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ArticleScientific reports2024

Assessing the impact of glazing and window shade systems on view clarity.

Won Hee Ko, Isabel Burgess, Stefano Schiavon, Susana T L Chung, Piers MacNaughton, Chai Yoon Um

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Won Hee KoHillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA.
Isabel BurgessCenter for the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Stefano SchiavonCenter for the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. schiavon@berkeley.edu.
Susana T L ChungSchool of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Piers MacNaughtonView Inc., Milpitas, CA, USA.
Chai Yoon UmCenter for the Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Windows provide access to daylight and outdoor views, influencing building design. Various glazing and window shade materials are used to mitigate glare, overheating and privacy issues, and they affect view clarity. Among them, we evaluated the effect of window films, electrochromic (EC) glass, and fabric shades on view clarity. We conducted an experiment with 50 participants using visual tests adapted from clinical vision tests (visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, color sensitivity) and images displayed on a computer monitor in a controlled laboratory. Window films and EC glass tints outperformed fabric shades in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and view satisfaction with the exception of the darkest EC tint state and dark grey VLT 3% shade for color sensitivity and view satisfaction. The EC tints pose internal reflection issues and fabric shades are preferred for visual privacy. Window films and EC glass hinder participants' blue-green color discrimination while fabric shades also decrease red-yellow color discrimination. Visual acuity predicts view satisfaction and contrast sensitivity is the strongest predictor for visual privacy. Generally, higher visible light transmittance and lower solar reflectance (darker color) enhance human visual performance. The proposed workflow provides an experimental procedure, identifies the primary variables and establishes a predictive framework for assessing view clarity of fenestration.

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Contrast SensitivityVisual AcuityAdultColor PerceptionFemaleGlareHumansMaleVision TestsYoung Adult

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PMID39117752
PMCPMC11310397

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