Energy use in cities has attracted significant research in recent years. However such a broad
topic inevitably results in number of alternative interpretations of the problem domain and …

Computer simulation for buildings has become affordable and possible in both research and
industry during the last decades with rapid progress of computer industry as well as …

This paper presents a vision of how state-of-the-art computer-based analysis techniques can
be effectively used during the design of daylit spaces. Following a review of recent advances …

Daylighting is a parallel universe to Architecture, where architects benefit greatly from
daylight prediction techniques, which have witnessed a paradigm shift from simple methods …

Building geometries strongly constrain the on-site solar energy use. In this work, solar
energy use is measured by solar energy penetration and capital costs for the photovoltaic …

High-performance buildings require an integrated design approach for all systems to work
together optimally; systems integration needs to be incorporated in the earliest stages of …

The research proposes a model for mass-customized housing in the emerging context of
Industry 4.0 promoted by the European Union as a mean for technological and industrial …

Highlights•A novel Productive Architectural Surface System (PASS) is proposed.•Productive
double-skin facade (PDSF) was constructed based on PASS.•The daylighting performance …

This article compares daylight simulation results generated with two simulation programs,
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009 (3ds Max Design) and Daysim 3.0 (Daysim), to indoor …

Uneven daylighting distribution in classrooms is a common issue in many countries, despite
meeting the standard daylighting factor (DF). The issue has been particularly acute in China …