by Chow Ka-Ming. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-73). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Contents --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- DAYLIGHT --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- DAYLIGHTING DESIGN --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- COMPUTER SIMULATION AND RENDERING --- p.2 / Chapter 1.4 --- COMPUTER-BASED DAYLIGHTING DESIGN --- p.3 / Chapter 1.5 --- SCOPE --- p.3 / Chapter 1.6 --- SIGNIFICANCE --- p.4 / Chapter 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- COMPUTER-BASED DAYLIGHTING DESIGN TOOLS --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Graphic User Interface and Pre-defined Scenarios --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Performance-based Daylighting Simulation --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- RADIANCE VALIDATION AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER SYSTEMS --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Validation and Accuracy of Radiance --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Comparison of Radiance With Other Simulation Systems --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Limitation on Geometry Input --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Correctness of Scene Description --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- RADIANCE MODEL --- p.11 / Chapter 3 --- METHODOLOGY --- p.15 / Chapter 4 --- CLIMATIC AND URBAN CHARACTERISTIC OF HONG KONG --- p.18 / Chapter 4.1 --- HONG KONG SKY CONDITION --- p.19 / Chapter 4.2 --- HONG KONG URBAN CONTEXT --- p.22 / Chapter 5 --- DAYLIGHTING SIMULATION FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN --- p.25 / Chapter 5.1 --- DAYLIGHTING DESIGN APPROACH --- p.26 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- PHYSICAL MODEL --- p.26 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES --- p.27 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH --- p.28 / Chapter 6 --- CASE STUDY l: ATRIUM DAYLIGHTING ARCHITECTURE 一 A FUTURE WORKPLACE --- p.30 / Chapter 6.1 --- PROJECT INTRODUCTION --- p.30 / Chapter 6.2 --- PROJECT APPROACH --- p.31 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- GEOMETRY --- p.32 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE TOOL FOR MODELING --- p.32 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- SKY CONDITION --- p.33 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- MATERIALS --- p.33 / Chapter 6.2.5 --- REFERENCE VIEWPOINT --- p.34 / Chapter 6.2.6 --- RENDERING --- p.35 / Chapter 6.3 --- PROJECT EXPERIMENT --- p.35 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- ILLUMINANCE LEVEL --- p.36 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- GLARE VISUAL COMFORT --- p.38 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE TOOL FOR ANIMATION --- p.39 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- DAYLIGHTING DESIGN EVALUATION --- p.41 / Chapter 7 --- CASE STUDY ll: BUILDING DESIGN EVALUATION AND PREDICTION -SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING FACILITY --- p.42 / Chapter 7.1 --- BUILDING DESIGN DATA AND FIELD MEASUREMENTS --- p.43 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- SITE CONTEXT --- p.43 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- BUILDING MATERIALS AND FINISHES FOR THE ATRIUM --- p.46 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- OBSERVATIONS OF PATTERNS OF USE --- p.47 / Chapter 7.1.4 --- LUMINANCE MEASUREMENTS --- p.48 / Chapter 7.2 --- COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS --- p.50 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- GEOMETRIC MODELING --- p.50 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- COMPARISON OF FIELD MEASUREMENT AND COMPUTED LUMINANCE --- p.51 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- VARIATION OF DESIGN PARAMETERS --- p.53 / Chapter 7.2.4 --- VARIATION OF BEAM DEPTH --- p.53 / Chapter 7.2.5 --- ADDITION OF LOUVERS --- p.56 / Chapter 7.2.6 --- EFFECT OF INTER-BLOCK OBSTRUCTIONS --- p.58 / Chapter 7.2.7 --- DAYLIGHTING DESIGN ALTERNATION --- p.60 / Chapter 8 --- FINDINGS --- p.61 / Chapter 8.1 --- CASE STUDY I: A FUTURE WORKPLACE --- p.61 / Chapter 8.2 --- CASE STUDY II: SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING --- p.63 / Chapter 8.3 --- FUTURE WORKS --- p.64 / Chapter 9 --- CONCLUSION --- p.66 / REFERENCES --- p.67 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.70 / APPENDIX A - Case study I (Atrium Daylighting Architecture - A Future Workplace) --- p.74 / APPENDIX B - Case study II (senior citizens housing facility) --- p.115