The innovative daylighting systems (IDS) seek to meet the illumination requirements in
buildings, where inadequate amount of daylight is provided by the conventional daylighting …

Thermophysical and optical properties of building envelopes play an important role in
building energy consumption and indoor environmental conditions. Innovative building …

The optical properties of shading devices have an impact upon the daylighting and thermal
performance of a building's perimeter spaces. This chapter presents an overview of past and …

This study introduces the day lighting related solar concentration devices such as light pipes
(or tubular daylight guidance systems), optical fibers for light transport, conventional solar …

Increasing energy demand and cost are the main motivators for this research project, which
utilizes solar radiation for lighting interior spaces in buildings. The objective is to use passive …

Effective daylighting can substantially reduce the energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions of commercial buildings. Daylight is also healthy for building occupants, and …

The effective daylighting of multistorey commercial building interiors poses an interesting
problem for designers in Australia's tropical and subtropical context. Given that a building …

The architect Francis Duffy of DEGW Partnership (President of the Royal Institute of British
Architects 1993-95) sees a building as composed of several layers of components. He …

Sve je veći broj protivrečnosti koje donosi razvoj našeg društva i tehnologije, a koje se mogu
rešiti pomoću sistematskog pristupa posmatranju ljudi, procesa i proizvoda kao generičke …

The building envelope is one of the most important design parameters for determining how
the indoor physical environment relates to thermal comfort, visual comfort, and even …