Effect of coated and tinted glazing on daylight quality in a residential space: experimental study in scale model

Nathalie Pineault, Marie-Claude Dubois, Claude MH Demers and Matthieu Briche, School of Architecture, Laval University, 1 Côte de la Fabrique, Québec (Qué.),

This paper presents the results of a scale model (1:6) study of a residential space here the effect of seven coated and tinted glazing types on daylight quality was nvestigated. The residential space, which looked like a typical, fully furnished living room, was evaluated by 15 participants who filled questionnaires covering seven qualitative factors: light level, glare, naturalness, beauty and pleasantness, precision, distribution and shadows. The results of the statistical analysis (ANOVA) indicated that the glazing type had a statistically significant effect on the perception of light level, beauty and pleasantness and precision. The correlations obtained between the glazing visual transmittance and qualitative factors were consistent with results of an earlier study. The results suggest that coated and tinted glazing makes the space look more artificial and less pleasant but less glary.

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