Easing high brightness and contrast glare problems in universal space design studios in the UAE: Real models testing

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 617-630

  Al Sallal, Khaled A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Daylight; Desert; Design studios; Glare; Hot arid; Physical model testing; Universal space

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DAYLIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOMETRY; SENSORS;

DESERT; DESIGN STUDIOS; HOT ARID; PHYSICAL MODEL TESTING; UNIVERSAL SPACE;

GLARE;

BUILDING; DESIGN; LIGHT; MODELING;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 29244432759     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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