Journal of Daylighting

Journal of Daylighting is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to investigations of daylighting in buildings. It is the leading journal that publishes original research on all aspects of Energy, buildings, and lighting. Read more

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Open Access — free for readers, articles are published free-of-cost.
Rapid Publication: Bi-annual (articles are published continuously throughout the year)
Publication Fee: No charges
Year Started: 2014
Time to Publication: 70 days

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Evaluating the Impact of Lighting Conditions on Workers’ Safety and

Lighting is a key element of design that plays a significant role in affecting workers’ health and safety in industrial workspaces. Given the scarcity of scientific studies addressing visual environments in relation to workers health in industrial buildings, this field study was conducted to explore workers' responses to multiple lighting scenarios inside production halls on their occupational health and safety in six factories in Sadat City, Egypt. .

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 420-440

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Evaluating Daylighting Performance of Parametric Mashrabiya in Mediterranean Climate: A

This study examines the daylighting performance of parametric Mashrabiya-inspired shading devices in a Mediterranean climate, aiming to enhance occupant comfort and visual performance.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 397-419

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Height-Responsive Balcony-Integrated Envelope Design for High-Rise Residential

Balconies function as essential shading elements within the building envelope, playing a critical role in regulating occupant comfort and energy efficiency.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 375-396

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EEG-Based Neurophysiological Responses to Classroom Window Views in Green

This study examines the neurophysiological responses of students to different classroom window views - forest, park, and city - within energy-efficient, green campus environments.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 359-374

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Enhancing Year-Round Thermal Comfort with Solar Control Films: A

Windows significantly contribute to thermal discomfort in high solar irradiance climates by allowing excessive heat gains and uneven indoor temperatures.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 343-358

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Evaluating Visual and Beyond-Vision Light Effects and Energy Consumption

Light influences human physiology and psychology through visual and beyond-visual effects, collectively termed ‘integrative lighting.’ Human responses depend on luminous (quantity, spectrum, directionality) and temporal (timing, duration, history) factors, yet no studies examined their combined influence on integrative lighting. Th.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 306-342

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Occupant-Centric Visual Comfort Assessment and Optimization of Passive Solar

This study introduces a comprehensive computational framework integrating image-based simulations, spatial frequency analysis, and multi-objective optimization to evaluate and optimize passive solar shading devices from an occupant-centric perspective.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 293-305

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Determination of Efficiency of the Vertical Specularly Reflecting Cylindrical Light

Article is devoted to determination of efficiency of the vertical specularly reflecting cylindrical light shaft for various types of the firmaments standardized by CIE (International Commission on Illumination).

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 278-292

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Designing a Kinetic Façade to Control Glare: Inspiration of

In this study, to control glare in buildings with glass facades, a kinetic facade was designed using a pattern inspired by nature. Accordingly, in this study, due to the essential similarity of buildings with plants regarding the inability to move and location, in the first step, plants and their morphology were examined.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 265-277

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Tessellation-Based Origami-Inspired Movable Façade for Daylighting and

This study emphasizes the importance of daylight performance in interior spaces as a critical factor in achieving global Sustainable Development Goals, including energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and healthy living conditions.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 252-264

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Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Facade Design to Improve Daylight

This study examines the daylighting performance of a classroom with bilateral opening typology and an adjacent building on one side. The openings are located on the east and west sides of the classroom, with the adjacent building situated on the west side.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 235-251

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Integrating Acoustic Comfort and Daylighting in Transparent Multi-Purpose Halls:

Multi-purpose halls are halls where many different activities, such as music, theater, speech, and shows, can be performed in the same space. Recently, multi-purpose halls illuminated with daylight have been frequently seen.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 215-234

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Assessing the Indoor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Behaviours of Older

Population aging, extreme weather conditions, and rising energy costs present significant challenges, especially in developing Asian countries like India.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 190-214

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Balancing the Parameters of Perforated Solar Screens to Optimize Daylight

Perforated solar screens (PSSs) have been widely used as an outer skin for the fully glazed façades of office buildings for their environmental and aesthetic benefits..

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 167-189

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A Framework for Integrating Zoning Regulations and Site Layout Design

Daylight is one of the primary sources to ensure a comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient neighborhoods. Zoning regulations significantly influence daylight-driven site layouts by constraining design decisions, particularly at the neighborhood scale.

