There are many reasons for adequate use of natural light inside students'
dormitories. Intensity of light required for student activities and
temperature inside the rooms are the major factors for an occupant's
comfortable work and life. Design of building façades has a significant
impact both on the use of natural light and energy consumption. In this
paper, a comparative analysis of student rooms with different orientations
and different façade designs was performed in order to investigate what type
of refurbishment in the façade is necessary. The goal of the refurbishment
was generation of optimal thermal and lighting comfort for students' work
with maximal energy saving for a new student dormitory in Nis, Serbia. An
analysis of annual energy consumption of the newly designed student dormitory
and proposed replacements on the exterior façade was performed by using the
software EnergyPlus. Based on the energy consumption analysis it could be
concluded that significant energy savings would be possible by upgrading the
shading devices across the width of the window. In other words, changing the
façade of the dorm could generally improve students' comfort, while the
energy costs would be reduced. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije,
br. TR 36037: Development of student dorms in Serbia at the beginning of the
21st century i br. TR 33051: The concept of sustainable energy supply of
settlements with energy efficient buildings
