A smart window that dynamically modulates light transmittance is crucial for building energy
efficiently, and promising for on‐demand optical devices. The rapid development of …

As populations grow, energy demands gradually increase, so more efficient energy use is
essential. Building energy consumption comprises more than 40% of global energy …

Buildings account for 30% of global energy consumption. Improving the energy efficiency of
buildings becomes essential to reducing energy consumption for alleviating their …

This paper presents a parametric and Multi-Objective Optimisation approach to investigate
daylight performance of the expanded-metal shading depicting the sky conditions in …

Designing high-rise buildings is a complex and challenging task involving several
parameters and variables. Recently, there have been major attempts to design the overall …

Shading devices are the integrated components of building envelopes, which are designed
to protect interiors from the excessive amount of direct and indirect solar radiation. Blocking …

Efficient regulation of thermal radiation is an effective way to conserve energy consumption
of buildings. Because windows are the least energy-efficient part of buildings, their thermal …

This study aims to achieve a balance of daylight availability in the work-plane environments
of a fully glazed facade integrated with a light shelf system using an optimization procedure …

Understanding the thermal performance of building envelopes and of their components is a
critical issue under energy saving and sustainability points of view. High performance …

Adaptive façades are gaining greater importance in highly efficient buildings under a
warming climate. There is an increasing demand for adaptive façades designed to regulate …