Real-time realistic image synthesis for virtual environments has been one of the most actively researched areas in computer graphics for over a decade. Images that display physically correct illumination of an environment can be simulated by evaluating a multi-dimensional integral equation, called the rendering equation, over the surfaces of the environment. Many global illumination algorithms ...

The rapid development of high brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs) has triggered many applications, especially in the area of display lighting. This paper focuses on the application of white LEDs in refrigerated display cases. The fluorescent lighting presently used in commercial refrigerators is inefficient in the application and also it provides poor lighting for merchandising. A laborator...

To judge the quality of a lighting installation is to determine how well it meets context-specific goals in the areas of architecture, economics, and individual wellbeing. The goals for individual well-being are behaviours such as task performance, mood, social behaviour, aesthetic judgements and satisfaction, that occur as a result of internal processes influenced by luminous conditions. These...

T hi s paper presen ts ex a mp l es of how the Internet is being used to implement energy-efficient lighting, and discusses problems that remain to be resolved. The global Internet is fast becoming one of the most important energy efficiency information resources. Used since the 1960s by a small number of government and academic institutions, recent developments in networking technology and sof...

As part of sustainable architecture principles and practices, designers need to define building's architectural requirements based on climatic conditions, environmental preservation and reduction in energy consumption. The natural energy sources such as solar radiation affect thermal and lighting performances of buildings depending on its facade characteristics. Traditionally, buildings thermal...

This paper presents an empirical case study of how a digital art tele-symposium and student workshop can be held remotely. From December 2020 to March 2021, Shibaura Institute Technology: Color Communication Design Laboratory in Japan, Assumption University Thailand co-hosted workshops. This analysis deals with integrate technology remote workshop. The overall ...

Detailed simulations of lighting and HVAC energy consumption were performed on a prototype office building in six North American climates. The goal of these simulations was to calculate the overall energy savings attributable to reductions in lighting power density (LPD) from 25.8 W/m (past practice) to 17.2 W/m (current code) to 8.6 W/m (low). Results showed that as LPD decreases, reductions i...

Using of natural lighting has come into prominence in constructed buildings, especially in last ten years, under scope of energy efficiency. Natural lighting methods are one of the methods that aim to take advantage of day light in maximum level and decrease using of artificial lighting. Increasing of day light amount in buildings by using suitable methods will give optimum result in terms of c...