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Understanding shading through home-use experience, measurement and modelling

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.568 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 20, 2025
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Accepted on: Jul 6, 2025
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Published on: Jul 30, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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