High-Performance Integrated Window and Façade Solutions for California [PDF]
The researchers developed a new generation of high-performance façade systems and supporting design and management tools to support industry in meeting California’s greenhouse gas reduction targets, reduce energy consumption, and enable an adaptable ...
Breshears, John +11 more
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EFFECTS OF LOUVERS SHADING DEVICES ON VISUAL COMFORT AND ENERGY DEMAND OF AN OFFICE BUILDING. A CASE OF STUDY [PDF]
This paper evaluates the building energy demand and visual comfort of a real case with a glazed façade office building placed in Málaga (Mediterranean city in the south of Spain).
Carrillo Rueda, Simón +4 more
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Accommodation, Pattern Glare, and Coloured Overlays [PDF]
We manipulated the accommodative response using positive and negative lenses to study any association between symptoms of pattern glare and accommodation.
Allen, Peter M +5 more
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Population-based case–control study of the effect of sun glare on pedestrian fatalities in Taiwan
Objectives Sun glare is a serious driving hazard and increases crash risks. Relatively few studies have examined the effects of sun glare on pedestrian fatalities, given that a crash has occurred.
Hon-Ping Ma +5 more
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The Perceptual Consequences of Curved Screens [PDF]
Flat panels are by far the most common type of television screen. There are reasons, however, to believe that curved screens create a greater sense of immersion, reduce distracting reflections, and minimize some perceptual distortions that are ...
Banks, Martin S, Zannoli, Marina
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Discomfort glare evaluation: The influence of anchor bias in luminance adjustments
Luminance adjustment is a procedure commonly used to evaluate discomfort glare and the results from adjustment experiments form the basis of some recommendations for limiting its occurrence. There are, however, strong reasons to expect that settings made
Michael G. Kent, S. Fotios, S. Altomonte
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Static Buckling of FML Columns in Elastic-Plastic Range. [PDF]
The paper deals with the elasto-plastic buckling of thin-walled Fiber Metal Laminates short columns/profiles subjected to axial uniform compression.
Kowal-Michalska, Katarzyna +1 more
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Spatio-Temporal Visualisation of Reflections from Building Integrated Photovoltaics
With the increasing adoption of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), concerns arise about potential glare. While recommended criteria to assess glare exist, it is challenging to apply these in the spatial and temporal domains and communicate the ...
Roland Schregle +2 more
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Abundance and distribution of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in central and northern California during 1998 and summer 1999 [PDF]
The abundance and distribution of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in central and northern California was studied to allow future evaluation of their impact on salmonids, the ecosystem, and f isheries.
Forney, Karin A., Lowry, Mark S.
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