Today, computer-based simulations are becoming increasingly popular, especially when daylighting and energy conservation are amongst the key goals for a project.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
361 years
Units & Quizzes
13
Unlimited Lifetime access
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Certificate of Completion
This two-week workshop will expose participants to the current daylighting simulation models and beyond, by introducing realistic and dynamic assessment methods through hands-on exercises and application to a design project. Open to students and practitioners.
This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.
Course Currilcum
- General introduction to daylighting (benefits, design issues, thermal aspects, built examples) Unlimited
- Introduction to building simulation (why simulations for architects, tools used in this course) Unlimited
- Photometry (definition, measurement, typical values, DF definition) Unlimited
- Static daylighting metrics (context of LEED, selected results from NRC survey, DF and solar shading) Unlimited
- Daylight factor calculations: Sky models CIE and perez, Split-Flux method, LEED spreadsheet method Unlimited
- Daylight factor simulation: Design sky, Split Flux method in Ecotect Unlimited
- Introduction to Radiance Unlimited
- Climate data (data definition and measurement, energy and weather data directory) Unlimited
- Hands-on exercise: Weather tool in Ecotect Unlimited
- Overview on visual comfort (glare, contrast, recommendations) Unlimited
- Hands-on exercise: Daysim exercise from tutorial interrupted by discussions on Unlimited
- Daylit buildings and technologies (including advanced materials) Unlimited
- Introduction to advanced radiance materials, Ecotect’s RADTOOL Unlimited
