Thermochromic and electrochromic smart windows are increasingly receiving attention for
their specific ability to regulate the dynamics of light and heat. The goal of improving smart …

Energy conservation in building arena is essential issue for achieving sustainable
environment. However, buildings experienced significant amount of heat gain or loss …

Exterior static shading devices of buildings, if correctly designed, can control sunlight and
daylight to reduce glare while guaranteeing interiors' natural illumination and connection to …

In the last decades, several studies aimed at assessing some specified aspects of visual
comfort characterizing the relationship between the human needs and the light environment …

A survey on prototype and currently commercial dynamic tintable smart windows has been
carried out. The technologies of electrochromic, gasochromic, liquid crystal and …

Buildings play an important role in greenhouse gas emissions since they constitute a large
proportion of the global energy demand. This dramatic scenario is usually a consequence of …

Apparent window size contradictions arise when optimizing simultaneously for low energy
(small sizes) and visual comfort (large sizes). Diverse multi-objective optimization methods …

Most high-rise office buildings in the tropics, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore, exceed
the required level of the energy efficiency index. The implementation of conventional …

External louvers are increasingly used to provide solar protection for building glazed
surfaces. In this work, a general study of the effect of louver shading devices applied to …

In recent years, different types of solar shading devices have been proposed, depending on
building orientation, location, window characteristics, etc. They can contribute to improve or …