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  2. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    To help distribute sun room daylight to the sides of rooms that are farthest from the equator, inexpensive ceiling-to-floor mirrors can be used. Building codes require a second means of egress, in case of fire. Most designers use a door on one side of bedrooms, and an outside window, but west-side windows provide very-poor summer thermal ...

  3. Basement - Wikipedia

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    Daylight basement homes typically appraise higher than standard-basement homes, since they include more viable living spaces. In some parts of the US, however, the appraisal for daylight basement space is half that of ground and above ground level square footage. Designs accommodated include split-foyer and split-level homes. Garages on both ...

  4. Splanch - Wikipedia

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    Because the house was built on a slab, the space underneath the family room was pushed down half a level, creating a daylight basement similar to those found in a split-level or bi-level, and often contained a recreation room. The remainder of the first floor sits directly on the slab.

  5. WELL Building Standard - Wikipedia

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    WELL Building Standard (WELL) is a ... Daylight plan for the project receives 1 point for workstations near the window within 7.5 meters, but if positioned within 5.5 ...

  6. Daylight basement - Wikipedia

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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daylight_basement&oldid=966039038"This page was last edited on 4 July 2020, at 21:47

  7. Daylight factor - Wikipedia

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    A study of daylight factors within a single storey building resulting from different perimeter glazing and rooflight designs and glass types. Undertaken using the IES Radiance software Module. Architects and engineers use daylight factors in architecture and building design to assess the internal natural lighting levels as perceived on working ...

  8. Structural drawing - Wikipedia

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    The structural plan drawings show the foundation, floor, and roof plan of the building. These plans provide information like size and location of the structural elements present in the respective plans. Elevations show the exterior walls of a building or structure. In elevation drawings you can find the height of building (floors and roof ...

  9. Saw-tooth roof - Wikipedia

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    British engineer and architect William Fairbairn is sometimes credited with the first designs for what he termed the shed principle possibly as early as 1827. In his "Treatise on Mills and Millwork", of 1863, Fairbairn stated that, "Contemporaneous with the architectural improvements in mills [from 1827], the shed principle lighted from the roof, or the "saw-tooth" system, came into operation.