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Intelligent Control Strategies for Kinetic Façades Using Artificial Neural

Efficiently providing visual comfort and thermal performance in office buildings is critical for occupant well-being and environmental sustainability. Dynamic façade systems play a key role in regulat...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 347-362

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Optimising Daylight Performance in Healthcare Buildings with a Computational Framework

Daylight has a direct impact on patient comfort and building energy consumption in healthcare facilities. It is essential to design healthcare facilities using strategies that prioritise individual he...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 333-346

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Optimizing Horizontal Shading Devices for Daylight Performance and Energy Efficiency

This study optimizes horizontal shading devices for south-facing office façades in Kathmandu to balance daylight, energy, and visual comfort under current and future climates. From 210 simulations var...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 315-332

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Improving Renewable Energy Forecasting through Integrated Analysis of Solar and

This study investigates the application of machine learning, deep learning, and hybrid approaches for predicting solar radiation and meteorological variables. Using a dataset of 6,421 hourly observati...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 300-314

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Evaluating the Impact of Lighting Conditions on Workers’ Safety and

Lighting is a key element of design that plays a significant role in affecting workers’ health and safety in industrial workspaces. Given the scarcity of scientific studies addressing visual environme...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 420-440

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Assessing the Indoor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Behaviours of Older

Population aging, extreme weather conditions, and rising energy costs present significant challenges, especially in developing Asian countries like India. A key sustainability goal for future age-frie...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 190-214

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Integration of light well through generative design to achieve optimal

A case of urban densification in heritage towns like Pondicherry has led to deep-plan wall to wall layouts, where the depth of the plot is considerably more than its width and multi-storey buildings w...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 548-560

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Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Facade Design to Improve Daylight

This study examines the daylighting performance of a classroom with bilateral opening typology and an adjacent building on one side. The openings are located on the east and west sides of the classroo...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 235-251