Efficient calculation of daylight coefficients for rooms with dissimilar complex fenestration systems

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-15

  Laouadi, A ^a   Reinhart, C F ^a   Bourgeois, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blinds; Complex fenestration; Daylight coefficient; Daylighting

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHTING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIGHTING; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

BLINDS; COMPLEX FENESTRATION; DAYLIGHT COEFFICIENTS; DAYLIGHT ILLUMINANCE; FENESTRATION SYSTEMS; LOCAL ILLUMINANCE; OPTICAL BEHAVIOUR; SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE;

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION;

EID: 67349234405     PISSN: 19401493     EISSN: 19401507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401490701868299     Document Type: Article

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