INNOVATIVE DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS

FOR DEEP-PLAN COMMERCIAL

BUILDINGS

VERONICA GARCIA HANSEN

Bachelor of Architecture (University of Mendoza)

SCHOOL OF DESIGN
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHONOLOGY

Thesis submitted for:

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD)

2006

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ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
KEYWORDS

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

iii

LIST OF FIGURES

ix

LIST OF TABLES

xxii

NOMENCLATURE

xxiii

STATEMENT OF ORIGINAL AUTHORSHIP

xxvi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

xxvii

CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER 2 - LIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

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CHAPTER 3- THEORY: PREDICTION MODELS FOR

LIGHT PIPE SYSTEM

3-1

CHAPTER 4- CASE STUDY 1: HORIZONTAL LIGHT PIPES

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CHAPTER 5- CASE STUDY 2: VERTICAL LIGHT PIPES

5-1

CHAPTER 6- ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS

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CHAPTER 7- DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

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APPENDIX 1- EQUATION OF TIME

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APPENDIX 2- CALIBRATION OF ARTIFICIAL SKY

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APPENDIX 3- CALIBRATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS

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APPENDIX 4- MATHEMATICAL MODELS

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APPENDIX 5- SCALE MODELS

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APPENDIX 6- PUBLICATIONS ARISING FROM THIS THESIS

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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LIST OF FIGURES

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NOMENCLATURE

Solar Geometry (Appendix 1)

Sky geometry

Laser cut panels

Light transmission through LCP

STATEMENT OF ORIGINAL AUTHORSHIP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS