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Occupants and daylight in office buildings under sunny skies. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2004. Occupants and daylight in office buildings under sunny skies. In Ellis, R. and Bell, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2004 International construction and building research conference (COBRA 2004), 7-8 September 2004, Leeds, UK. London: RICS Foundation.

It is expected that the climate of North Africa, one of the hottest regions of the world, will become still more extreme due to the effects of global warming. This would result in higher energy consumptions for cooling purposes in buildings. Daylight... Read More about Occupants and daylight in office buildings under sunny skies..

Computer aided sustainable design. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BENNADJI, A., AHRIZ, H. and ALASTAIR, P. 2005. Computer aided sustainable design. In Proceedings of the 1st International Arab Society for Computer Aided Architecrual Design (ASCAAD) conference on computer aided architectural design(ASCAAD 2005); e-design in architecure, 22-24 February 2005, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Dhahran: ASCAAD [online], pages 125-135. Available from: http://www.ascaad.org/conference/2004/proceedings.php

One of the most important aspects architects need to consider fairly early on is that of energy saving, cost, thermal comfort and the effect on the environment in terms of CO2 emissions. At present, during the early design stage of a building, differ... Read More about Computer aided sustainable design..

Femmes, lumière et espace: cas de l’habitat collectif à Biskra, Algérie. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2004. Femmes, lumière et espace: cas de l’habitat collectif à Biskra, Algérie. Presented at Usages et appropriation de l’espace: entre pratiques et régulations, 20-21 April 2004, Annaba, Algeria.

This study attempts to explore new forms of appropriation of architectural space by its occupant according to the relationship it maintains to the physical factors of the environment and in particular the sun and its light. The notion of luminous ter... Read More about Femmes, lumière et espace: cas de l’habitat collectif à Biskra, Algérie..

The impact of sunlight and daylight on the dwelling's occupancy: case of the hot dry regions of Algeria. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2003. The impact of sunlight and daylight on the dwelling's occupancy: case of the hot dry regions of Algeria. In Craig, T. (ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Environmental Psychology in the UK (EPUK) Network, 23-25 June 2003, Aberdeen, UK. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online], pages 56-63. Available from: https://iaps.architexturez.net/system/files/pdf/dc6d.content.08957.pdf

It is often asserted that the sun and traditional dwellings were in a perfect harmony, whereas the built environment produced in the last fifty years has in fact marginalized most of the climatic factors. Increasingly, an effort is being made to reco... Read More about The impact of sunlight and daylight on the dwelling's occupancy: case of the hot dry regions of Algeria..

An evaluation method for daylighting quality in buildings under clear sunny skies. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2003. An evaluation method for daylighting quality in buildings under clear sunny skies. In Craig, T. (ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd Conference of the Environmental Psychology in the UK (EPUK) Network, 23-25 June 2003, Aberdeen, UK. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University, pages 70-79.

In buildings, daylight is a commonly-used source of wellbeing, aesthetic delight and energy efficiency. Daylight is therefore one of the main parameters considered in the design of buildings. Methods used by architectural designers may be quantitativ... Read More about An evaluation method for daylighting quality in buildings under clear sunny skies..

Sunlighting and daylighting strategies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions. (2003)
Journal Article
BELAKEHAL, A. TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2004. Sunlighting and daylighting strategies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions. Renewable energy [online], 29(5), pages 687-702. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2003.09.001

In hot arid regions, sunlighting is an essential consideration to achieve an environmentally conscious architecture. This paper aims to identify the sunlighting strategies and their resulting typology in some urban spaces, different types of building... Read More about Sunlighting and daylighting strategies in the traditional urban spaces and buildings of the hot arid regions..

A daylighting evaluation in offices under clear sunny skies. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2003. A daylighting evaluation in offices under clear sunny skies. Presented at the 20th Passive and low energy architecture conference 2003 (PLEA 2003): rethinking development: are we producing a people-oriented habitat? 9-12 November 2003, Santiago, Chile.

Various research works revealed that occupant’s behaviour and preferences in terms of daylight are of a great importance to these purposes success. The POE method was used to assess the daylighting quality in South Algerian contemporary buildings whe... Read More about A daylighting evaluation in offices under clear sunny skies..

Sunlight and dwellers' emotions towards home: a phenomenological approach. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2002. Sunlight and dwellers' emotions towards home: a phenomenological approach. In Proceedings of the 2002 Light and lighting conference: comfort and efficiency within interior and exterior lighting systems, 28-30 November 2002, Bucharest, Romania. Bucharest: Comitetul National Roman de Iluminat (CNRI), pages 35-42.

This paper aims to study the impact of sunlight and daylight on the affective emotions of the dwellers towards their homes. The approach used for this purpose is phenomenological and is based on three concepts : homeliness or familarity, appropriatio... Read More about Sunlight and dwellers' emotions towards home: a phenomenological approach..

Engineering assessment of building design option at sketch design stage 'Energysave'. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BENNADJI, A., BOUCHLAGHEM, N.M., LOVEDAY, D.L., HOLMES, M., MITCHELL, K.T. and VAN ZYL, R. 2001. Engineering assessment of building design option at sketch design stage. In Ruttkay Pereira, F.O. (ed.) Renewable energy for a sustainable development of the built environment: proceedings of the 18th International conference on passive and low energy architecture 2001 (PLEA 2001), 7-9 November 2001, Florianópolis, Brazil. Florianópolis: PLEA International, pages 931-937.

During the early design stages of a building, different options are assessed using simple tools, that contain a large number of assumptions the very nature of which can bias choice or possibly lead to an inappropriate solution. Many designers are of... Read More about Engineering assessment of building design option at sketch design stage 'Energysave'..

Sunlight in the traditional dwellings of Algeria. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2001. Sunlight in the traditional dwellings of Algeria. In Ünver, R., Öztürk, L.D. and Yener, A.K. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2001 International lighting congress, 12-14 September 2001, Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul: Turkish National Committee on Illumination (ATMK), volume 1, pages 118-125.

This paper aims to study the impact of sunlight and daylight on the dwelling's design in Algeria. The approach used for this purpose is the theory of structuration. In this work, the home is considered as the behavioural setting and five case studies... Read More about Sunlight in the traditional dwellings of Algeria..

Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions. (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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

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,... Read More about Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions..