Visual Comfort in Buildings: Lighting Solutions
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 4149
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue addresses the area of visual comfort in buildings with a focus on lighting solutions, spanning from design strategies to technical systems. The purpose of this Issue of Buildings is to present the latest research results related to the exploration of lighting quality.
Deepened knowledge is needed to develop design strategies and technical solutions for sustainable built environments that provide high-quality visual comfort, well-being, and spatial experience. Solutions to this challenge require more profound understanding of the interaction between the user of the space, the color design, the qualities of the materials, the light sources, and the technical system.
We welcome high-quality contributions from different disciplines focusing on visual comfort and lighting. We look forward to contributions from studies with qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches.
This Special Issue covers the following main topics:
- Lighting quality criteria;
- Visual comfort and its relation to spatial experience;
- User perspectives on lighting system solutions;
- The significance of spectral composition for visual comfort;
- Visual comfort for different ages;
- Visual comfort and visual appearance.
Prof. Dr. Monica Billger
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Lighting quality criteria
- Visual comfort and its relation to spatial experience
- User perspectives on lighting system solutions
- The significance of spectral composition for visual comfort
- Visual comfort for different ages
- Visual comfort and visual appearance
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