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Most university teaching buildings adopt interior corridor layouts, in which classrooms rely primarily on single-sided daylighting, often resulting in insufficient daylight availability, particularly in north-facing spaces. Improving the lighting performance of interior corridor\u2013type teaching buildings is therefore critical for enhancing energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. In this study, an evaluation framework for indoor lighting environments is established, and the Chongye Teaching Building at Hunan University of Technology is selected as a representative case. Through a combination of on-site measurements and daylighting simulations, the daylighting characteristics of interior corridor\u2013type teaching buildings in the Changsha\u2013Zhuzhou\u2013Xiangtan (Chang\u2013Zhu\u2013Tan) region are systematically analyzed. 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