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Research on the assessment indicators for crime prevention lighting in residential areas based on AHP and Entropy Weight

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
Lighting can affect the probability of crime. In order to establish safe and secure residential areas’ lighting environment, the elements for crime prevention are researched.
Li Youran   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wireless sensors and IoT platform for intelligent HVAC control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Energy consumption of buildings (residential and non-residential) represents approximately 40% of total world electricity consumption, with half of this energy consumed by HVAC systems.
Duarte, Hélder   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The 2012 SLL Code for Lighting: the Impact on Design and Commissioning

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment, 2012
In March 2012, the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) published a new edition of the Code for Lighting. This revision includes a number of changes, which are discussed in detail.
James Thomas Duff
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Surveillance for Crime and Traffic Accidents: Simulating Improvements of Street Lighting in an Older Community

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2023
This study aimed to plan an alternative for community street lighting in an older community by simulating illuminance improvements. We applied the natural surveillance principle of crime prevention through environmental design to an older community in ...
Yeo-Kyeong Kim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of lighting illuminance and colour temperature on mental workload in an office setting

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The mental workload of subjects was tested under different lighting conditions, with colour temperatures ranging from 3000 to 6500 K and illuminance ranging from 300 to 1000 lx. We used both psychological and physiological responses for evaluation.
Jiayi Bao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of the Efficacy of Horizontal Hollow Light Tubes for Energy Conservation in Illuminating Buildings

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
This study investigates the properties of light transmission and distribution, examining how incident light angles impact illuminance distribution and daylight factor.
Atthakorn Thongtha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Daylighting Performance of Solar Control Films for Hospital Buildings in a Mediterranean Climate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
One of the main retrofitting strategies in warm climates is the reduction of the effects of solar radiation. Cooling loads, and in turn, cooling consumption, can be reduced through the implementation of reflective materials such as solar control films.
Calama-González, Carmen   +2 more
core  

Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Artificial Lighting Design Fixture on the Indoor Night Time Illuminance

open access: yesCovenant Journal of Engineering Technology, 2022
Human beings depend on a lighting system in their indoor environment for visual tasks and to function appropriately. With daylight absent during the night, artificial lighting becomes the only lighting source for illuminance.
Tsekaa, M. Christian   +3 more
doaj  

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