Browsing by Subject "Glare"

Analysis and quantification of visual glare caused by photovoltaic panels installations in urban canyons

Labib, Rania; Baltazar, JC (11th Conference on Advanced Building Skins, 2016-10-11)

The abundant use of solar panels in dense urban areas is causing severe visual discomfort because of the reflection of sunlight falling on their surfaces. These intense reflections can cause a disabling glare, which impairs ...

Automated Computer Vision Recognition Based Method to Determine Glare Causing Patches on Reflective Building Façades

Labib, Rania; Clayton, Mark (2020 PLEA Conference, 2020)

Effect of kinetic façades on energy efficiency in office buildings - hot dry climates

Ben bacha, Cherif; Bourbia, F (11th Conference on Advanced Building Skins, 2016-09-11)

Experimental Rotating Room for Daylighting Studies

Beltran, Liliana (2017-06-17)

This paper presents the design, development and construction process of an experimental rotating room to study the performance of complex fenestration systems (CFS). The room, of 600 ft2 represents a workspace of 20 ft ...

Façade Internet of Things (FIoT): A Human-Sensing,Two-Façade Communication Approach to Achieve Glare Reduction, Optimized Daylighting, and Solar Energy Collection

Labib, Rania (2019-08-14)

The use of large glazed façades in buildings can cause a disabling glare that can impair the vision of the occupants of surrounding buildings. In order to avoid glare, building occupants tend to close their blinds and ...

Is computer programming beneficial to architects and architecture students for complex modeling and informed performative design decisions?

Labib, Rania (12th Advanced Building Skins Conference, 2017-10-02)

The Negative Impact of Solar Reflections Caused by Reflective Buildings’ Facades: Case Study of the Nasher Museum in Texas

Abdelwahab, Sahar; Elhussainy, Mariam; Labib, Rania (The 2019 Sustainable Built Environment Conference Proceedings, 2019-05-22)

Large reflective facades in buildings can cause severe visual discomfort due to the reflection of sunlight falling on buildings' surfaces. These intense reflections can cause a intolerable glare and contribute to overheating ...

Optimized Street Design to Balance Outdoor Thermal Comfort And Indoor Daylighting Performance Within Large Scale Urban Settings in Hot Arid Climates.

Labib, Rania; Beltran, Liliana (31th International PLEA Conference, 2015-09)

Due to rapid urbanization in developing countries, achieving better outdoor thermal comfort has gained an elevated level of attention, especially within urban settings in hot climates. Although many research studies have ...

Thermal performance, glare control, and occupant appraisal of an office window in a direct gain passive solar strategy

Boubekri, Mohamed (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1990)

In addition to maximizing the solar heating performance, the problem of sizing the window in a passive solar direct gain strategy is compounded by the potentially high glare and the probable visual noise caused by too much ...

Towards A Solution for the Inevitable Use of the Glazed Façades in the Arid Regions via the Parametric Design Approach.

Labib, Rania; Mayhoub, Mohammed (The 29th International CIE Conference, 2015-06)

The utilisation preference of glazed facades in the hot regions is accompanied by serious environmental and economic impacts. Attempts are continuing to fulfil an optimum balance between minimising heat gains and maximising ...

Trade-off Method to Assess the Interaction Between Lightshelves and Complex Ceiling Forms for Optimized Daylighting Performance

Labib, Rania (The 9th International ENERGY FORUM on Advanced Building Skins, 2013-10)

Recent research has shown that ceiling geometry can greatly affect the illuminance levels and daylighting uniformity in indoor spaces. Usually, modeling and evaluating the daylighting performance of flat ceilings and ...