Remodelling façade design for improving daylighting and the thermal environment in Abuja's low-income housing

M Abdulkareem, S Al-Maiyah, M Cook - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
The housing typologies that were developed as part of Abuja's master plan over 30 years
ago are still in use today as prototypes for low-income housing developments. The value of …

The role of daylight in preserving identities in heritage context

S Al-Maiyah, H Elkadi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
The narrow alleys and the small neighbourhood squares are the most recognisable urban
configuration forms that highlight the fabrics of Old Cairo. Parts of Old Cairo are currently …

Virtual reality system and scientific visualisation for smart designing and evaluating of lighting

R Krupiński - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current lighting solutions, both in terms of design process and later implementation, are
becoming more and more intelligent. It mainly arises from higher opportunities to use …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Street Lighting Level on Floodlights

H Wachta, K Baran, S Różowicz - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The article presents selected results of research related to the use of outdoor lighting, mainly
street lighting, in the design of facility illumination. The indicated subject matter primarily …

[HTML][HTML] A Smart Floodlighting Design System Based on Raster Images

R Krupiński, W Scherzer, P Pracki, A Wiśniewski… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article describes a system for designing floodlighting of objects using computer
graphics. Contrary to the currently used visualisation tools, the developed computer …

Luminance distribution projection method in dynamic floodlight design for architectural features

R Krupiński - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Floodlighting design of architectural objects is an art of creating a night image of buildings
and their surroundings. The well-known and commonly used floodlighting designing …

Effects of lighting on visual ergonomics, visual perception and psychological responses in windowless offices

C Zhang, X Mao, L Pang… - Lighting Research & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Light plays a crucial role in our daily lives. However, with the advancement of electric
lighting, the topic of appropriate lighting conditions in buildings has become increasingly …

Selected issues on material properties of objects in computer simulations of floodlighting

R Krupiński, H Wachta, WM Stabryła, C Büchner - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper addresses issues with computer simulation involved in designing illumination for
architectural structures. In particular, the reflectance and transmittance of materials were …

Study on the visual performance of a traditional residential neighborhood in old Cairo

S Almaiyah, H Elkadi - Journal of Urban Technology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Traditional dwellings located in the hot arid zone in Egypt are well known for their sensitive
architectural response to the region's climatic conditions and socio-cultural norms. The …

Parametric regression model for lighting calibration

C Sun, H Giles, Z Lian - Indoor and Built Environment, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article aims to assess some of the main lighting software programs currently available
for architecture. It compares the daylight simulation results from programs, Flamingo nXt …