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 …

Exterior static shading devices of buildings, if correctly designed, can control sunlight and
daylight to reduce glare while guaranteeing interiors' natural illumination and connection to …

Exposure to daylight significantly affects the psychological well-being of occupants by
diminishing headaches, eye tensions, or stress. Daylight penetration is a matter of …

Large windows and highly glazed façades have been increasingly used in new buildings,
allowing access to daylight, solar gain and external view. Sunrays passing through non …

External louvers are increasingly used to provide solar protection for building glazed
surfaces. In this work, a general study of the effect of louver shading devices applied to …

Proper use of building shading devices can only improve the thermal comfort in indoor
environment, but also reduce cooling energy consumption effectively. Researches on this …

Many high-rise offices in tropical regions do not have good quality of daylighting despite
having abundance of daylight. Due to large glazed façade without external shading device …

This paper examines the effect of vertical and horizontal shading devices on the quality of
daylight in buildings and the associated energy saving. Excessive daylight in architectural …

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 …

Daylight in buildings helps to reduce energy consumption, lower negative impacts on the
environment, improve human performance and increase the productivity. The current …