Computational simulations for predicting vertical daylight levels in atrium buildings

IBPSA 2009 - International Building Performance Simulation Association 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 272-279

  Du, Jiangtao ^a   Sharples, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrium; Radiance simulation; Theoretical analysis; Validation; Vertical daylight level

Indexed keywords

ATRIUM; RADIANCE SIMULATION; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION; VERTICAL DAYLIGHT LEVEL;

REFLECTION;

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION;

EID: 84870190531     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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