Senoy, Kent Harvey B. <br/><br/>
Agroforestry system as alternative approach to daylighting design:  analying light transfer of selected Philippine plants for daylighting applications / 
Kent Harvey B. Senoy; Ryan C. Songcayauon, adviser 
 -  2020 
 - 622 leaves 
<br/><br/>Thesis  
<br/><br/> "Daylighting has become popular as a passive lighting method today. However, <br/>there is an insufficient amount of research pertaining to other methods and <br/>configurations in daylighting design. <br/>The study examined the potential of plant canopies as models for sun <br/>shading devices that can be used as daylighting configurations. The study has <br/>been limited on the study of plants used in agroforestry. <br/>The research utilized a descriptive and quantitative research that <br/>followed an input-process-output-outcome (IPOO) design process. The <br/>process involved the measurement of plant structure (input), 3D modelling of <br/>plant structures (process) and program simulation of light to 3D models <br/>(output). The simulation results were then used to create sun shading <br/>configurations based on the canopy structure of the plants (outcome) and were <br/>then matched to the actual lux reduction of the physical plants through multiple <br/>tests and simulation. <br/>The research was able to produce daylighting configurations that <br/>matches 85-95% of the actual lux reduction produced by the physical plants in <br/>agroforestry systems." 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Curriculum Objective: </label><br/>Architectural Design IX: Research Project in Architecture--ARCH191<br/>Architectural design X: Architectural Design Project--ARCH192