An Evaluation of Light Quantity and Quality in Reading Rooms, and Suggestions for Amendments; the Case of Shahid Beheshti University libraries [PDF]
صفه, 2021 Daylight reception in built environments is one of the main performance indicators for the quality of life. This is even more important in certain spaces such as study rooms. There are a variety of measurement indices for assessing daylight.
n ima Forouzandeh Shahraki +3 more
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Sustainable energy saving alternatives in small buildings [PDF]
, 2019 Day lighting significance in architectural designs is well established for enhancing visual comfort, energy-efficiency and low carbon buildings development. Practising the atrium element in the modern architectures has been increasingly popular in recent
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Development of a comprehensive method to analyse glazing systems with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation material (PS-TIM) [PDF]
, 2017 In order to provide enhanced levels of indoor comfort and building energy conservation, significant improvements have been made in the design of glazed facades and window systems, yielding increases in thermal resistance while simultaneously maintaining ...
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Simulation of Daylighting Conditions in a Virtual Underground City [PDF]
Journal of Daylighting, 2015 From the Piranesi fantastic architectures to the animation movies and video games of the last thirty years, a new design approach has been introduced and developed: the design of the virtual space. Designing the "virtual" means experiencing a multidisciplinary approach where architecture, engineering, and urban planning meet the new horizons of ...
Merli Alcini, C. +2 more
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Journal of Daylighting, 2019 Daylight quality and quantity in Algerian schools show serious problems in ensuring visual comfort of students and teachers. Some problems are due to window design, which leads to excessive amount of sunlight penetration into the classrooms.
Mesloub Abdelhakim +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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The effectiveness of dayligting through the toplighting design in large-volume building models
ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur, 2021 The utilization of daylighting as an effort to reduce the usage of building energy needs to be optimized. This is because, low-rise buildings with large volumes require specific strategies for proper light distribution throughout the space.
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A review of the lighting performance in buildings through energy efficiency [PDF]
, 2014 As developing countries including Malaysia, are now moving towards sustainable development is in line with the Ninth Malaysia Plan, 9th MP, the development should be built to meet current and future needs for achieving sustainability of economic ...
Kamaruzzaman, S.N, Zulkifli, Nursyahida
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Visualising daylight for designing optimum openings in tropical context
ARSNETWith the rising concern for global warming, reducing electricity consumption and promoting daylight utilisation for healthier living conditions are among residential buildings' top priorities.
Dany Perwita Sari
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The Application of Building Physics in the Design of Roof Windows [PDF]
, 2019 This paper deals with a small but important component in a building envelope, namely roof windows in pitched roofs. Building physics methods were used to support the search for new solutions which correspond to the maximum extent for requirements for ...
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