A Study of Current and Potential Use of Daylight in Designing Military Facilities

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Abstract:

This study was conducted to determine the potential applicability of daylighting in military construction as an energy conservation strategy. Daylighting can have a major effect on energy cost as well as consumption because it reduces two of the largest end-users of electricity lighting and air-conditioning. Design techniques and analytical methods typically used in the private sector are described. Case studies of operating buildings indicate the range of facility types and climates to which daylighting has been applied successfully. A summary of surveys and interviews with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE architects and engineers discusses how daylighting has been used in previous USACE projects and how the current design-and-build process may inhibit its successful implementation. Keywords Daylighting, Energy conservation, Military facilities.

Author(s):
Grimes, Barbara J. ; Bahnfleth, William P.
Author Organization(s):
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Pagination:
0053

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CERL-TR-E-90/05
Project Number(s):
4A162784AT45
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.6.3_Assess Achievement of Objectives; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*ENERGY CONSERVATION, *MILITARY FACILITIES, COSTS, CASE STUDIES, ARCHITECTS, CLIMATE, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DAYLIGHT, MILITARY ENGINEERING, ENERGY, STRATEGY, CONSTRUCTION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Non-electrical Energy Conversion
Keyword(s):
PE62784A, AST45
Report Date:
1990 May 01