Effect of skylight–roof ratio on warehouse building energy balance and thermal–visual comfort in hot-humid climate area

The effectiveness of dayligting through the toplighting design in large-volume building models

“…The researches on daylighting design for the visual comfort in buildings are often carried out for office functions but are very limited to industrial buildings with higher electricity consumption (Chen et al 2014). For instance, in low-rise buildings such as industrial buildings with large volumes, daylighting strategies are effective in reducing energy instead of using artificial lighting (Lapisa et al 2020). Openings in the roof of buildings have the potential to permit daylighting to reduce energy, but can also increase heat (Lapisa et al 2020).…”

“…For instance, in low-rise buildings such as industrial buildings with large volumes, daylighting strategies are effective in reducing energy instead of using artificial lighting (Lapisa et al 2020). Openings in the roof of buildings have the potential to permit daylighting to reduce energy, but can also increase heat (Lapisa et al 2020). Therefore, processing openings need to be adjusted to minimize negative impacts and improve daylighting performance for user's comfort (Rahmah and Aqli 2020).…”

“…There are different types of toplighting, namely, the skylight, roof monitor, and sawtooth (Lechner 2008). Researches have been widely carried out on potential opening design strategies for skylight types both in comparison of number and openings area, as well as the glazing types used (Al-Obaidi, Ismail, and Abdul Rahman 2014;Lapisa et al 2020;De Luca et al 2018;Nezamdoost et al 2017). Based on this, the analysis of various dimensions on sawtooth openings shows the potential for the types of openings to be applied in industrial buildings (Asdrubali 2003).…”

Experimental Study of Window Shading Effect on Building Thermal-Visual Comfort in a Tropical Region

“…Besides the economic and safety aspects, the thermal and visual comfort are other crucial aspects that need to be considered in a sustainable building design [1,2]. Building with thermal and visual comfort will influence the physical and psychological condition as well as the behavior, and productivity of the occupants [3,4].…”

“…Therefore, it is necessary to save electricity energy consumption, especially for lighting systems using natural lighting. Optimizing natural lighting by setting the windows (surface, opening scenario) helps reduce electrical energy consumption and increases thermal comfort [2,26]. Several studies suggest that the optimal use of natural lighting can provide visual comfort for occupants and reduce environmental impacts [27,28].…”