Technicalities: Time to see the light

By and Chris Twinn2004-06-25T00:00:00

The expectation is of reduced energy use as daylight increases. But in fact, lighting energy often increases with transparent facades, and can be the building’s largest energy consumer. There is a need for quality as well as quantity of daylight. The nature of side-wall lighting is that a lot of ...

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