Technicalities: Time to see the light

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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