Tuesday, January 24
| 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)
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| 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)
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| 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
| 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 |
