MIT OpenCourseWare | Architecture | 4.493 Natural Light in Design, January (IAP) 2006

Course calendar.
Times	Topics
9.30	Welcome, class introduction, design project (teams formed on following morning)
10.00	General introduction to daylighting (benefits, design issues, thermal aspects, built examples)
10.30	Introduction to building simulation (why simulations for architects, tools used in this course)
11.15	Photometry (definition, measurement, typical values, DF definition) Static daylighting metrics (context of LEED, selected results from NRC survey, DF and solar shading) Daylight factor calculations: Sky models CIE and Perez, split-flux method, LEED spreadsheet method Daylight factor simulation: Design sky, split flux method in Ecotect Hands-on exercise: DF calculation in Ecotect (split flux) Hands-on exercise: solar shading module in Ecotect Introduction to Radiance Hands-on exercise: Radiance visualizations Hands-on exercise: DF calculation in Ecotect (Radiance)
14.00	Climate data (Data definition and measurement, energy and weather data directory) Hands-on exercise: Weather tool in Ecotect Overview on visual comfort (glare, contrast, recommendations) Dynamic metrics and related tools
16.00	Hands-on exercise: Daysim exercise from tutorial interrupted by discussions on: Short time steps dynamics Daylight coefficients User behavior model Daylight autonomy results
17.00	Hands-on exercise: Students to repeat DF, solar shading and daylight aautonomy analyses on their own
17:30	End of first day

Course calendar.
Times	Topics
9.30	Miscellany: Announcements, organization of design project teams
10.00	Hands-on exercises: Review yesterday's content Daylit buildings and technologies (including advanced materials) Introduction to advanced radiance materials, Ecotect's RADTOOL
11.15	Hands-on exercises: Import geometries and materials from other programs (SketchUp, AutoCAD®)
12.15	Specialty topics (to be suggested by participants before the workshop)
14.00	Hands-on exercises: Participants start working on their own models (participants will have the opportunity to discuss their project ideas with the instructors)
16.00	Continue previous activities
17:30	End of second day

Course calendar.
Times	Topics
9:00	Welcome
9:15	Team 1: Buro Happold project on daylit parking
9:45	Team 2: Façade renovation vs. transformation project on building 26
10:15	Team 3: Payette project on Aga Khan University
11:00	Team 4: Sasaki project on Sacred Heart University
11:30	Team 5: Fanning/Howey project on schools
12:00	Team 6: Design project on greenhouse/patio space
1:00	IES virtual environment demonstration
1:45	Team 7: Design project on hospital patient room
2:15	Team 8: Green roundtable project on Nexus Center
2:45	Team 9: Andelman/Lelek project on simulation tools comparison
3:30	General discussion about projects, workshop and software capabilities
5:30	End of workshop

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