A novel lighting design system in Masoumeh with an approach to improving technical and economic conditions

Abstract

Islamic countries have many sacred places that represent the culture, identity, and civilization of them. One of the most important tools that can improve the design and architecture of these places is the proper design of lighting systems. Using simulation results in DIALux Evo software and comparing them with lighting standards, technical and operational disadvantages of the current scheme were identified. In this paper, we propose alternative lighting schemes for the courtyard of the Holy Shrine of MASOUMEH considering standards of lighting systems and related international experiences in order to eliminate disadvantages in the current lighting system and to reduce and optimize energy consumption. The results show that proposed alternative schemes not only satisfy technical indicators and standard lighting values but also save the number of lights, the amount of energy consumption, and corresponding costs.