In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the design of courtyards for the
microclimatic enhancement of outdoor spaces. However, there is still little knowledge …

The growing interest in thermal comfort of outdoor environments yields in different analysis
on courtyards as a common space between urban and architectural scales. However, there …

The Grasshopper environment permits the use of the widely accepted Radiance benchmark
simulation engine through different parametric tools. Parametric workflows allow complex …

This work focuses on daylighting performance analysis and its energy savings potential for
residential building by using dynamic simulation and its experimental validation. The …

The proper design of courtyards and atriums is key in providing sufficient daylight inside
buildings as well as major energy savings in electric lighting. Although a suitable design …

Due to their properties and dimensions, courtyards regulate their microclimate, which, above
all, mitigates extreme situations and reduces energy consumption. Mainly for increased …

The light well is a well-known architectural resource used in dense cities to provide daylight
to the core of residential buildings. Due to its elongated shape, the propagation of light …

Abstract In Egypt and the Middle East, there is an obvious tendency of establishing new
shopping malls and indoor commercial centers that provide collective facilities. However …

Daylight dynamic metrics are useful tools for quantifying the switch-on time or the dimming of
electric lighting according to the architectural scenario. A variant of these metrics can also be …

In the present paper, daylight factor model (DFM) has been developed for daylight aperture
which has been experimentally validated for east oriented wall window under clear sky …