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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Dr. Liliana Beltran has lectured and published extensively on topics of daylighting, energy efficiency in buildings, advanced lighting technologies, climatic responsive architecture and tools for green building design. She teaches courses in the areas of energy and environmental management, daylighting design and analysis, green buildings design tools and sustainability.

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Daylight Simulation, Radiance, Building Innovation, Green Technology, Sustainable Architecture

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Wind Towers · Daylighting · Daylight Metrics · Climatestudio · Hot And Humid Climate

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Idc (integration Of Directional Coefficients) Method

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University of Oregon - (Eugene, Oregon, United States)

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National University of Engineering - (Lima, Peru)

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University of California, Berkeley - (Berkeley, California, United States)

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Architects Friendly: A Comparison of Ten Different Building Energy Simulation Programs

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Selection criteria for building performance simulation tools: contrasting architects' and engineers' needs

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Using Sunlight as a Light Source in Building Cores

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A Parametric Simulation Study on Kinetic Envelopes

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Assessment of daylight qualities in sustainable buildings

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"Evaluation of Thermal and Visual Comfort in University Classrooms: The Cases of Two LEED Silver Certified Buildings on the Campus of Texas A&M University

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Experimental Rotating Room for Daylighting Studies

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Hybrid workstations: Establishing interactive and responsive user-interfaces for daylight applications

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A computational approach for achieving optimum daylight inside buildings through automated kinetic shading systems (vol 9, pg 335, 2019)

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"Architect friendly": A comparison of ten different building performance simulation tools

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Simulating the energy performance of holographic glazings

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The Daylighting Performance of an Integrated Skylight and Shading Dome for the Tropics

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International Solar Energy Society (ISES)

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Advanced optical daylighting systems: Light shelves and light pipes

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Advanced Optical Daylighting Systems: Light Shelves and Light Pipes

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Impacts of indoor daylight environments on patient average length of stay (ALOS) in a healthcare facility

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A study on zoning regulations' impact on ventilation rate in non-conditioned apartment buildings in Dhaka city

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THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF OUR CITIES - FROM OASIS TO URBAN HEAT-ISLAND

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A review of daylighting qualities in two assisted living facilities in a hot and humid climate

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DEVELOPING INTEGRATED ENVELOPE AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

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From static to kinetic: A review of acclimated kinetic building envelopes

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Assessing the Lighting Performance of an Innovative Core Sunlighting System

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Framework for Selecting Performance Assessment Tools for Achieving LEED 3.0 Credits

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Advanced optical daylighting systems: Light shelves and light pipes - Discussion

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Optimized Street Design to Balance Outdoor Thermal Comfort And Indoor Daylighting Performance Within Large Scale Urban Settings in Hot Arid Climates.

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A computational approach for achieving optimum daylight inside buildings through automated kinetic shading systems

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Evaluation of Dynamic Daylight Metrics, Based on Weather, Location, Orientation and Daylight Availability

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Enhanced daylighting for deep-plan office buildings

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Daylighting performance of toplighting systems in the hot and humid climate of Thailand

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Assessment of luminance distribution using HDR photography

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The Effect of Wind Tower Design Parameters on Its Daylighting Performance in a Tropical Hot and Humid Climate

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Displacing electric lighting with optical daylighting systems

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Lessons from three daylighting systems used in traditional architecture of the United Arab Emirates

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Solar Constraints and Potential in Urban Residential Buildings

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International Solar Energy Society (ISES)

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Development of optical light pipes for office spaces

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Energy and Daylight Performance of Angular Selective Glazings

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Daylighting performance of toplighting systems in the hot and humid climate of thailand

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The design and evaluation of three advanced daylighting systems: Light shelves, light pipes and skylights

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Editorial to the Special Issue ISES Solar World Congress 2013 (SWC 2013) "Renewables working together for all"

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Texas A&M University; Architecture; 3137 TAMU

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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Martins Mogo de Nadal, Betina Gisela (2005-08). An experimental setup to evaluate the daylighting performance of an advanced optical light pipe for deep-plan office buildings. Master's Thesis.

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Bae, Junseo (2017-05). A Multi-Contextual Approach to Modeling the Impact of Critical Highway Work Zones in Large Urban Corridors. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Shu, Shi (2018-01). Hope. Master's Thesis.

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Ahn, Byoungsoo (2003-05). Daylighting systems for the Kuwait National Museum. Master's Thesis.

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Arnold, Althea Gayle (2008-05). Development of a method for recording energy costs and uses during the construction process. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Wang, Jialiang (2014-05). Integrating Acclimated Kinetic Envelopes into Sustainable Building Design. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Harntaweewongsa, Siritip (2005-08). Thermal and lighting performance of toplighting systems in the hot and humid climate of Thailand. Master's Thesis.

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Jori, Swapnil Shriram (2010-12). Glass as a Building Element – A Sustainable Approach: A Study of an Existing Academic Building. Master's Thesis.

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Alnuaimi, Maitha Mohammed (2007-08). Daylighting techniques used in indigenous buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an investigative approach. Master's Thesis.

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Choi, Joon Ho (2005-12). Study of the relationship between indoor daylight environments and patient average length of stay (ALOS) in healthcare facilities. Master's Thesis.

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Upadhyaya, Kapil (2008-08). Evaluation of a Deep Plan Office Space Daylit  with an Optical Light Pipe and a Specular Light Shelf. Master's Thesis.