A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools
Daylighting is a strategic topic to achieve sustainable buildings, so it is more and more imperative that it is implemented in architecture curricula to prepare a new generation of daylighting-oriented practitioners. In this frame, the DAYKE project (Daylight Knowledge in Europe) was set up to explo...
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| author | V. R. M. Lo Verso F. Giuliani F. Caffaro F. Basile F. Peron T. Dalla Mora L. Bellia F. Fragliasso M. Beccali M. Bonomolo F. Nocera V. Costanzo |
| author_facet | V. R. M. Lo Verso F. Giuliani F. Caffaro F. Basile F. Peron T. Dalla Mora L. Bellia F. Fragliasso M. Beccali M. Bonomolo F. Nocera V. Costanzo |
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| description | Daylighting is a strategic topic to achieve sustainable buildings, so it is more and more imperative that it is implemented in architecture curricula to prepare a new generation of daylighting-oriented practitioners. In this frame, the DAYKE project (Daylight Knowledge in Europe) was set up to explore the level of knowledge about daylighting among European professionals and students. DAYKE-Europe was replicated as DAYKE-Italy to study the knowledge of daylight standards, metrics and software among Italian architecture students, and to compare it to that observed within DAYKE-Europe. A sample of 542 questionnaires were collected in five universities. Primary outcomes were: (i) a general low level of knowledge on daylighting was observed; the most cited metrics were the average daylight factor and the geometrical window-to-floor ratio, while climate-based daylight metrics were rarely mentioned; (ii) master science M.Sc. students reported more knowledge on daylight metrics and regulations than bachelor B.Sc. students, while the implementation of daylight metrics and strategies in projects was mainly deficient among B.Sc. students; (iii) compared to European students (DAYKE-Europe), Italian students showed a higher knowledge of daylight metrics and software (especially as for M.Sc. students), while the opposite was observed for standards, regulations and protocols. Based on the results, a reconsideration of daylight education in architecture curricula is recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae0ba9c0b8bb404fb3b9e2846c09dc2f2022-12-21T23:44:44ZengSolarLitsJournal of Daylighting2383-87012021-01-0181364910.15627/jd.2021.3A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation ToolsV. R. M. Lo Verso0F. Giuliani1F. Caffaro2F. Basile3F. Peron4T. Dalla Mora5L. Bellia6F. Fragliasso7M. Beccali8M. Bonomolo9F. Nocera10V. Costanzo11Politecnico di Torino, Department of Energy ‘Galileo Ferraris’, TEBE Research Group, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Turin, ItalyUniversity “Niccolò Cusano”, Faculty of Engineering, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166, Rome, ItalyUniversity of Roma Tre, Department of Education, via del Castro Pretorio, 20, 00185, Rome, ItalyPolitecnico di Torino, Department of Energy ‘Galileo Ferraris’, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Turin, ItalyDepartment of Architecture and Arts, IUAV University of Venice, Dorsoduro 2206, 30123 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Architecture and Arts, IUAV University of Venice, Dorsoduro 2206, 30123 Venezia, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Architecture, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo PA, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo PA, ItalyDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, ITDepartment of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, ITDaylighting is a strategic topic to achieve sustainable buildings, so it is more and more imperative that it is implemented in architecture curricula to prepare a new generation of daylighting-oriented practitioners. In this frame, the DAYKE project (Daylight Knowledge in Europe) was set up to explore the level of knowledge about daylighting among European professionals and students. DAYKE-Europe was replicated as DAYKE-Italy to study the knowledge of daylight standards, metrics and software among Italian architecture students, and to compare it to that observed within DAYKE-Europe. A sample of 542 questionnaires were collected in five universities. Primary outcomes were: (i) a general low level of knowledge on daylighting was observed; the most cited metrics were the average daylight factor and the geometrical window-to-floor ratio, while climate-based daylight metrics were rarely mentioned; (ii) master science M.Sc. students reported more knowledge on daylight metrics and regulations than bachelor B.Sc. students, while the implementation of daylight metrics and strategies in projects was mainly deficient among B.Sc. students; (iii) compared to European students (DAYKE-Europe), Italian students showed a higher knowledge of daylight metrics and software (especially as for M.Sc. students), while the opposite was observed for standards, regulations and protocols. Based on the results, a reconsideration of daylight education in architecture curricula is recommended.https://solarlits.com/jd/8-36daylighting educationitalian university studentdayke surveydaylight metrics |
| spellingShingle | V. R. M. Lo Verso F. Giuliani F. Caffaro F. Basile F. Peron T. Dalla Mora L. Bellia F. Fragliasso M. Beccali M. Bonomolo F. Nocera V. Costanzo A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools Journal of Daylighting daylighting education italian university student dayke survey daylight metrics |
| title | A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools |
| title_full | A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools |
| title_fullStr | A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools |
| title_short | A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities. Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools |
| title_sort | survey on daylighting education in italian universities knowledge of standards metrics and simulation tools |
| topic | daylighting education italian university student dayke survey daylight metrics |
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