Sholanke, Anthony Babatunde and Oyeyipo, Funmilola Josephine (2023) Appraisal of Lighting Strategies for Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Selected Art Museums and Galleries in Nigeria. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11 (6). pp. 3811-3825.
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Abstract
Lighting in the display areas of art museums and galleries is a key facilitator of an effective design. However, this brings to the fore the issue of environmental sustainability. This study investigated the use of lighting strategies in three selected art museums and galleries in Nigeria to ascertain how effective they are in achieving energy conservation, towards attaining environmental sustainability in developing the built environment. The study adopted a qualitative research method that obtained primary data with the aid of an observation guide developed for the research. Results were content analysed and presented descriptively with plates and tables. The results indicated that both daylighting and artificial lighting strategies of several types were utilized. However, the daylighting strategies were used in the display areas as supportive measures and the use of artificial lighting techniques was found to be prominent. Using both strategies helped to effectively light the display areas and encouraged energy conservation, thereby encouraging environmental sustainability. The study underscored the importance of appreciably integrating daylighting strategies with artificial lighting techniques in the development of display areas of museums and galleries right from the design stage. It suggested the use of the combined lighting system so that the daylighting strategies are optimised to the level that can cause a significant reduction in the use of artificial lighting techniques to meaningfully conserve energy. This will in turn stimulate environmental sustainability, especially where artworks not affected by direct rays from the sun are exhibited.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Daylighting Strategies, Artificial Lighting Strategies, Art Galleries, Art Museums, Lighting, Energy Conservation, Environmental Sustainability, Nigeria |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | AKINWUMI |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2023 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2023 09:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17477 |
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