One of the top priorities in the building design process is minimizing energy consumption.
Moreover, the level of occupants' comfort directly affects their learning ability Therefore, this …

Considering global warming as a critical challenge to human life, performance optimization
of the building envelope can play a noticeable role to reduce a building's environmental …

Today's world is witnessing an increasing concern about energy consumption, Global
Warming, and economic crisis; therefore, attention has been paid to the evaluation of …

This research aims to introduce an optimized office workspace that meets both optimum
daylight availability and thermal energy performance. To achieve this, the first step was …

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

Shading devices, particularly louvers, if chosen and designed correctly, reduce excessive
uncontrolled solar gains and daylight in interior space, consequently improving building …

This work proposes a multi-objective approach for optimizing the design of fixed vertical,
parametrically modeled PV integrated shading devices to achieve their highest benefits to …

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 …

The present work explores the impact of shading devices on prefabricated buildings. A large
office conference room constructed by reusing two 40-foot high-cube ISO (global) standard …

In the realm of museum design, the meticulous planning of natural lighting plays a vital role
in enhancing energy efficiency, improving the indoor atmosphere, and preserving and …