Occupants' comfort perception affects building energy consumptions. To improve the
understanding of human comfort, which is crucial to reduce energy demand, laboratory …

Because well-being is becoming a major challenge in construction alongside energy
efficiency, there is an increasing need to be able to quantify discomfort in buildings. In the …

This paper investigates field measured visual parameters inside a daylit office space to
define occupants' visual comfort thresholds, particularly for a view direction parallel to …

Modern office buildings are often designed with highly glazed facades, with an intention of
being sufficiently day lit. However, extensive daylight supply has its backside, as glare might …

This article presents a review of the methods used for subjective evaluation of discomfort
from glare, focusing on the two procedures most frequently used in past research …

The mechanism behind the discomfort glare phenomenon, the kind of glare provoking an
irritating or distracting effect, is not well understood. Since some of the factors influencing …

A previous series of experiments conducted by the authors under a controlled laboratory
setting detected substantive evidence of an effect of time of day, and the influence of various …

Daylighting harvest systems have been improved in recent decades. They have been
dramatically used in green buildings to achieve a more sustainable living environment …

Luminance adjustment is a procedure commonly used to evaluate discomfort glare and the
results from adjustment experiments form the basis of some recommendations for limiting its …

The photochromic coating is a promising smart technology that provides different optical
properties in response to daylight variations. The application of photochromic coatings with …