Volume 8, Issue 4 (April 2021), Pages: 98-109

----------------------------------------------

 Original Research Paper

 Title: Solar-shading systems designed to increase user satisfaction in public buildings, a case study of Britam Towers in Nairobi, Kenya

 Author(s): Evans Kimani Njunge, Çilen Erçin *

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus

  Full Text - PDF          XML

 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-1810

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2021.04.012

 Abstract:

Solar-shading systems play various roles to the users of public buildings and may vary from user to user but some of the common user’s needs for these systems include; thermal comfort, energy-saving, daylight, and glare reduction. Understanding these needs can help Designers and Architects select from a wide array of Solar-Shading types and see which of them serves the needs of the users better. The Types of Solar-Shading Systems include either internal systems which are placed inside the building or can include external systems which are placed to the outside of buildings. To clearly understand the role Solar Shading Systems, play to satisfy Users’ needs, a case study of a Public Building in Nairobi, Kenya; Britam Towers, was selected. The case study found out that architects, designers, and developers play a preeminent role in coming up with projects that can better serve the User’s needs by creating designs that better suit the needs of the users have for using such Solar-Shading Systems. These designs may vary from building to building, region to region but the main withstanding factor to be noted is the functionality issue, as the Solar-Shading Systems should be able to meet the needs of users effectively and in turn, increase the user’s satisfaction. 

 © 2021 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: User’s needs, Solar-shading, Design, Public buildings and user satisfaction

 Article History: Received 25 September 2020, Received in revised form 19 December 2020, Accepted 28 December 2020

 Acknowledgment:

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

  Njunge EK and Erçin Ç (2021). Solar-shading systems designed to increase user satisfaction in public buildings, a case study of Britam Towers in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 8(4): 98-109

 Permanent Link to this page

 Figures

 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 13 

 Tables

 Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 

----------------------------------------------

 References (18)

1. Ander DG (2003). Daylighting performance and design. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, USA.   [Google Scholar]
2. Corona Y (1976). Man, climate and architecture. Applied Science Publishers, London, UK.   [Google Scholar]
3. CTBUH (2018). CTBUH year in review: Tall trends of 2018. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago, USA.   [Google Scholar]
4. Faisal G and Aldy P (2016). Typology of building shading elements on Jalan Sudirman corridor in Pekanbaru. In the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering: International Conference on Innovation in Engineering and Vocational Education, Bandung, Indonesia, 128: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/128/1/012029   [Google Scholar]
5. Fayek G (2017). Solar shading louvre systems. Colt Group, Waterlooville, USA.   [Google Scholar]
6. Grynning S, Lolli N, Wågø SI, and Risholt BD (2017). Solar shading in low energy office buildings-design strategy and user perception. Journal of Daylighting, 4: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.15627/jd.2017.1   [Google Scholar]
7. Kuhn TE, Bühler C, and Platzer WJ (2001). Evaluation of overheating protection with sun-shading systems. Solar Energy, 69: 59-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-092X(01)00017-2   [Google Scholar]
8. Mygov.scot (2020). User needs. Available online at: https://resources.mygov.scot/content-standards/content-delivery/content-discovery/user-needs/
9. Nagy Z, Svetozarevic B, Jayathissa P, Begle M, Hofer J, Lydon G, and Schlueter A (2016). The adaptive solar facade: From concept to prototypes. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 5(2): 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2016.03.002   [Google Scholar]
10. Olgoy V and Olgoy A (1957). Solar radiation and shading devices. Princeton University Press, Princeton, USA.   [Google Scholar]
11. PamGolding (2018). Britam Towers brochure. Available online at: https://www.pamgolding.co.za/Uploads/developments/5d323739-8140-4db8-9f05-b3e32e592db5/Brochure/britam-towers-brochure.pdf
12. Requena I (2012). Modern architecture as environmental construction: Methods and prototypes in le Corbusier’s work. In the 2^nd Congrès International Sur Les Ambiances, Montreal, Canada: 525-530.   [Google Scholar]
13. Salihoğlu T (2019). Importance of porch in Mediterranean architecture. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 8(4): 204-213. https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2019.v8n4p204   [Google Scholar]
14. SDAPP (2015). Sunshading: Building design for a sustainable future. Sustainable Design Assessment in Planning Process, Yarra, Australia.   [Google Scholar]
15. Tavares SG and Silva HC (2008). Brazilian solar architecture: An analysis of Mesp daylighting system. In the International Solar Energy Society World Congress, 1-5: 476-480. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75997-3_85   [Google Scholar]
16. Welch A (2018). Emporis skyscraper award. Available online at: https://www.e-architect.com/awards/emporis-skyscraper-award-2018
17. Wilkinson SJ, Reed R, and Jailani J (2011). User satisfaction in sustainable office buildings: A preliminary study. In the 17^th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Annual Conference, Pacific Rim Real Estate Society, Gold Coast, Australia.   [Google Scholar]
18. Zulkifli MAR (2011). Shading device as strategies achieving thermal comfort for office building in tropics. M.Sc. Thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia.   [Google Scholar]