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Federica Caffaro

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A Survey on Daylighting Education in Italian Universities : Knowledge of Standards, Metrics and Simulation Tools

2021

Daylighting is a strategic topic to achieve sustainable buildings, so it is more and more imperative that it is implemented in architecture curricula to prepare a new generation of daylighting-oriented practitioners. In this frame, the DAYKE project (Daylight Knowledge in Europe) was set up to explore the level of knowledge about daylighting among European professionals and students. DAYKE-Europe was replicated as DAYKE-Italy to study the knowledge of daylight standards, metrics and software among Italian architecture students, and to compare it to that observed within DAYKE-Europe. A sample of 542 questionnaires were collected in five universities. Primary outcomes were: (i) a general low …

Architectural engineeringlcsh:TH2025-3000Renewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputer scienceDaylighting education Italian university student DAYKE survey Daylight metricsDAYKE surveylcsh:Details in building design and construction. Including walls roofsDaylighting educationDaylight metricsItalian university studentDaylightingEnergy (miscellaneous)
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Safety signs on agricultural machinery: Pictorials do not always successfully convey their messages to target users.

2015

This study investigated the extent to which a sample of Italian users comprehended safety pictorials used on agricultural machinery. A questionnaire with 12 safety pictorials was administered to 248 users of agricultural machinery. For each of the pictorials, the participants were asked to select the most appropriate description of four written choices. The investigated safety pictorials were, in general, not well comprehended. Two different classes of participants were identified, each with a different level of comprehension. The participants with better comprehension were characterized by the regular use of agricultural machinery and frequent previous exposure to pictorials. The need for …

AdultMaleAdolescentComputer scienceOccupational InjurieAgriculture Pictorial comprehension SafetyPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsProduct LabelingSemanticsOccupational safety and health03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineSurveys and QuestionnairesSurveys and QuestionnaireAccidents OccupationalHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesFarmerSafety Risk Reliability and QualityEngineering (miscellaneous)050107 human factorsOccupational HealthAgedFarmersAgricultural machinerybusiness.industry05 social sciencesAgriculturePublic relationsMiddle Aged030210 environmental & occupational healthOccupational InjuriesSemanticsComprehensionPictorial comprehensionFemaleSafetybusinessComprehensionSemanticSettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSafety signsHumanApplied ergonomics
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Questionnaires and simulations to assess daylighting in Italian university classrooms for IEQ and energy issues

2021

Abstract Results from the DAYKE-Italy project are presented. An investigation on daylighting in eight classrooms in five Italian universities was carried out through a combined approach: an ad-hoc survey administered to students to investigate how they perceive daylight in classroom, and numerical simulations (DIVA + ALFA) to calculate a set of objective metrics (daylight, circadian, and energy-related). A sample of 542 questionnaires was collected through two sessions and the subjective judgments were correlated to objective metrics. Results from descriptive and statistical analyses showed: (i) the correlation was significant for all daylight metrics: among them, average daylight factor an…

Equivalent melanopic luxSample (statistics)DAYKE-Italy; DAYKE project; questionnaire survey; daylight in classrooms; daylight metrics; equivalent melanopic lux; statistical analyses.DAYKE-ItalyQuestionnaire surveyDaylight metricStatistical analysesStatisticsDaylightElectrical and Electronic EngineeringDaylight illuminanceCivil and Structural EngineeringMathematicsSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleDaylight in classroomMechanical EngineeringDAYKE-Italy; Questionnaire survey; Daylight in classrooms; Daylight metrics; Equivalent melanopic lux; Statistical analysesQuestionnaireBuilding and ConstructionDaylight metricsCombined approachStatistical analysesDAYKE-Italy; DAYKE project; Questionnaire survey; Daylight in classrooms; Daylight metrics; Equivalent melanopic lux; Statistical analysesDaylight factorDAYKE projectDaylight in classroomsDaylighting
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