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English translation: daylighting


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German term or phrase:Tageslichtplanung
English translation:daylighting
Entered by: Uta Kappler
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17:33 Oct 5, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
German term or phrase: Tageslichtplanung
This term comes up again and again in the text I'm translating. I started off translating it as 'daylight planning', but now I'm not so sure; the German term gets over 90,000 hits on google - whereas 'daylight planning' gets under 2000, and a lot of those seem to be English translations of German sites.

Hence my question: is there a different and official term for this?

Sample sentence:

Heute stammt ein Großteil der weltweit angewandten Technologien zur Tageslichtplanung aus XXX
phoeberuth
Local time: 03:55
daylighting
Explanation:
...should work perfectly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylighting

http://www.daylighting.org/


Daylighting: ... all measures that influence the input and use of natural daylight, be it the diffuse light off the clear or overcast sky or the directed light of the sun, into built spaces. Daylighting is influenced by the general structure of a building, the design of facades, windows and skylights, and can be further extended by the use of special devices for redirecting or transporting light. See entry "Daylighting" in this glossary: http://www.schorsch.com/en/kbase/glossary/
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Uta Kappler
Local time: 19:55
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2natural light design
Rosa Paredes
4 +1daylighting
Uta Kappler
3 +1Daylight PlanningMila T
4planning for daylightTeresa Reinhardt
Summary of reference entries provided
sunlight planning
Jim Tucker

Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
planning for daylight


Explanation:
one option; see
www.iea-shc.org/task21/publications/source/daylighting-c2.p...

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 18:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Daylight Planning


Explanation:
Plans for different light sources ( in offices etc. ) during the daytime

Mila T
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SerbianSerbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
natural light design


Explanation:
http://translation.babylon.com/german/to-english/Planung/
www.arup.com/lighting
Great lighting design also relies on using natural light effectively. Arup is a market leader in daylighting. The firm works with architects to understand how natural ...
www.videojug.com/film/thinking-architecture-natural-light
4 Mar 2010 - 3 min
Thinking Architecture - Natural Light : A guide to how natural light affects the design of A guide to how natural light ...
ocw.mit.edu › Courses › Architecture
Today, computer-based simulations are becoming increasingly popular, especially when daylighting and energy conservation are amongst the key goals for a ...
www.amazon.ca › ... › Home & Garden › Interior Design › Lighting
The Architecture of Natural Light: Amazon.ca: Henry Plummer: Books. ... Henry Plummer teaches architectural theory and design at the University of Illinois, ...

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 18:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Helen.
agree  gangels: sounds a bit more elegant/northern nights have natural light, too
17 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
daylighting


Explanation:
...should work perfectly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylighting

http://www.daylighting.org/


Daylighting: ... all measures that influence the input and use of natural daylight, be it the diffuse light off the clear or overcast sky or the directed light of the sun, into built spaces. Daylighting is influenced by the general structure of a building, the design of facades, windows and skylights, and can be further extended by the use of special devices for redirecting or transporting light. See entry "Daylighting" in this glossary: http://www.schorsch.com/en/kbase/glossary/

Uta Kappler
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: this is what I ended up using. Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Helen Shiner: I don't know this for sure, but this sounds very American to me, which may well be appropriate for the text in question. I would think daylight design or natural light design would more naturally be used by UK planners/architects.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Helen for pointing this out! I cannot really claim to know the UK preferences in this case.
agree  Michael Wetzel: Google (regional search: UK) gives very good UK hits for the term. The PDF that is my first hit for UK "daylight design" also includes several instances of "daylighting", including the title of a British Standard. It also delivers about 90% less hits.
15 hrs
  -> Thank you Michael!
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Reference comments


24 mins
Reference: sunlight planning

Reference information:
http://books.google.com/books?id=WGpLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA315&lpg=P...



(or google the term in quotes)

Jim Tucker
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Changes made by editors
Oct 7, 2011 - Changes made by Uta Kappler:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Oct 6, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldScience => Tech/Engineering


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