The biggest challenge in building design is to optimize the use of natural energy to provide
human comfort and consume less energy. Passive facade technologies have been …

On fully-glazed building façades perforated solar screens (PSS) are often used as an outer
skin in order to reduce energy consumption and to solve issues such as visual appearance …

In hot arid desert environments, the solar radiation passing through windows increases the
cooling loads and the energy consumption of buildings. Shading of windows can reduce …

Despite a growing interest in dynamic facades shading systems, few studies have measured
their actual performance in the field using full-scale prototypes or evaluated their …

This paper analyses the influence of different perforated solar screens (PSS) in annual
daylight conditions expressed using climate-based daylight metrics. The PSS design require …

Solar screens are typically used to control solar access into building spaces. They proved
their usefulness in improving the daylighting and energy performance of buildings in the hot …

In desert sunny clear-sky regions solar penetration can become excessive. This can cause
non-uniform daylight distribution, glare and high solar heat gain, affecting both visual and …

In this paper, daylighting and thermal analysis are carried out in synergy to ensure the best
overall performance of perforated solar screens (PSS) used on fully glazed offices facing …

Large-scale residential projects require architects to balance energy efficiency, thermal
comfort, and cost-effectiveness in designing building units distributed in different …

New design tools have enabled architects to explore complex geometries for building
envelopes. Perforated Screens (PS) have gained popularity but their design is still intuitive …