Daylight is the most underutilized resource in modern buildings. Artificial light can be dispensed away in institutional buildings such as offices, banks, schools etc. having only daytime occupancy by proper architectural design of fenestrations The design of a day lighting space is both an art and a science. The biggest challenge facing the lighting designer is to admit only as much light as necessary and distribute it evenly throughout the space without introducing glare or heat. In hot / warm climates, it has become common practice in windows spaces to specify blinds and glazing with high shading coefficients to control glare and minimize heat gain. However, this practice reduces the effectiveness of lighting systems that dim automatically. Improved systems are needed to capture natural daylight and distribute it uniformly throughout a space while controlling heat gain and glare. One such system is the light shelf. Light shelves shade the space from direct sunlight and reflect this sunlight onto the ceiling for a deeper and more uniform distribution. Reflective blinds offer good control of glare and solar protection. Innovative day lighting systems are designed to redirect sunlight or sky light to areas where it is needed with excessive luminance and glare. These systems use optical devices that initiate reflections, refractions, and / or use total internal reflection of sunlight and sky light. Advanced day lighting systems can be designed to actively track the sun or passively control the direct sunlight and sky light. In this paper, we review the state of the art of several advanced day lighting systems which are designed to maximize the energy-saving potential of day lighting, while improving comfort and visual performance at an “affordable” cost.


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