A Study of Current and Potential Use of Daylight in Designing Military Facilities

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the potential applicability of daylighting in military construction as an energy conservation strategy. Daylighting can have a major effect on energy cost as well as consumption because it reduces two of the largest end-users of electricity: lighting and air-conditioning. Design techniques and analytical methods typically used in the private sector are described. Case studies of operating buildings indicate the range of facility types and climates to which daylighting has been applied successfully. A summary of surveys and interviews with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) architects and engineers discusses how daylighting has been used in previous USACE projects and how the current design-and-build process may inhibit its successful implementation. Keywords: Daylighting, Energy conservation, Military facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223913

Entities

People

  • Barbara J. Grimes
  • William P. Bahnfleth

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Force
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Army Facilities
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Engineers
  • Light Sources
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Facilities
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.