1- School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
2- School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran ,mkhakzand@iust.ac.ir
2- School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract:
According to the importance of medical buildings in emergency situations, issue of health and disease control and importance of providing users comfort, revision in designing criteria is mention in many architectural studies recently. One of the most important issues in providing comfortable zones in hospitals is the limitation of undesirable lighting, although studies emphasize the penetration of enough and appropriate natural light as a main factor for decreasing patients' staying duration. Nowadays because of the increasing abundance of research in daylighting fields, architects are confronted with many determination factors and standards. but dependence on general standards may not provide satisfaction for the specific cluster of patients. To evaluate visual comfort in an ophthalmic ward while avoiding potential biases and limitations of human studies, this research employed an in vivo animal model using rabbits. Rabbits were chosen due to their physiological similarities to humans, particularly in the visual system, making them suitable for studying reactions related to cataracts. Additionally, animal studies allow for better control over environmental factors, ethical considerations, and reproducibility compared to human studies where individual variations and external factors can influence results. In This study for daylight simulation and its effects, a point-by-point illuminance comparison of simulation runs was performed using Rhinoceros modeling software, Grasshopper, HoneybeePlus version 1.4.0. Reseals of these experiments has demonstrate a discrepancy of 15.19% between the limits set for visual comfort indicators in international standards and the expectations of patients with cataract eye problems. This contradiction which leads to It has been reduced by 22.44% the levels of comfort in the patient's room.
Type of Study: Research Paper |
Subject:
Sustainable Architecture environment
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