Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions.

Belakehal, A.; Tabet Aoul, K.; Bennadji, A.

Abstract

Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture that is environmentally conscious in hot arid regions. The aim of this chapter is to identify the sunlighting strategies and their resulting typology in some urban spaces, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including people's reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.

Citation

BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2000. Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions. In Sayigh, A.A.M. (ed.) Renewables: the energy for the 21st century: proceedings of the 6th World renewable energy congress (WREC VI), 1-7 July 2000, Brighton, UK. Oxford: Pergamon Press [online], chapter 123, pages 624-627. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-008043865-8/50123-9

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 6th World renewable energy congress (WREC VI)
• Start Date: Jul 1, 2000
• End Date: Jul 7, 2000
• Online Publication Date: Sep 2, 2007
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2000
• Deposit Date: Mar 29, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 29, 2021
• Publisher: Pergamon Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 624-627
• Book Title: Renewables: the energy for the 21st century
• Chapter Number: 123
• ISBN: 9780080438658
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-008043865-8/50123-9
• Keywords: Daylight in architecture; Sunlight in architecture; Islamic architecture; Energy efficiency
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/929445