The Orientation Of Buildings Or Planning For Sunlight Primary Source Edition PDF Download

Excerpt from Planning for Daylight and Sunlight in Buildings As civilization advances we are becoming more and more a nocturnal nation dependent upon artificial light, but this is all the more reason why it becomes increasingly necessary to take the fullest advantage of the benefits to be derived from the use of daylight and sunlight. In planning for the lighting of buildings our first thought is naturally to provide for illumination that will permit of good vision. But there are other considerations of fundamental and vital importance from a hygienic and pathogenic aspect. Dr. S. A. Knopf, professor at the New York post-graduate Medical School and Hospital, in a recent statement submitted to the Heights of Buildings Commission,1 New York City, laid great stress on the importance of securing adequate daylight and sun light in buildings to prevent the spread of tuberculosis; he states: Tuberculosis, which is propagated by bad air, foul air and lack of sunlight causes annually a loss of citizens to the United States. This disease could be largely prevented would we live and work in pure air, in air relatively free from mineral and vegetable dust, and last, but not least, would we construct the buildings in which we live and labor so as to allow sunlight to enter more freely. At a recent meeting of the Municipal Art Society a prominent speaker said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.