Assessment of Daylighting Strategies in Convention Centres: A Review from 1990 to 2023
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the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Jos
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The main goal of a convention center is to provide a productive environment for different events, which they must do by meeting energy efficiency and sustainability requirements. Being a commercial building, it is known for consuming energy in large amounts, which should be mitigated to ensure sustainability. Daylighting is a significant technique in contemporary architecture that contributes to building energy savings, helps to reduce dependence on artificial lighting, provides connections to outdoor spaces, and influences users’ comfort. The study aims to investigate and review the daylighting strategies that are used in convention centers. To achieve this, literature, articles, and websites were reviewed to better understand daylighting and how it is applied in this building type. The study adopted a systematic review and discussed the results descriptively, and it showed that this technique is rarely used in this building type. This could result from a lack of daylighting consideration at the conceptual stage of the building design. Hence, it is recommended that designers understand this technique in order to properly implement it in convention centers and other building types. Further research can be carried out on how daylighting influences user comfort and satisfaction in other building types for adequate implementation in modern-age construction.
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