RESEARCH ARTICLE

Intelligent Control Strategies for Kinetic Façades Using Artificial Neural

Efficiently providing visual comfort and thermal performance in office buildings is critical for occupant well-being and environmental sustainability. Dynamic façade systems play a key role in regulat...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 347-362

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Optimising Daylight Performance in Healthcare Buildings with a Computational Framework

Daylight has a direct impact on patient comfort and building energy consumption in healthcare facilities. It is essential to design healthcare facilities using strategies that prioritise individual he...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 333-346

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Optimizing Horizontal Shading Devices for Daylight Performance and Energy Efficiency

This study optimizes horizontal shading devices for south-facing office façades in Kathmandu to balance daylight, energy, and visual comfort under current and future climates. From 210 simulations var...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 315-332

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Improving Renewable Energy Forecasting through Integrated Analysis of Solar and

This study investigates the application of machine learning, deep learning, and hybrid approaches for predicting solar radiation and meteorological variables. Using a dataset of 6,421 hourly observati...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 300-314

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Parametric Exploration of Natural Lighting and Visual Comfort in Contemporary

The re-functioning of historical buildings frequently necessitates new additions. This is particularly relevant for historical buildings with open courtyards, where interventions often involve the ins...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 506-519

REVIEW ARTICLE

Human Interaction with Urban Morphology under the Influence of Urban

Outdoor urban spaces are essential to residents’ well-being, yet their thermal comfort is increasingly compromised by urbanization and climate change. Although urban morphology has been widely studied...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 468-490

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Integration of light well through generative design to achieve optimal

A case of urban densification in heritage towns like Pondicherry has led to deep-plan wall to wall layouts, where the depth of the plot is considerably more than its width and multi-storey buildings w...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 548-560

RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Effect of Curved Light Shelves, Ceiling and Window Characteristics

Daylighting is related to the user's psychological and physiological effects in educational space. The amount of daylighting significantly influences visual comfort, work tasks, academic performance a...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 21-39