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#Daylight + lighting

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daylight design factor<br />

15(23)<br />

With a service daylight factor<br />

from the previous chart...<br />

The value is modified to be<br />

used as a daylight design factor,<br />

for determining required window<br />

area for room spaces.<br />

eg: From the previous example<br />

the Daylight Service Factor of<br />

1.7 is divided by the dirt<br />

accumulation and glass<br />

transmission tables.<br />

Clear glass has a transmittance<br />

value of 85%, (a correction<br />

factor of 1) and a suburban area<br />

clean window (0.9) the value<br />

becomes…<br />

1.7 / 1.0 / .9 = 1.88 (DDF)

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