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Prof. em. Brian Norton

Professional information

Contact

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Organisation

TU Dublin

Job title

Professor

Based in

Ireland

Languages

English, Farsi

Publications

Introducing luminescent solar waveguides for sustainable buildings for enhanced circadian rhythm regulation WQ Tham, S Chandra, B Norton, S McCormack - Sustainable Buildings, 2023

Deployment and control of adaptive building facades for energy generation, thermal insulation, ventilation and daylighting: A review H Alkhatib, P Lemarchand, B Norton, DTJ O'Sullivan Applied Thermal Engineering 185, 116331

Daylight characteristics of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal switchable glazing A Ghosh, B Norton, TK Mallick Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 174, 572-576

Societies & organisations

European Academies Science Advisory Council

Royal Irish Academy

Daylight interests

Working on daylight in relation to

HumansTechnologyBuildingsCities

Why daylight matters in my work

Daylight is an important attribute of a healthy and sustainable built environment. My research seeks to optimise the provision of daylight with low energy use and the comfort and health of occupants.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Lightbook, Daylight: What makes the difference?, Winter School “Perspectives on Daylight” (2019), Interviews ABOUT LIGHT, Summer School "Measuring light and illumination" (2024), Daylight metrics, measurements, and data

Good to know about me

I would have loved to have a coffee with

Isaac Newton

Disciplines

Main discipline

Engineering and Technology

Other disciplines

Agriculture, Architecture, Computer Science, Physics, Urban Design

Fields of expertise

Building Physics, Daylighting Technology, Energy Research, Lighting Design, Lighting Technology, Photonics, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy