The Impact of Evaluated Luminous Environment on the Comfort Level in Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 1019
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adaptive building façade; smart windows; daylighting environment; visual comfort; human health; evidence-based lighting design; building simulation
Interests: sustainable building technologies; building performance; building modelling; daylight and lighting; adaptive building façade; building integrated renewable energy
Interests: built environment; environmental behavior; sustainability; sports park; social communal space; human factor engineering; construction management
Interests: low-carbon building and eco-city; AI and big-data assisted energy forecasting and optimization; renewable energy application and management in building
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, as individuals spend increasing amounts of time indoors, there has been growing attention towards enhancing the quality of the indoor environment. Among the crucial factors under examination is the luminous environment, produced by a combination of daylight and artificial lighting, which plays a pivotal role in the built environment. The luminous environment is not merely a facilitator of daily activities and work but is also intimately connected to human health. It impacts comfort at physical, physiological, and psychological levels.
Furthermore, strategic approaches for allowing daylight into buildings, such as the implementation of advanced windows, adaptive façades, and intelligent shading devices, have demonstrated benefits for energy performance. This Special Issue aims to foster a deeper understanding of the multifaceted interactions between occupants and their luminous environment, with a particular focus on maximizing the use of daylight. To this end, it seeks to provide a platform for the gathering and exchange of cutting-edge ideas and research in the intersecting fields of health and lighting. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Impact of advanced windows on daylighting;
- Experimental methods to evaluate human perception on luminous environment;
- Building simulation of luminous environment;
- Performance of adaptive façade/intelligent shading;
- Interactions between daylight and artificial lighting;
- Outdoor luminosity's impact on indoor lighting and comfort;
- Daylight harvesting and indoor environment quality;
- Glare and visual comfort study with exterior lighting considerations;
- Combining natural and artificial lighting for efficiency and comfort.
Dr. Runqi Liang
Dr. Yanyi Sun
Dr. Xianfeng Wu
Dr. Zishang Zhu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- daylighting control
- artificial lighting design
- advanced windows
- intelligent shading
- transparent materials
- visual comfort
- human health
- built environment
- building simulation
