Abstract
Sustainable design concerns the impact of the designed environment on the sustainability of the renewability of consumed resources. Depending on the interior designer’s knowledge in this field, these concepts applications will create projects dealing with human and nature respect. Natural lighting plays a significant role in environmental behavior and human behavior. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a considerable condition resulting from depriving humans of the circadian rhythm. At the same time, they are using natural light, as a sustainable resource, with the correct quantity in the right place, in tandem with changes in user behavior, to achieve energy efficiency. Interior designers need a full spectrum of alternatives to give them the opportunities to select the best for the project design situation, particularly in our Middle Eastern countries, where natural lighting as a sustainable resource is abundant throughout a large percentage of the year. This paper ends by categorizing the sustainable lighting tools based on the interior functionalities’ needs for increasing or decreasing. Further, applicable studies are necessary to link human behavior and each group of these sustainable natural lighting tools.
Presenters
Naglaa Sami AbdelazizAssistant Professor - Interior Design Department, College of Architecture, Art, and Design, Ajman University, 'Ajmān, United Arab Emirates Gamal Elsamanoudy
Associate Professor, Interior Design, Ajman University, 'Ajmān, United Arab Emirates
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Presentation Type
Theme
Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
KEYWORDS
Sustainable Natural Lighting, Interior Lighting Design, Tools of Sustainable Lighting
