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Tuesday, January 24

Lecture notes files.
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) (PDF - 5.3 MB)
10:30	Introduction to building simulation (why simulations for architects, tools used in this course) (PDF)
11:15	Photometry (definition, measurement, typical values, DF definition) (PDF - 1.2 MB) Static daylighting metrics (context of LEED, selected results from NRC survey, DF and solar shading) (PDF) Daylight factor calculations: Sky models CIE and perez, Split-Flux method, LEED spreadsheet method (PDF - 2.6 MB) Daylight factor simulation: Design sky, Split Flux method in Ecotect (PDF) Hands-on exercise: DF calculation in Ecotect (Split Flux) Hands-on exercise: Solar shading module in Ecotect Introduction to Radiance (PDF - 1.9 MB) 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) (PDF) Hands-on exercise: Weather tool in Ecotect (PDF) Overview on visual comfort (glare, contrast, recommendations) (PDF - 1.3 MB) Dynamic metrics and related tools (PDF)
16:00	Hands-on exercise: Daysim exercise from tutorial interrupted by discussions on: (PDF - 1.6 MB) 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 autonomy analyses on their own
17:30	End of first day

Wednesday, January 25

Lecture notes files.
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) (PDF - 1.5 MB) Introduction to advanced radiance materials, Ecotect's RADTOOL (PDF)
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