Mechanical cooling systems in buildings are the main producers of carbon dioxide
emissions, which have negative impacts on environment and amplify global warming …

This paper reviewed the state of the art in designing renewable energy systems specifically
solar-based energy system, ground source-based system and day-lighting system, to gain …

Winner of Choice Magazine-Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for
over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide …

Abstract The Government of Malaysia has shifted from increasing energy supply to meet the
demand, towards reducing energy consumption through the promotion of green building …

Daylightophil architecture concept is one of the most significant ways to reduce the electrical
load consumption in building sector. In deep-plan buildings, or windowless buildings …

Optical daylighting technology can deliver natural light to a space in a building where
daylight is limited. This study gives an overview of two optical daylighting systems for …

ABSTRACT A significant share of the total primary energy belongs to buildings. In many
buildings, the energy usage can be significantly reduced by adopting passive strategies …

Saudi Arabia is one of the most important countries that have an abundant potential of
renewable energy resources in form of solar and wind energy. In light of Saudi Arabia's …

Passive hollow tubes consist of a light pipe transport section with, at the upper end, some
device for capturing natural light and, at the lower end, a means of distribution of light within …

This paper is a literature study of daylight transport systems aiming at selecting the most
appropriate ones for application at high latitudes. It is limited to the systems that transport …