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 148-166

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Unfolding 3D Space into Binary Images for Daylight Simulation via

Daylighting plays a crucial role in building science, impacting both occupants’ well-being and energy consumption in buildings. Balancing the size of openings with energy efficiency has long been a challenge. .

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 204-2013

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Integrative Lighting Design: How to Optimize Visual and Non-visual

The objective of this paper is to outline fundamental principles for the electric lighting design of workplace environments such as offices. The study considers both the suggested guidelines and values for non-visual light design and the specifications for visual tasks dictated by the EN 12464-1:2021.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 192-203

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The Effect of Parametric Patterned Façade Variations on Daylight

Parametric design influences on building envelope design are exponentially increasing in the current era due to the dominance of computational design on architectural outcomes.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 173-191

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Analysing the Daylighting Performance of the Main Prayer-hall in

This paper studies the daylighting quality of the indoor prayer-hall in The Great Upper Mosque of Hama city in Syria, highlighting this distinctive historical converted building that has been functioning as a mosque since the entry of Islam in the 6th century AD.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 153-172

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Sunlight-Daylight Signature: a Novel Concept to Assess Sunlight and

Daylighting and solar availability at urban scale has come to play a crucial role in the perception of discomfort conditions for people, both in outdoor and indoor spaces, and on the energy consumption of buildings.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 136-152

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Ray Tracing Algorithm to Simulate Laser-Cut Panel Light-Redirecting

Daylighting simulation software is an important tool to improve the quality of building design and to improve the quality of the built environment. For its application to correspond to reality, its algorithm needs to reflect real behaviour in the best possible way.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 87-98

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The Effects of Orientation and Width of Space Between Buildings

Excessive heat in the high-rise urban fabric has contributed to pedestrian and occupants' discomfort. Establishing wind circulation in space with an environmentally compatible and optimal configuration is necessary to improve comfort in this region.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 99-116

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Evaluation of the Visual Comfort and Daylight Performance of the

The daylight in classrooms is a crucial aspect that affects the quality of the learning environment and the overall performance of the students. Visual arts, such as painting, sculpture, carving, textile design and photography, require specific lighting conditions, which are different from the regular classroom standards.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 117-135

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Design Optimization of the Skylight for Daylighting and Energy Performance

In terms of sustainable design, lateral windows and skylights are important. Daylighting has become a vital component in office buildings because it increases occupants' productivity, well-being, and energy savings via windows and skylights.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 72-86

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The Architectural Design of Building Façade Models Related to

Lighting control integrated with daylighting is recognized as an important and useful strategy in energy efficient building design. One of the right factors to reduce energy consumption for artificial lighting during the day is the maximum utilization of sunlight.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 60-71

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Evaluation of Occupants’ Visual Perception in Day Lit Scenes: A

Daylight improves indoor environmental quality, the physical and mental health of occupants, and their efficiency. Research in the area of human-centric lighting that considers the visual and non-visual effects of light on human vision, have focused on examining human visual perception in response to a wide variety of lighting aspects.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 45-59

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Impact of Window Design on Dynamic Daylight Performance in an

Window design affects the building's appearance. Besides, it has a significant impact on daylight performance and the visual comfort of interior spaces.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 31-44

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Visual Comfort Assessment of Hospital Patient Rooms with Climate Responsive

As advanced technologies become prevalent, they are being used more widely in numerous fields. The building sector is not an exception. One of these cutting-edge technologies is responsive facades, which are used in buildings and have an undeniable effect on daylighting.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 17-30

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Biomimicry as an Approach to Improve Daylighting Performance in Office

Biomimicry inspired architects to solve complex design problems and develop adaptive solutions for enhancing the environmental quality. Fields of inspiration include energy efficiency, natural ventilation, daylighting, and structural stability.

Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 1-16

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Editorial Board

Dr Arsenio Barbón
University of Oviedo, Spain

Dr Valerio Roberto Maria LO VERSO
Politecnico di Torino (Polytechnic University of Turin), Italy

Dr Fabio Peron
IUAV University of Venice, Italy

Prof. Lambros T. Doulos
Hellenic Open University, Greece

Dr Canan Kandilli
Usak University, Turkey

Prof Hongfei Zheng
Beijing Institute of Technology, China

Prof Francesco Asdrubali
University of Perugia, Italy

Prof Umberto Berardi
Politecnico di Bari, Italy

Dr Paola Sansoni
CNR-INO, Italy

Prof. Antonio Manuel Peña García
University of Granada, Spain

Prof. Nabil Elminshawy
Port Said University, Egypt

Dr Susana Lagüela López
University of Vigo, Spain

Dr Boon Han Lim
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Dr Guiqiang Li
University of Science and Technology of China, China

Dr. Kacem Gairaa
center for renewable energy development, Algeria

Dr Ahmed A. Y. Freewan
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

Dr Hui Lv
Hubei University of Technology, China

Dr Doris Abigail Chi Pool
Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico

Dr. Feride Şener Yılmaz
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Dr Karam M. Al-Obaidi
Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Prof Jitka Mohelnikova
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic

Omid Nematollahi
Isfahan University of Technology, South Korea

Dr Marina Bonomolo
University of Palermo, Italia

Dr. Francesco Nocera
Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania (ITALY), Italy

Dr Rizki A. Mangkuto
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Dr Osama Mohamed Omar
University of Bahrain , Bahrain

Dr Seyed Morteza Hosseini
Aalborg University, Denmark

Dr. Michele Rocca
University of Pisa, Italia

Prof. BANU MANAV
Kadir Has University, Turkey

Dr Vincenzo Costanzo
University of Catania, Italy

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An Improvement to Calculation of Lighting Energy Requirement in the

Daylighting has a recognized potential for electric energy savings when is used as a complement for artificial lighting. This study reviews the comprehensive calculation method for lighting energy requirement in non-residential buildings introduced by the European Standard EN 15193: 2007 and investigates its feasibility in China.

Journal of Daylighting 1 (2014) 16-28

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Optical Characteristics of Traditional Portuguese Azulejos: Mixing Colors to Obtain “

The need to reduce energy consumptions in buildings brings modern research to focus on the use of natural sources. In this context, the interest towards traditional architecture has been fueled, since one of the characteristics identifying it is the intuitive and intrinsic link between the building and the surrounding environment.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 273-281

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Lighting Quality Self-assessment in Italian Home Offices

The spread of information technology and the improvement of telecommunicating systems have changed the way to conceive work. People performing typical office activities provided with a laptop and an internet connection can work in whatever place: a coffee house, a waiting room of a train station, an airport, or their own home.

Journal of Daylighting 9 (2022) 177-196

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Acrylic Panels Applications as Building Materials and Daylighting Devices

Enormous studies have been conducted to enhance the daylighting utilization in buildings either by direct lighting techniques, lighting reflection systems, lighting transporting systems, or by light tracking systems.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 258-272

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Experimental Investigation of Overall Energy Performance in Algerian Office Building

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) energy has now become one of the most significant renewable energy alternatives for providing natural daylight and clean energy.

Journal of Daylighting 6 (2019) 23-41

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Comparative Study on Computer Simulation of Solar Shading Performance with

Current technological advancement and the requirement for sustainability-driven practices has birthed increased demands for accuracy in performance and assessment of energy consumption in the built environment.

Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 50-64

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Design and Simulation of a Circadian Lighting Control System Using

This paper introduces a fuzzy logic-based circadian lighting control system using flexibility of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting technology to synchronise artificial lighting with circadian (natural) lighting Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT) characteristics.

Journal of Daylighting 9 (2022) 64-82

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Impact of Furniture Layout on Indoor Daylighting Performance in Existing

Currently, home-based computing workspaces have developed substantially all over the world, especially in Malaysia. This growing trend attracts computer workers to run a business from their residential units.

Journal of Daylighting 5 (2018) 1-13

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No-Greenery Line and Greenery-View Factor, New Architectural Design

The paper proposes a new tool for evaluation of the degree of visual contact with the outdoor greenery, the Greenery-View factor (GV), intended to be easy to grasp and simple to use.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 282-286

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Alerting Effect of Light: A Review of Daytime Studies

Light affects humans beyond only image formation. Several studies have reported that light can increase daytime alertness and can therefore be positively utilized to counter daytime fatigue and increase productivity in workspaces.

