigns have been conducted in the years 1996, 2001 and 2009, during fall. A practical methodology has been developed, based on short time noise measurements and context observations at these locations. The uncertainty introduced by short-term samplin...