Evaluation of visual and non-visual effects of daylighting in healthcare patient rooms using climate-based daylight metrics and melanopic metrics

Daylight access in healthcare facilities is essential for creating comfortable ambiance conditions the patients during their accommodation a hospital. The aim of this paper to investigate how window size, location (Paralimni Cyprus and Brussels Belgium), room orientation patients’ gaze direction have an impact on visual non-visual effects. This research focuses hospitals’ most typical patient room: double (3.50m * 5.50m). building parameters under study arc eight orientations three sizes. Moreover, other are timing (season hour day), placement inside room, directions. For study, computer simulations used daylight assessment using climatc-bascd metrics CIE S026 melanopic Research findings show that it possible examine design options through comprehensive investigation S 026 optimised performance