Amar Bennadji

Sunlight and Daylight in the Traditional Built Environment

Publisher Summary Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture, which 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, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including peoples reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.Publisher Summary Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture, which 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, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including peoples reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.

Sunlight and Daylight in the Traditional Built Environment: Case of the Hot Arid Regions

Publisher Summary Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture, which 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, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including peoples reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.Publisher Summary Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture, which 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, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including peoples reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.

Integrated FAHP-FPROMETHEE for thermal insulation of masonry buildings

Purpose The need for the thermal insulation of masonry buildings in Algeria is no longer debated. This paper proposes an integrated fuzzy multi-criteria decision aid method for the thermal insulation of masonry buildings in order to rank the thermal insulation solutions. Design/methodology/approach The proposed method combines the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FHAP) with the Fuzzy Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (FPROMETHEE). Findings A case study using the proposed method is detailed in this paper. The building users’ preferences obtained by the FAHP had a higher level of consistency, and accuracy. The case study demonstrates how in a highly uncertain field such as thermal insulation of masonry buildings, the FPROMETHEE can prevent the loss of valuable evaluation data, and overcome the difficulty in integrating linguistic assessments of the thermal insulation alternatives. Originality/value The proposed method extends the current knowledge by using the FAHP to consi...

Chapter 123 – Sunlight and Daylight in the Traditional Built Environment: Case of the Hot Arid Regions

Publisher Summary Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture, which 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, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including peoples reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.Publisher Summary Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture, which 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, and different types of buildings and constructional details, as developed in the traditional hot and arid regions of the Islamic world. Various sunlighting strategies highlight inspiring elements with prominent environmental and energy savings potential. It is noted that the interest on traditional sunlighting and daylighting strategies arises first from its great availability throughout the year. Also, there is an ancestral tradition of adaptation to the intense sunlight with spiritual values associated to it. The chapter is based on analytical studies and classification of sunlighting strategies, which is a part of a broader research including peoples reactions and attitudes toward various daylighting design strategies in different working and living spaces.