TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT i
UNDERTAKING iii
CERTIFICATE v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS x
LIST OF FIGURES xiii
LIST OF TABLES xv
CHAPTER-1: Introduction 1
1.1 Overview 1
1.2. Research goals 2
1.3. Significance of study 2
1.4. Motivation 2
1.5 Scope and limitations of the study 2
CHAPTER-2: Literature review 5
2.1. Impact of Occupant behaviour on Residential building 5
2.2. Residential electric lighting use during daytime: A field study in Swedish multi-dwelling buildings 5
2.3. Privacy Vs. Daylight 6
2.4. Daylight and view 6
2.5. Importance of Vertical illuminance 7
2.6. Literature gaps and methods used in earlier studies 7
CHAPTER-3: Research methodology 9
3.1 Selection criteria of residences 9
3.2. Selection of loggers 10
3.3. Thumb rules for placement of the sensors 10
3.4. The procedure of the field-study 11
3.4.1. Observations at room level and building level 11
3.5. Simulation study 12
3.6. Questionnaire to the Occupants 13
3.7. Methods for data analysis 13
CHAPTER-4: Results 15 xii
4.1. Average daylight levels maintained in living rooms 17
4.2. The loss of daylight due to the occupants 19
4.3. Study-1 - Well daylight-maintained homes 22
4.3.1. Activities in living room through questionnaire Survey 23
4.3.2. Field study 25
4.3.3. Simulation study -Ideal daylight 28
4.3.4 co-relation between ideal potential and occupant behaviour 30
4.4. Study-2 - Moderate-daylit home 32
4.4.1. Activities in living room through questionnaire Survey 33
4.4.2. Field study 34
4.4.3. Simulation study -Ideal daylight 35
4.4.4 co-relation between ideal potential and occupant behaviour 37
CHAPTER-5: Discussion 39
5.1 Satisfaction of occupants 39
5.2 Classification of homes based on the relatability to the living room 40
CHAPTER-6: Conclusion 41
CHAPTER 7: References 42
APPENDIX: 45