Journal of Daylighting 9 (2022) 150-163

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Exploring the Impact of Natural Light Exposure on Sleep of

Studies among people with dementia demonstrated that the sleep quality and rhythm improves significantly when people are exposed to ambient bright light.

Journal of Daylighting 5 (2018) 14-20

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Experimental Analysis of the Performance of Light Shelves in Different

Daylight plays a significant role in achieving energy saving and comfort in buildings. It is in accordance with the human circadian rhythms and allows the best visual conditions in work environments and residential buildings.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 37-56

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Effect of Roller Shades on Chromaticity and Colour Rendering Performance

Several studies have focused on the performance of roller shades in terms of glare, outdoor vision, daylight availability and energy performance. Currently, other parameters linked to visual amenity, such as chromaticity and colour rendition, are becoming relevant.

Journal of Daylighting 9 (2022) 1-12

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Maximizing the Performance of Laser Cut Panel by Interaction of

The interaction between different ceiling geometries with laser cut panels (LCPs) is investigated using real experiments and computer simulations to maximize the daylight performance of the LCP.

Journal of Daylighting 1 (2014) 29-35

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Effective Use of Daylight in Office Rooms

The rational use of daylight can significantly reduce the cost of electricity for artificial lighting. This research aims at investigating the parameters of translucent structures of building envelope, and the value of daylight factor, for which maximum efficiency of daylight usage is achieved in office rooms.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 154-166

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Daylight Transport Systems for Buildings at High Latitudes

This paper is a literature study of daylight transport systems aiming at selecting the most appropriate ones for application at high latitudes. It is limited to the systems that transport light at a long distance from the façade and distribute it either in the building core or at a rear place in a room adjacent to the façade. .

Journal of Daylighting 6 (2019) 60-79

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Biomimetic Kinetic Shading Facade Inspired by Tree Morphology for Improving

Many recent studies in the field of the kinetic façade developed the grid-based modular forms through primary kinetic movements which are restricted in the simple shapes..

Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 65-85

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Development of Two-Step Biomimetic Design and Evaluation Framework for

Climate change, increase in CO2 production and energy consumption are major global issues and the building, environmental and construction sector is contributing to the increasing concern day by day.

Journal of Daylighting 9 (2022) 13-27

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A Novel Approach to Multi-Apertures and Multi-Aspects Ratio

Daylightophil architecture concept is one of the most significant ways to reduce the electrical load consumption in building sector. In deep-plan buildings, or windowless buildings, advanced light transmission systems are used to compensate lighting demands in high-performance architecture theory.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 186-200

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Impact of Building Typology on Daylight Optimization Using Building Information

Daylight represents one of the crucial factors that affect directly on the building performance and its occupants. This study assesses the daylight performance in the multi-storey residential buildings (apartments) in Erbil city.

Journal of Daylighting 6 (2019) 187-201

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Thermographic Mobile Mapping of Urban Environment for Lighting and Energy

The generation of 3D models of buildings has been proved as a useful procedure for multiple applications related to energy, from energy rehabilitation management to design of heating systems, analysis of solar contribution to both heating and lighting of buildings.

Journal of Daylighting 1 (2014) 8-15

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Design of a Multi-Surface Solar Concentrator

A multi-surface solar concentrator is proposed in this study. The concentrator is designed by improving the light receiving rate of a parabola when the incident angle changes within 0°~20° by adding involute, shifting the involute up, and changing the shape of the parabolic top. .

Journal of Daylighting 6 (2019) 176-186

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Daylight Distribution Improvement Using Automated Prismatic Louvre

Louvre is a common type of shading devices and has been increasingly used in office buildings. Meanwhile, some reflective types of louvre have been used to provide shade and to redirect daylight deep into buildings interior simultaneously.

Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 84-92

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An Investigation-Based Optimization Framework of Thermal Comfort Analysis in

Optimization becomes more valuable when the optimal variables decision can consider sensitivity analysis. To get optimum results quickly, this study established a synthetic sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization approach, which is combined with an energy simulation framework characterized by parallel processing.

Journal of Daylighting 9 (2022) 48-63

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Simulation of Daylighting Conditions in a Virtual Underground City

From the Piranesi fantastic architectures to the animation movies and video games of the last thirty years, a new design approach has been introduced and developed: the design of the virtual space.

Journal of Daylighting 2 (2015) 1-11

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