[Construction - Section 97]
LIGHTING
Lighting sit optical illumination, and light an area or object with artificial light or daylight. It is divided into interior and exterior lighting.
The exposure of buildings in architecture provided by windows in the exterior walls or roof are arranged. For large buildings will be light wells or atriums added to a sufficient exposure in all areas of the building.
The requirements with respect to the exposure of space in the in the workplace and in the guidelines of building regulations of various countries.
Architecture
The planning of buildings, the supply of sufficient daylight is an important aspect. Many parameters are considered, the situation of the building piece, the orientation of the building, the size and arrangement of window openings, the depth of the spaces, the type of glass and the sun protection.
Increasingly, the exposure of buildings also important in terms energetically building. Daylight systems, and with daylight are suitable large amounts of energy.