RESEARCH ARTICLE

Smart Sustainable Skin Using Mashrabiya Facades and Hydroponic Green Walls

This study investigates a Smart Sustainable Skin (SSS) combining Mashrabiya-inspired glass reinforced concrete (GRC) lattice panels with hydroponic green walls, applied to a university campus in Oman'...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 431-450

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Assessing the Accuracy of Multispectral Simulation Tools for Predicting Non-

Sports hall buildings are widely utilized as fitness facilities where the occupants can engage in physical activities to promote their health and well-being. Lighting system within the sports hall bui...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 410-430

REVIEW ARTICLE

Exploring Unconventional Static Façade–Interior design Interactions for Daylighting

Daylight performance and visual comfort in educational buildings stem from the interplay between internal spatial configurations and external façade geometry, yet existing research often examines faça...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 378-409

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Façade Geometry, Orientation, and Window-to-Wall Ratio: An

Window-to-Wall Ratio (WWR) influences building energy and daylight performance, yet its implications depend on both façade orientation and geometry. In rapidly urbanizing regions lacking energy regula...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 363-377

REVIEW ARTICLE

Exploring Unconventional Static Façade–Interior design Interactions for Daylighting

Daylight performance and visual comfort in educational buildings stem from the interplay between internal spatial configurations and external façade geometry, yet existing research often examines faça...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 378-409

REVIEW ARTICLE

Daylight Enhancement Strategies for Historic Buildings: A Critical Review of

With the growing urgency to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment, enhancing daylight availability in historic buildings has become a critical and challenging task due to the required balan...

Journal of Daylighting 13 (2026) 57-75

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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. However, PSS have several parame...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 167-189

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Daylight Optimization of the South-Faced Architecture Classrooms Using Biomimicry-

Building design is a product of multiple factors, such as concept and aesthetics, building materials and technologies, environmental conditions, and daylight requirements of the inner spaces. Biomimic...

Journal of Daylighting 12 (2025) 1-20