A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Top-lit atria are more popular than side-lit atria because they are believed to have a better distribution and higher daylighting level. However, in low latitude humid tropics they may cause over lighting and thus overheating. Using computer simulation, this study attempts to compare the distributio...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Ibrahim, Md. Najib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fakulti Alam Bina, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 1999
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description Top-lit atria are more popular than side-lit atria because they are believed to have a better distribution and higher daylighting level. However, in low latitude humid tropics they may cause over lighting and thus overheating. Using computer simulation, this study attempts to compare the distribution and level ofdaylighting in top-lit atria with those in the side-lit atria
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spelling utm-99052010-08-26T09:39:30Z http://eprints.utm.my/9905/ A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan Ibrahim, Md. Najib NA Architecture Top-lit atria are more popular than side-lit atria because they are believed to have a better distribution and higher daylighting level. However, in low latitude humid tropics they may cause over lighting and thus overheating. Using computer simulation, this study attempts to compare the distribution and level ofdaylighting in top-lit atria with those in the side-lit atria Fakulti Alam Bina, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 1999-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/9905/1/MohdHamdanAmad1999_AComparativeStudyOnthePerformance.pdf Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan and Ibrahim, Md. Najib (1999) A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Jurnal alam bina, 2 (1). pp. 13-16. ISSN 1675-2228
spellingShingle NA Architecture
Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan
Ibrahim, Md. Najib
A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_full A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_fullStr A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_short A comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
title_sort comparative study on the performance of side-lit atria and top-lit atria in low latitude tropics kuala lumpur malaysia
topic NA Architecture
url http://eprints.utm.my/9905/
http://eprints.utm.my/9905/1/MohdHamdanAmad1999_AComparativeStudyOnthePerformance.pdf