Evaluation of lighting conditions in portable classrooms and analysis for alternative daylighting systems [PDF]
, 2017 Lighting conditions in multiple classrooms in central Texas were assessed, and the feasibility of improving portable classroom daylighting via alternative daylighting systems was also evaluated.
Zhang, Yan, M.S. in Engineering
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Visual comfort assessment of daylit and sunlit areas: A longitudinal field survey in classrooms in Kashan, Iran [PDF]
, 2016 Visual comfort in schools enhances not only health and wellbeing, but also satisfaction and therefore learning and visual performance. This research aims at testing students’ evaluations on visual comfort through questionnaires in daylit and non-daylit ...
Korsavi, Sepideh S. +2 more
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Rock falls impacting railway tracks. Detection analysis through an artificial intelligence camera prototype [PDF]
, 2017 During the last few years, several approaches have been proposed to improve early warning systems for managing geological risk due to landslides, where important infrastructures (such as railways, highways, pipelines, and aqueducts) are exposed elements.
Fantini, Andrea +2 more
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Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2016 Mosques have always been sacred places with distinctive sustainable environments. Fenestration in the prayers’ zone whether clerestories, screened windows, dome lighting and other light features have managed to produce significant spiritual human comfort
Ingy I. El-Darwish, Rana A. El- Gendy
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Evaluation of the Workplace Environment in the UK, and the Impact on Users’ Levels of Stimulation [PDF]
, 2013 The purpose of this study is to evaluate a number of recently completed workplaces in the UK. The first aim is to assess the impact of various aspects of the workplace environment on users’ levels of stimulation.
Abdou HG +37 more
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Should Danish building regulations legalise basement dwellings? – Consequences for daylight and view out investigated through case studies [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesDensification of cities is ongoing for sustainability purposes, but it has consequences for daylight availability in dwellings and the view out. Despite 'comparable conditions', national daylight and view-out regulations differ between Nordic countries ...
Rohde Lasse +3 more
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POL-LWIR Vehicle Detection: Convolutional Neural Networks Meet Polarised Infrared Sensors [PDF]
, 2018 For vehicle autonomy, driver assistance and situational awareness, it is necessary to operate at day and night, and in all weather conditions. In particular, long wave infrared (LWIR) sensors that receive predominantly emitted radiation have the ...
Connor, Barry +4 more
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Assessment of Shading Systems with Advanced Windows at Restaurants Under Sunny Climates in Spain
BuildingsThis study addresses daylighting to enhance the quality of indoor atmospheres, considering building skins. In the hotel industry, lighting accounts for more than 10% of energy consumption.
Urtza Uriarte +2 more
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Journal of Daylighting, 2021 Many recent studies in the field of the kinetic façade developed the grid-based modular forms through primary kinetic movements which are restricted in the simple shapes.
Seyed Morteza Hosseini +2 more
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Ground Factors and Lighting Design in an Urban Area: Daylighting and Light Pollution [PDF]
, 2017 In urban areas the daylight available to a building directly from the sky may be compromised, and the contribution from reflected daylight can become more significant.
Du, J, Sharples, S, Zhang, X
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