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Survey of hospitals lighting: Daylight and staff preferences [PDF]

, 2013
Hospital staff’s preferences for daylighting to notions of the effects of daylight on patient’s recovery times and processes, their experiences of daylight when treating and diagnosing patients and patient comfort levels is studied.
Banfill, Phillip Frank Gower, Ali Talib, Raidh, Alzubaidi, Safaa Ali, Roaf, Susan, Al-Ansari, Abdullah   +4 more
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Discomfort glare from daylight: Influence of transmitted color and the eye's macular pigment [PDF]

Designing architectural façades that allow sufficient daylight to create visually comfortable and pleasant envi- ronments is a challenging aspect of building design as it requires to account for visual comfort and discomfort glare risks, and understand ...
Wienold, Jan, Jain, Sneha, Andersen, Marilyne   +2 more
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Experimental Evaluation of Patterned Reflective Surfaces for Solar Glare Reduction in Small UAV Platforms

The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increasingly require optical signature control in order to reduce visual detectability during daylight operations.
Florin-Bogdan MARIN, Silvia Patricia PĂMÂNT, Mihaela MARIN   +2 more
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DOES COLOR OF GLAZING CHANGE OUR PERCEPTION OF GLARE FROM DAYLIGHT? [PDF]

Windows in workplace environment are desirable for their several proven physiological, psychological and economic benefits. Daylight from windows is also responsible for glare which can cause occupants to close the blinds.
Jain, Sneha
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Rapid Evaluation of University Classrooms Using an MLP Classification Model Based on Daylight–Thermal Performance

Buildings
Classrooms in severe cold regions face the dual challenge of ensuring high-quality daylighting while minimizing heating energy consumption. To address this challenge, this study develops a data-driven workflow that integrates building performance ...
Jin Yan, Xingyi Gu, Guodong Wu, Lu Wang, Nian Si, Yongjian Zhao, Dongchen Han   +6 more
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From Living Room to Workstation: Daylighting Performance Optimization in the Hybrid Domestic Space of Algerian Collective Housing — A Parametric Study in Bejaia

Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA
Post-COVID Algeria has seen the collective housing living room emerge as the primary telework space and, simultaneously, as an informal setting for collaborative work among peers embodying a new hybrid live-work habitat typology.
Rayane Bitout, Selma Saraoui
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Genetic algorithm-based assessment of kinetic façade prototypes for energy optimization and user comfort: a hotel case study in Iran

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Hotel buildings in hot-humid climates face complex design challenges due to continuous occupancy, diverse functional spaces, and high demands for energy efficiency and occupant comfort. This study investigated how kinetic façade systems can address these
Samaneh Safaripoor, Mozhgan Karimi, Marjan Ilbeigi, Fatemeh Ahrari, Farbod Khalili, Fatemeh Mashhadimohammadzadehvazifeh, Raed Alelwani   +6 more
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Daylighting Metrics: Is there a relation between Useful Daylight Illuminance and Daylight Glare Probabilty? [PDF]

The establishment of climate-based daylight modeling within research and practice has led to a fundamental reassessment of both the basis and purpose of daylight metrics. Whilst there is no consensus yet on the precise nature of the metric(s) that should
Mardaljevic, J., Andersen, Marilyne, Roy, Nicolas, Christoffersen, J.   +3 more
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Effects of perceived indoor temperature on daylight glare perception

, 2015
This research investigates the effects of perceived indoor temperature on glare sensation. A laboratory experiment was carried out where volunteers (nº 19) performed an office-like computer task. Three scenarios with sunspots over thedesk were evaluated:
Yamin Garretón, Julieta Alejandra, Rodriguez, Roberto Germán, Pattini, Andrea Elvira   +2 more
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Daylighting for an Office Space in a Very Hot Climate: A Comparison of Corrugated, Perforated, and Separated Shadings

Buildings
Dynamic shading systems offer a promising approach to improving daylight and visual comfort in hot climates. The present work aims to enhance hourly daylighting performance by optimizing useful daylight illuminance (UDI500~1000 lx), illuminance ...
Adnan Ibrahim, Muna Alsukkar, Ahmad Eltaweel, Roosmayri Lovina Hermaputi   +3 more
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