Dynamic Lighting and Natural Ventilation in Patient Rooms at New Psychiatry Bispebjerg

Abstract This paper presents preliminary results of analyzes the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a full scale rotatable 1:1 mockup patient room. As initial part planning environment at new mental hospital, project seeks to uncover natural differences and limitations building, caused by geographical orientation. Examining outdoor diurnal variations their effect on environment, order create balance between one hand, daylight artificial lighting other hand demand for passive cooling, using ventilation. The analysis discuss potential health aspects fresh air proposes strategy dynamic lighting, including ventilation supplement mechanical In this article we conditions based two main parameters; 1) geographic orientation (N, S, E W) 2) season (summer winter). Based data regional conditions, way plan called Lattitude Orientation Compensated Architectural Lighting (LOCAL).