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Using solar screens in school classrooms in hot arid areas: the effect of different perforation on daylighting levels [PDF]

, 2016
Hot arid areas are endowed with an abundance of clear skies. Thus, the solar energy available can significantly raise the temperature of interior spaces and also result in an uncomfortable visual environment due to glare and poor uniformity ratios.
Ampatzi, Eleni, Kotbi, Ahmad
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Design Adjustments For Daylighting and Visual Comfort in a Classroom with Conventional Shadings

Journal of Daylighting
This paper evaluates how design adjustments applied to roller shades and louvres (namely the height of the shadings head and the angles of the louvre slats) can improve their annual and spatial effectiveness to provide autonomous daylight levels, reduce ...
Doris A. Chi
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Evaluating Daylighting Performance of Parametric Mashrabiya in Mediterranean Climate: A Simulation-based Approach

Journal of Daylighting
This study examines the daylighting performance of parametric Mashrabiya-inspired shading devices in a Mediterranean climate, aiming to enhance occupant comfort and visual performance.
Sana’a Al-Rqaibat, Mayyadah Al-Khdairat, Luna Hamad, Sajeda Al-Husban   +3 more
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Multi-objective optimization of thermal and daylighting performance for sightseeing elevators without air conditioning system considering economic cost

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
In the study, the shape, size and structure of the sightseeing elevators were investigated, and a prototypical model was established by Grasshopper. Furthermore, the performance and prices of glass were used to construct the function of price, then the ...
Sheng Yao, Chen Yang, Jingyu Yuan, Qiao Huo, Hanxiao Pang   +4 more
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Integrating Acoustic Comfort and Daylighting in Transparent Multi-Purpose Halls: A Simulation-Based Holistic Approach

Journal of Daylighting
Multi-purpose halls are halls where many different activities, such as music, theater, speech, and shows, can be performed in the same space. Recently, multi-purpose halls illuminated with daylight have been frequently seen.
Sevda Şeko, Fulya Kılıç, Feride Şener Yılmaz, Tarık Serhat Bozkurt   +3 more
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Developing Flexible, Networked Lighting Control Systems That Reliably Save Energy in California Buildings [PDF]

, 2020
An important strategy to meet California's ambitious energy efficiency goals is to use innovative wireless communications, embedded sensors, data analytics and controls to significantly reduce lighting energy use in commercial buildings.
Brown, Richard, Ghosh, Srijit, Jackson, Neal, Khandekar, Aditya, Nordman, Bruce, Page, Erik, Prakash, Anand, Schwartz, Peter, Shackelford, Jordan   +8 more
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Developmental changes in colour constancy and the use of daylight illumination priors

Journal of Vision, 2020
Rebecca Wedge-Roberts, Stacey Aston, Robert Kentridge, Ulrik Beierholm, Marko Nardini, Maria Olkkonen   +5 more
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Computational Evaluation of a Biomimetic Kinetic Façade Inspired by the Venus Flytrap for Daylight and Glare Performance

Buildings
Centralized daylight control has been extensively studied for its ability to optimize useful daylight while mitigating glare in targeted areas. However, this approach lacks a comprehensive visual comfort framework, as it does not simultaneously address ...
Fataneh Farmani, Seyed Morteza Hosseini, Morteza Khalaji Assadi, Soroush Hassanzadeh   +3 more
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High quality indoor environments for sustainable office buildings [PDF]

, 2008
The quality of office indoor environments is considered to consist of those factors that impact occupants according to their health and well-being and (by consequence) their productivity.
Brown, Stephen K
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Evaluating the Effects of Vegetation on Daylight Performance: A Simulation-Based Study of Government School Buildings in the Hot–Humid Climate of Chennai, India

Buildings
This study examines the influence of vegetation on indoor daylight performance in school buildings located in the hot–humid climate of Chennai, India.
Jeyaradha Jayaram, Lakshmi Sundaram
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