Publication detail

Design of balcony from the point of view of daylighting

GÁBROVÁ, L.

Original Title

Design of balcony from the point of view of daylighting

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Balconies are horizontal overhanging structures whose main function is a connection between interior and exterior space. Moreover, they increase an area of a room and they also can have a presentable, architectural and aesthetic purpose. There are a lot of requirements on the balconies, for example the requirements on static properties, thermal bridges, railings or fire safety. From the point of view of building physics, we can consider the balcony as the fixed shading construction which can reduce overheating in a shaded room during the summer but on the other hand the balcony can influence visual comfort in the room in a negative way. This article presents a comparison and an evaluation of the daylight factor in the rooms which are shaded by balconies. The influence of the balconies on the daylight factor is assessed in dependence on a length of the balcony (a balcony overhang) and dimensions of the room which the balcony shades.

Keywords

balcony, horizontal overhanging structures, daylighting, daylight factor

Authors

GÁBROVÁ, L.

RIV year

2014

Released

17. 2. 2014

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications

Location

Switzerland

ISBN

978-3-03835-040-8

Book

EnviBUILD Buildings and Environment 2013

ISBN

1022-6680

Periodical

Advanced Materials Research

Year of study

2014

Number

899

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

298

Pages to

301

Pages count

4

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT105744,
  author="Lenka {Gábrová}",
  title="Design of balcony from the point of view of daylighting",
  booktitle="EnviBUILD Buildings and Environment 2013",
  year="2014",
  journal="Advanced Materials Research",
  volume="2014",
  number="899",
  pages="298--301",
  publisher="Trans Tech Publications",
  address="Switzerland",
  doi="10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.899.298",
  isbn="978-3-03835-040-8",
  issn="1022-6680"
}