The influence of environmental design on people's wellbeing and productivity has been well
studied in some settings such as offices, hospitals, and elementary schools, but salutogenic …

Lighting is a fundamental requirement of our daily life. A lot of research and development is
carried out in the field of daylight harvesting, which is the need of the hour. One of the most …

Planning of neighborhoods that efficiently implement active solar systems (eg, solar thermal
technologies, photovoltaics) and passive solar strategies (eg, daylight control, sunlight …

With the development of urbanization, more and more commercial buildings are built in
cities, which is resulting in a large amount of building energy consumption that threatens the …

Biophilic design is a new approach that can enhance human psychological well-being. Most
recent studies focus on applying biophilic design to hospitals or office buildings, not …

This study explores the transformative potential of integrating Building Information Modeling
(BIM) and Generative Design methodologies in heritage conservation and building …

Good daylighting performance positively affects students' physical and mental health,
learning efficiency, and the building's energy-saving capability. Due to the terrace classroom …

The space layout is very essential in building design development and can significantly
influence the energy performance of the built environment. Space layout design, which …

This work addresses the issue of extracting device-level Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
information for institutional buildings (IB) through an analytical non-intrusive load monitoring …

Appropriate daylight environments are essential for library reading spaces that commonly
meet long-term reading and writing. While conventional window form, position, and …