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Authors:
Yuan Fang
Soolyeon Cho
Keywords: senior housing; thermal comfort; visual comfort; energy saving; daylighting
Abstract:
Senior living facilities consume more energy than other types of residential buildings due to seniors’ different lifestyles and comfort levels. In order to reduce the high energy consumption of senior living facilities, designers should consider sustainable design strategies. One important strategy is daylighting because of its potential to save energy and to benefit seniors’ health. This paper presents a case study based on a senior apartment in Changsha, China. Simulation models are developed to analyze the building’s energy consumption and daylighting conditions. Simulation input parameters are adopted through a literature survey to accommodate the real lifestyles and thermal comfort conditions of seniors. Daylight levels are tested, analyzed and considered in relation to energy performance. This paper shows that daylighting is a more efficient energy saving measure for senior living facilities than it is for regular residential buildings.
Pages: 150 to 155
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014
Publication date: October 12, 2014
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4537
ISBN: 978-1-61208-371-1
Location: Nice, France
Dates: from October 12, 2014 to October 16, 2014