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Interior daylight environment of an elderly nursing home in Beijing
Abstract To improve the activity spaces and bedrooms in a nursing home for older adults in Beijing, the satisfaction of these individuals regarding an interior daylight environment was investigated through questionnaire surveys and illuminance measurements. A geometric model was then created according to the nursing home's building layout, and the Integrated Environmental Solutions < Virtual Environment> (IES ) program was used to simulate an entire year of the interior daylight environment of these spaces. The validity of the simulation was verified with the measured values. The daylight environment for the entire year was analyzed based on simulation results that used both existing standards and the four-level criteria obtained from an on-site investigation. The results imply that older people's demand for sunlight might be determined not only by their visual requirements but also by psychological or physiological nonvisual requirements. Older individuals could even tolerate certain daylight glare environments due to their eagerness for sunshine. In different functional spaces, older adults have different expectations for sunlight illuminance.
Highlights Older residents' sensations regarding daylight environments were investigated. A four-level daylight satisfaction scale for older individuals was defined. The daylight illuminance of an elderly nursing home was simulated and evaluated. Psychological expectations affect older people's sensation of daylight environments. Skylights improve older people's satisfaction levels in an activity room.
Interior daylight environment of an elderly nursing home in Beijing
Abstract To improve the activity spaces and bedrooms in a nursing home for older adults in Beijing, the satisfaction of these individuals regarding an interior daylight environment was investigated through questionnaire surveys and illuminance measurements. A geometric model was then created according to the nursing home's building layout, and the Integrated Environmental Solutions < Virtual Environment> (IES ) program was used to simulate an entire year of the interior daylight environment of these spaces. The validity of the simulation was verified with the measured values. The daylight environment for the entire year was analyzed based on simulation results that used both existing standards and the four-level criteria obtained from an on-site investigation. The results imply that older people's demand for sunlight might be determined not only by their visual requirements but also by psychological or physiological nonvisual requirements. Older individuals could even tolerate certain daylight glare environments due to their eagerness for sunshine. In different functional spaces, older adults have different expectations for sunlight illuminance.
Highlights Older residents' sensations regarding daylight environments were investigated. A four-level daylight satisfaction scale for older individuals was defined. The daylight illuminance of an elderly nursing home was simulated and evaluated. Psychological expectations affect older people's sensation of daylight environments. Skylights improve older people's satisfaction levels in an activity room.
Interior daylight environment of an elderly nursing home in Beijing
Yang, Hui (author) / Guo, Baoxia (author) / Shi, Yanzhuo (author) / Jia, Chen (author) / Li, Xiaoyan (author) / Liu, Fang (author)
Building and Environment ; 200
2021-04-18
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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