[Radiance-general] Lightswitch Wizard
Charles Ehrlich
[email protected]
Tue, 3 Jun 2003 13:26:46 -0700 (PDT)
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Below is an announcement of an innovative online tool that uses Radiance.
-Chas
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>>> "Reinhart, Christoph" <[email protected]> 06/03/03 10:59AM >>>
My apologies for any cross postings.
Dear colleagues,
The National Research Council Canada and Natural Resources Canada have released an online RADIANCE-based daylighting analysis tool called the Lightswitch Wizard www.buildwiz.com.
The tool has been developed to support daylighting-related design decisions in commercial buildings during an early design stage. It offers a comparative, reliable, and fast analysis of the amount of daylight available in peripheral private offices as well as the lighting energy performance of automated lighting controls (occupancy sensors, photocells) compared to standard on/off switches. Blinds are either manually or automatically controlled.
Simulation results are based on pre-calculated RADIANCE simulations which are coupled with an empirical model that mimics manual lighting and blind control in single offices. Further information is provided in the online technical background, and glossary sections.
A simulation should take between 20 seconds and 3 minutes to run, assuming moderate traffic on the server and a fast internet connection.
Your comments/suggestions are appreciated. Greetings from Ottawa,
Christoph
Christoph "Tito" Reinhart, Ph.D. tel: (613) 993-9703
Research Officer fax: (613) 954-3733
Institute for Research in Construction e-mail: [email protected]
National Research Council Canada 1200 Montreal Road M-24, Ottawa
Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
Daylighting Analysis Software:
The Lightswitch Wizard (initial design) www.buildwiz.com
DAYSIM (expert software) http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/daysim.html
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<DIV>>>> "Reinhart, Christoph" <[email protected]> 06/03/03 10:59AM >>><BR>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My apologies for any cross postings.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear colleagues,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The National Research Council Canada and Natural Resources Canada have released an online RADIANCE-based daylighting analysis tool called the <I>Lightswitch Wizard </I><A href="http://www.buildwiz.com/">www.buildwiz.com</A>. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The tool has been developed to support daylighting-related design decisions in commercial buildings during an early design stage. It offers a comparative, reliable, and fast analysis of the amount of daylight available in peripheral private offices as well as the lighting energy performance of automated lighting controls (occupancy sensors, photocells) compared to standard on/off switches. Blinds are either manually or automatically controlled. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">S</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">imulation results are based on pre-calculated RADIANCE simulations which are coupled with an empirical model that mimics manual lighting and blind control in single offices. Further information is provided in the online technical background, and glossary sections.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A simulation should take between 20 seconds and 3 minutes to run<SPAN class=092521817-03062003>,</SPAN> assuming moderate traffic on the server and a fast internet connection. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Your comments/suggestions are appreciated. Greetings from Ottawa,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christoph </SPAN></P></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Christoph "Tito" Reinhart, Ph.D. tel: (613) 993-9703</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Research Officer fax: (613) 954-3733</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Institute for Research in Construction e-mail: [email protected]</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>National Research Council Canada 1200 Montreal Road M-24, Ottawa</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada</FONT></FONT>
<P><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Daylighting Analysis Software:</FONT></FONT></U> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>The Lightswitch Wizard (initial design) <U><FONT color=#000000><A href="http://www.buildwiz.com/lightswitch/index.cfm">www.buildwiz.com</A></FONT></U></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>DAYSIM (expert software) <U><FONT color=#000000><A href="http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/daysim.html">http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/daysim.html</A></FONT></U></FONT></FONT> </P></DIV>
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