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Consideration on criterion to limit discomfort glare in interior lighting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
It is one of the fundamental requirements in an interior lighting design to avoid discomfort glare that the lighting system gives. There are some metrics used to quantify the glare sensation, one is Unified Glare Rating (UGR), and the other Luminance ...
高橋, 貞雄   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Energy and Daylight Performance of Old Office Buildings in South Korea with Curtain Walls Remodeled Using Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) Films

open access: yesEnergies, 2019
Globally, energy standards for new buildings are being reinforced to improve energy efficiency, and remodeling policies are being promoted for old buildings. The South Korean Government is promoting green remodeling projects, and focusing on research and
Myunghwan Oh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The application of luminance mapping to discomfort glare : a modified glare index for green buildings

open access: yes, 2014
Unfortunately, there is no reliable method to adequately quantify discomfort glare. One of the world's largest investigations on discomfort glare was conducted in five Green Star office buildings in Brisbane.
Hirning, Michael B.
core  

Model predicting discomfort glare caused by LED road lights [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
To model discomfort glare from LED road lighting, the effect of four key variables on perceived glare was explored. These variables were: the average glare source luminance (Lg), the background luminance (Lb), the solid angle of the glare source from the
Lin, Y.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Place for Form in Wollheim's Lectures on Formalism and Pictorial Organization

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract At the time of his death, Richard Wollheim was writing a short book on Formalism and Pictorial Organization. Much of it, but by no means all of it, had been published before (it has come out posthumously in its entirety in late 2025). Here I do two things. First, I have provided a rather detailed exegesis concentrating on the parts of the book
Gary Kemp
wiley   +1 more source

Fix Thyself: Un/Doing Confidence in Women's Entrepreneurship

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Are women at work really lacking confidence? Recent books and videos addressing women's presumed lack of confidence suggest that women can achieve success if they work on their confidence. This is also true for women entrepreneurs, who are regularly encouraged to be more confident than they appear to be.
Lara Pecis, Elisabeth K. Kelan
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping of Brain Functions and Spatial Luminance Distributions as Innovative Tools for Assessing Discomfort Glare in the Built Environment

open access: yesEnquiry: The ARCC Journal of Architectural Research, 2007
A series of "proof-of-concept" projects are set out aimed at bringing together built environment researchers attempting to understand what constitutes ‘comfortable’ space and neuroscientists investigating the functional characteristics of the human brain.
Peter Raynham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Assessment of the Spatial Comfort at the Open Piazza of Baiturrahman Mosque, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

open access: yesAceh International Journal of Science and Technology, 2020
The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is well-known as the identity of Banda Aceh town, Indonesia. The extensive renovation was carried out in 2015 to the Mosque, presenting an open piazza coated with glossy white marble replacing the previous greeneries and ...
Laina Hilma Sari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling the Probability of Discomfort Due to Glare at All Levels: The Case of Outdoor Lighting

open access: yes, 2023
International audienceTo limit glare, lighting engineers need to estimate the level of discomfort produced by a lighting installation. Outdoor, most discomfort glare models predict a mean level of discomfort on a judgment scale, which corresponds to a ...
Joffrey Girard   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Boundaries of Work: Elite Black African Identities and Place of “(Re)productive” Labor in Kenya's Extractive Industries

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the positioning of elite Black African women in extractive labor spaces, arguing that their experiences are shaped by interrelated feminist concepts of care, time, experience, equality, and difference. Using an African feminist theoretical framework, the study recenters African epistemologies of work and embodiment to ...
Nerea Amisi Okong'o
wiley   +1 more source

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