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Browsing by Subject "Daylighting"

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  • Green classrooms and student performance impact of daylight and indoor air quality on grade 10 students achievement in Lebanon 
    Jurdi, Janan (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2017-01)
    This research intends to uncover the relationship between learning environments and pupils’ academic outcome. What difference would the qualities of light and air make in the actual academic ambiance and in the process of transforming incoming students into active learners? With theoretical foundation, the research proceeds to look at the integration of green principles of design inside classrooms and their effects on pupils’ achievement. What do students really need? According to recent pedagogy research, some of these needs mainly are comfortable thermal and visual conditions, and healthy ...
  • The impact of sustainable daylight performance according to decree 9091 on southern classroom orientation in the coastal zone of Lebanon - Beirut 
    Saliba, Anastasia (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2023-05)
    This paper examines the impact of daylight performance on classroom orientation in Beirut district and its suburbs. Daylight conditions in educational buildings have been of interest since the discovery of artificial light in the nineteenth century. Classroom orientation is crucial in optimizing daylight performance, which can positively impact student health, learning achievements, and psychology. In Lebanon, Government Decree No. 90911 recommends classrooms to have a southern orientation, with the longest part of the southern facade facing south. However, the decree does not provide any further ...
  • Windows as environmental modifiers in Lebanese vernacular architecture 
    Melki, Habib (Earthscan Publications, 2006)
    ABSTRACT: Windows in Lebanese vernacular buildings were sized and placed proportionally in order to allow the required amount of light and air circulation for comfort. The aim of this study is to explore the evolution of the window in Lebanese vernacular architecture with respect to typology, functions, environmental features, methodologies in construction and cultural features. It will include a comparative analysis of different typologies in respect to ventilation, daylighting, heat transfer, acoustic barriers, etc.