Towards an analysis of daylighting simulation software

Energies

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1010-1024

  Acosta, Ignacio ^a   Navarro, Jaime ^a   Sendra, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Architectural environment; Daylighting; Lighting software; Overcast sky

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHTING; LIGHTING;

ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENT; ECOTECT; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; OVERCAST SKIES; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE PROGRAM;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 80052145320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en4071010     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Hopkinson, R.G. Daylighting; Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.: Oxford, UK, 1966.
2. Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (C.I.E.). Daylight; C.I.E.: Vienna, Austria, 1970.
3. Thanachareonkit, A.; Scartezzini, J.L.; Andersen, M. Comparing daylighting performance assessment of buildings in scale models and test modules. Sol. Energy 2005, 79, 168-182.
4. Kopylov, E.A.; Khodulev, A.B.; Volevich, V.L. The Comparison of Illumination Maps Technique in Computer Graphics Software; Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics RAS: Moscow, Russia, 1998.
5. Ubbelohde, M.S. Comparative Evaluation of Four Daylighting Software Programs; University of California: Berkley, CA, USA, 1999.
6. Roy, G.G. A Comparative Study of Lighting Simulation Packages Suitable for Use in Architectural Design; School of Engineering Murdoch University: Murdoch, Australia, 2000.
7. Harvey, B. Lighting/daylighting Analysis: A Comparison. In Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society Conference, Reno, NV, USA, June 2002.
8. Lau, A.S.; Mistrick, R. Advancing the Art & Science of Daylighting Design; Pennsylvania State University: State College, PA, USA, 2002.
9. C.I.E.-TC-3-33. Test Cases to Assess the Accuracy of Lighting Computer Programs, Final draft; Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage: Vienna, Austria, 2005.
10. Maamari, F.; Fontoynont, M.; Adra, N. Application of the CIE test cases to assess the accuracy of lighting computer programs. Energy Build. 2006, 38, 869-877.
11. Chang-Sung, K.; Seung-Jin, C. Daylighting simulation as an architectural design process in museums installed with toplights. Build. Environ. 2011, 46, 210-222.
12. Ng, E. A study of the Accuracy of Daylighting Simulation of Heavily obstructed Buildings in Hong Kong. In Proceedings of the Seventh International IBPSA Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2001; pp. 1215-1222.
13. Houser, K.W. A Comparison of Luminance Images: Lightscape, Radiance, and an IQCam; Final Report, Contract Number 993-6-018; Department of Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University: University Park, PA, USA, March 1997.
14. Mardaljevic, J. Validation of a lighting simulation program under real sky conditions. Light. Res. Technol. 1995, 27, 181-188.
15. Mardaljevic, J. The BRE-IDMP dataset: A new benchmark for the validation of illuminance prediction techniques. Light. Res. Technol. 2001, 33, 117-134.
16. Reinhart, C.F.; Fitz, A. Findings from a survey on the current use of daylight simulations in building design. Energy Build. 2006, 38, 824-835.
17. Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (C.I.E.). International Lighting Vocabulary; C.I.E.: Vienna, Austria, 1978.
18. Navarro, J.; Sendra, J.J. Daylighting provided by horizontal openings using the illumination vector. Renew. Energy 2006, 31, 2513-2523.
19. Navarro, J.; Sendra, J.J. Determination of the origin of the illumination vector due to vertical windows under Moon-Spencer sky conditions (uniformly overcast). Renew. Energy 2008, 33, 168-172.
20. Moon, P.; Spencer, D.E. Illumination from a non-uniform sky. Illum. Eng. 1942, 37, 707-726.
21. Navarro, J.; Sendra, J.J.; Barros, C. Design and Calculation Method for Natural Lighting in Architecture, Part I: The Direct Component. In Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Architecture: Solar Energy in Architecture and Urban Planning, Florence, Italy, May 1993; pp. 371-373.