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===Continuous===
Continuous daylight autonomy, is similar to daylight autonomy but partial credit is attributed to time steps when the daylight illuminance lies below the minimum illuminance level.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal |last1= Jakubiec |first1=J.A. |last2=Reinhart |first2=C.F. |year=2012 |title=The 'adaptive zone' – A concept for assessing discomfort glare throughout daylit spaces |journal=Lighting Research and Technology |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=149–170|doi=10.1177/1477153511420097 |s2cid=110072060 }}</ref> For example, if the target illuminance is 400 [[lux]] and the calculated value is 200 lux, daylight autonomy would give zero credit, while continuous daylight autonomy would give 0.5 credit (200/400=0.5). The benefit of continuous daylight autonomy is that it does not give a hard threshold of acceptable illuminance. Instead, it addresses the transition area—allowing for realistic preferences within any given space. For example, office occupants usually prefer to work at daylight below the illuminance threshold since this level avoids potential [[glare (vision)|glare]] and excessive contrast.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>