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 …

With the developments in virtual reality technologies, significant researches have been
conducted for human response on indoor luminous environment using head-mounted …

Green-building certification systems aim at improving the design and operation of buildings.
However, few detailed studies have investigated whether a green rating leads to higher …

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 …

In this field study, we tested the effects of dynamic light scenarios and personal illuminance
on visual experience, sleepiness, cognitive performance and sleep in an operational office …

Objective measures of visual discomfort have the potential to quantify the individual's
sensations under discomfort glare conditions although such measures have yet to be …

Discomfort glare is common problem in modern buildings that employ highly-glazed
façades. Glare not only has negative impacts on occupant comfort but can also increase …

Sunlight is a multisensory phenomenon that can enhance occupant's comfort, health, and
connection to the outside environment through its dynamic luminous and thermal attributes …

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 …