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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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 regulating daylight, glare, and energy use, and numerous studies have investigated them....
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 347-362
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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 health and account for time constraints, in line with the European Union Sustainable Development Goals...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 333-346
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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....
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 315-332
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 300-314
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Closed-Form Analytical Formulation of Lighting Design Objectives Procedure in
Mean room surface exitance (MRSE), which indicates the amount of ambient illuminance in a room, is an important parameter in contemporary lighting design objectives (LiDOs) procedures...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 285-299
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Improvement of Indoor Daylight Collecting System with Dual-Angled Circular
This study investigates the use of daylight as a primary source of illumination, given its contribution to reduced energy consumption and enhanced visual comfort in indoor environments...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 273-284
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Effects of Window Design on Natural Ventilation and Daylighting in
Single-sided computer labs face challenges in achieving adequate natural ventilation and balanced daylighting, particularly in hot-arid climates. This study examines the effects of window-to-wall ratio (WWR) and window placement on ventilation and daylighting performance using an integrated simulation framework...
Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 253-272
Editorial Board
Prof. Nabil Elminshawy
Port Said University, Egypt
Prof Laura Bellia
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr Boon Han Lim
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Prof. Yuehong Su
University of Nottingham, UK
Prof. Barbara Szybinska Matusiak
NTNU, Norway
Dr. Kacem Gairaa
center for renewable energy development, Algeria
Prof Umberto Berardi
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Dr Susana Lagüela López
University of Vigo, Spain
Dr Ferdinando Salata
University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Önder Güler
Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Dr Guiqiang Li
University of Science and Technology of China, China
Dr Fabio Peron
IUAV University of Venice, Italy
Dr Canan Kandilli
Usak University, Turkey
Dr Arsenio Barbón
University of Oviedo, Spain
Prof. Antonio Manuel Peña García
University of Granada, Spain
Dr. Ali Ahmed Salem Bahdad
University of Prince Mugrin (UPM), Saudi Arabia
Dr. Feride Şener Yılmaz
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Dr Hui Lv
Hubei University of Technology, China
Dr Rizki A. Mangkuto
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Omid Nematollahi
Isfahan University of Technology, South Korea
Alp Tural
Virginia Tech, USA
Dr Karam M. Al-Obaidi
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Dr Marina Bonomolo
University of Palermo, Italia
Dr. Peng XUE
Beijing University of Technology, China
Dr. Michele Rocca
University of Pisa, Italia
Prof. Faris Ali Mustafa
Salahaddin University - Erbil, Iraq
Prof. BANU MANAV
Kadir Has University, Turkey
Wei Wang
Southeast University, 中国
Dr Seyed Morteza Hosseini
Aalborg University, Denmark
Dr Hui Shen
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, USA