In architectural design, daylight has a contradictory effect on the indoor thermal and visual
comfort, and energy use. The resulting need to control or guide the daylight for reaching a …

Introduction Adaptive reuse in heritage buildings is the best strategy rather than demolishing
and reconstructing, while the suggested retrofitting has severe constraints to preserve …

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 …

Given the looming threats of climate change and the rapid worldwide urbanization, it is a
necessity to prioritize the transition towards a carbon-free built environment. This research …

Building facade design plays an essential role in enhancing energy efficiency and reducing
environmental impact in high-performance building design. Balancing the conflicts among …

As a state-of-the-art green façade technology, building-integrated microalgae bioreactor has
the potential to reduce buildings' carbon footprint and energy consumption. The present …

The rapid development of rural tourism in north China is leading to the extensive growth of
rural tourism buildings (RTBs), but the requirements for a comfortable indoor environment …

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 …

Architectural design variables (ADVs) highly influence a building's sustainability
performance. Thus, identifying which ADVs are most influential in a building's early stages is …

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 …