Natural Illuminance Level of the Expansion House in Suburban Housing Area of Makassar City

Abstract

The house must guarantee the family interests, to grow, providing a socialization likelihood with the neighbourhood, and more. An expansion house without an early concept planning before the occupation, sometimes does not consider on comfortable for the occupant, especially on visual comfort. Aim of this research is to measure a illuminance level in the expansion house in the suburban area housing of Makassar city. Visual comfort in this research is related on natural illuminance, particular to natural illuminance of the house. As a result, the householder must provide an artificial light in the morning or even in the daylight. As a result, there is an excess of energy consumption and not maximum of room utility or even not function.