Testing glare in universal space design studios in Al-Ain, UAE desert climate and proposed improvements

Renewable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1033-1044

  Al Sallal, Khaled A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Daylighting; Desert climate; Design studios; Glare; Light shelf; Universal space

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHTING; GLARE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESERT CLIMATE; DESIGN STUDIOS; LIGHT SHELVES; UNIVERSAL SPACE;

SOLAR BUILDINGS;

DAYLIGHTING; GLARE; SOLAR BUILDINGS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; DESERT; LIGHT; REFLECTIVITY; ROOF;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; AL AIN; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33751431728     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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