RESEARCH ON MICROCLIMATE LIGHT CONDITIONS IN A SCHOLASTIC ENVIRONMENT, BASED ON ADAPTIVE MODEL

This paper shows the results of a deep research, carried out on a scholastic setting and based on a questionnaire, to evaluate the light microclimate and the satisfaction degree of the users. Through simulations, we have previously identified a number of classrooms where the conditions could be critical, both in terms of over-lightning, glare and disrespected values (suggested by the current normative). The proposed method consist in using device-made-surveys, a simulation software and questionnaires submission to users of the studied rooms. The questionnaires, based on an adaptive model, has been developed to detect subjective data (place, visus…) and other information about the setting and its relationship with the users (difficulty in eyesight, year average frequency using light shelf. The results obtained after the questionnaires’ submission, mapped in a chromatic scale that considers each position held by every users, show high degrees of dissatisfaction even if the device-madesurveys has found values considered quantitatively acceptable. Another simulation shows the possibility of corrective actions, not invasive, in order to control natural light, which results shows a quantitative values reduction from the optimal range followed by a significant improvement in terms of quality of the microclimate light conditions. The procedure we developed derives by the integration of traditional and experimental methods, evaluating the gap that, in this case, seemed to be too high considering the whole school time.