Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10316/80987 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.031 |
Resumo: | The behavior of building designers is conditioned by the existing legislation and regulations in the national context in which they operate. However, in the Portuguese legislation there are no rules concerning the use of daylight, and therefore, designers are not stimulated to adopt solutions that make use of the existing potential of sunlight availability. In the same way, it is difficult to understand the lack of specific regulation, with quantified targets, limiting power density of artificial lighting installed inside buildings. The present opportunity, generated by the need to carry out the revision of Portuguese building energy systems regulation, should be used to fill the existing gap in national legislation regarding those matters. In this paper the authors present some proposals for future legislation that will have as central purpose the utilization of efficient lighting systems and the promotion of architectural solutions that optimize the use of daylighting. It is possible, and desirable, to add new directives to national legislation that contribute to the improvement of Portuguese buildings, characterized by its good performance in terms of daylight availability, and at the same time, increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of lighting systems installed in those buildings. |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in PortugalEnergy efficiency in buildings Legislation and regulations Lighting Daylighting Design of buildings and technical building systemsThe behavior of building designers is conditioned by the existing legislation and regulations in the national context in which they operate. However, in the Portuguese legislation there are no rules concerning the use of daylight, and therefore, designers are not stimulated to adopt solutions that make use of the existing potential of sunlight availability. In the same way, it is difficult to understand the lack of specific regulation, with quantified targets, limiting power density of artificial lighting installed inside buildings. The present opportunity, generated by the need to carry out the revision of Portuguese building energy systems regulation, should be used to fill the existing gap in national legislation regarding those matters. In this paper the authors present some proposals for future legislation that will have as central purpose the utilization of efficient lighting systems and the promotion of architectural solutions that optimize the use of daylighting. It is possible, and desirable, to add new directives to national legislation that contribute to the improvement of Portuguese buildings, characterized by its good performance in terms of daylight availability, and at the same time, increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of lighting systems installed in those buildings.Elsevier2014info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/80987http://hdl.handle.net/10316/80987https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.031eng0301-4215Almeida, António ManuelMartins, António Gomesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-05-25T01:39:12Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/80987Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:03:12.133968Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal Almeida, António Manuel Energy efficiency in buildings Legislation and regulations Lighting Daylighting Design of buildings and technical building systems |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Efficient lighting in buildings: The lack of legislation in Portugal |
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Almeida, António Manuel |
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Almeida, António Manuel Martins, António Gomes |
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Martins, António Gomes |
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Almeida, António Manuel Martins, António Gomes |
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Energy efficiency in buildings Legislation and regulations Lighting Daylighting Design of buildings and technical building systems |
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Energy efficiency in buildings Legislation and regulations Lighting Daylighting Design of buildings and technical building systems |
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The behavior of building designers is conditioned by the existing legislation and regulations in the national context in which they operate. However, in the Portuguese legislation there are no rules concerning the use of daylight, and therefore, designers are not stimulated to adopt solutions that make use of the existing potential of sunlight availability. In the same way, it is difficult to understand the lack of specific regulation, with quantified targets, limiting power density of artificial lighting installed inside buildings. The present opportunity, generated by the need to carry out the revision of Portuguese building energy systems regulation, should be used to fill the existing gap in national legislation regarding those matters. In this paper the authors present some proposals for future legislation that will have as central purpose the utilization of efficient lighting systems and the promotion of architectural solutions that optimize the use of daylighting. It is possible, and desirable, to add new directives to national legislation that contribute to the improvement of Portuguese buildings, characterized by its good performance in terms of daylight availability, and at the same time, increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of lighting systems installed in those buildings. |
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