A review of light shelf designs for daylit environments

A Kontadakis, A Tsangrassoulis, L Doulos, S Zerefos - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Light shelves have been discussed in numerous studies as suitable solutions for controlling
daylight in side-lit spaces. It is a system that can be easily modified, offering a range of …

Visual and non-visual effects of integrated lighting based on spectral information

L Jin, P Xue, L Zhang, J Wang, J Shi, Q Liang… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Light meets the visual needs of the human body through the visual channel, and guides the
physiological system of the human body to synchronize with the cycle of luminous …

Advanced strategies for net-zero energy building: Focused on the early phase and usage phase of a building's life cycle

J Oh, T Hong, H Kim, J An, K Jeong, C Koo - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
To cope with 'Post-2020', each country set its national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
reduction target (eg, South Korea: 37%) below its business-as-usual level by 2030. Toward …

The effects of daylighting and human behavior on luminous comfort in residential buildings: A questionnaire survey

P Xue, CM Mak, HD Cheung - Building and Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the effects of daylighting and human
behavior patterns on subjective luminous comfort in Hong Kong housing units. The …

Optimisation of daylight admission based on modifications of light shelf design parameters

RA Mangkuto, F Feradi, RE Putra… - Journal of Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to optimise daylight admission as ambient lighting in an open-
plan examination room of a dental hospital in Bandung, Indonesia. Parametric design was …

Quantification of luminous comfort with dynamic daylight metrics in residential buildings

P Xue, CM Mak, Y Huang - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
This study was conducted with an idea that practical daylighting design and control should
reduce the energy consumption without eroding residents' satisfaction with luminous …

Advanced parametric louver systems with bi-axis and two-layer designs for an extensive daylighting coverage in a deep-plan office room

A Eltaweel, Y Su, Q Lv, H Lv - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced daylighting systems have become commonly used in modern architecture for a
more sustainable environment. The mainstream of recent daylighting studies focuses not …

Effectiveness of a perforated light shelf for energy saving

H Lee, K Kim, J Seo, Y Kim - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Light shelves are natural lighting systems, which have been highlighted in various studies
as a suitable approach for reducing energy consumption. However, external light shelves …

Daylight and thermal harvesting performance evaluation of a liquid filled prismatic façade using the Radiance five-phase method and EnergyPlus

A Vlachokostas, N Madamopoulos - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
A dynamic liquid filled prismatic louver (LFPL) façade is evaluated both as a daylight
redirecting and an energy harvesting system. The LFPL performs daylight redirection due to …

An investigation into the risk of night light pollution in a glazed office building: The effect of shading solutions

J Du, X Zhang, D King - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Light pollution has been recognised as a major environmental problem in urban areas at
night. This study presents an investigation into the impact of seven various shading solutions …