Harvard University - Executive Education Program on Daylighting Buildings

My apologies for any cross postings.

Dear all:

Some of you and/or your associates might be interested in a three day
executive education program on 'Daylighting Buildings' that we will be
offering on July 14-16 2010 at Harvard University, Graduate School of
Design. During the three days we will be covering a range of daylighting
design analysis techniques ranging from rules of thumb to
state-of-the-art Radiance simulations and high dynamic range photography
for glare analysis. The main simulation programs used will be
Rhinoceros, SketchUp, and/or Ecotect for CAD modeling as well as
Radiance, Daysim, Evalglare, and Photosphere for climate-based daylight
modeling, glare analysis and solar radiation assessments. To those who
know Grasshopper, we will be showing you how to generate animated
Radiance/Daysim simulations such as the ones on our web site
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/gsdsquare/ABPS.html. Program
participants will further get a paper copy of a new, 50 page document on
daylight simulations. You can sign up for the program at
http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/exec_ed/details.cgi?offering_id=10
1838. Feel free to contact me for any content-related questions. Please
contact Ms. Margaret Moore De Chicojay
([email protected]) for any administrational
question.

FYI. There was a long debate on climate-based daylighting metrics at a
recent two day Daylighting Forum in Las Vegas which was attended by
representative from IESNA, AHSRAE, USGBC and other organizations. It
seems likely that some of these organizations will soon introduce such
metrics into their standards and guidelines. So, sign up and stay
competitive.

Christoph

Christoph Reinhart, Dr. Ing.

Associate Professor of Architectural Technology

Graduate School of Design - Harvard University

Gund Hall 331, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

t: 617 384 7269, f: 617 495 8916, [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>

Research <http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/gsdsquare/> , Sustainable
Design Workflows
<http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/gsdsquare/tutorials.html>
Executive Education on Daylighting: July 14 - 16
<http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/exec_ed/details.cgi?offering_id=1
01838>

Please excuse any cross postings ...

Dear colleagues,

Some of you and/or your associates might be interested in a three day
executive education program on 'Daylighting Buildings' that we will
again be offering on July 6-8 2011 at Harvard University, Graduate
School of Design. Course participants will acquire a range of
daylighting design analysis techniques ranging from rules of thumb to
state-of-the-art computer simulations and high dynamic range photography
for glare analysis. The main simulation programs used will be Rhino
combined with our DIVA plug-in <http://www.diva-for-rhino.com/> that
exports Rhino scenes into Radiance, Daysim, Evalglare and - starting
this summer- EnergyPlus. Simulation outputs include:

- Daylight factor and indoor illuminance distributions for LEED
IEQ Credit 8.1 Compliance (Radiance)

- Annual radiation maps for urban studies

- Climate-based metrics including daylight autonomy and useful
daylight illuminance (Radiance/Daysim)

- Physically based scene visualizations (Radiance)

- Glare analysis under selected sky
conditions(Radiance/Evalglare)

- Annual glare maps (Daysim/Evalglare)

- Thermal loads calculations (EnergyPlus and Radiance/Daysim)

The physical assumptions underlying these simulation programs and
performance metrics will be discussed in detail. The first two days will
consist of formal instructions, in-class discussions, hands-on software
tutorials, and exercises. Day two will start with a lecture on circadian
effects of light by Professor Stephen Lockley form the Harvard Medical
School. Participants will be given the opportunity to calibrate their
personal digital cameras to take HDR images and learn several ways of
how to quantitatively evaluate these images. During the last day,
participants will be given the opportunity to apply the newly acquired
analysis techniques to ongoing projects of their own and to go over
specific problems or simulation challenges with the instructor.

You can sign up for the program at
http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/exec_ed/details.cgi?offering_id=10
2042. Please direct any content-related questions to me.
Administrational/logistics questions can be answered by Ms. Margaret
Moore De Chicojay ([email protected]).

We are looking forward to welcoming some of you to Cambridge this July.
Best regards,

Christoph

Christoph Reinhart, Dr. Ing.

Associate Professor of Architectural Technology

Graduate School of Design - Harvard University

Gund Hall 331, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

t: 617 384 7269, f: 617 495 8916, [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>

Research <http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/gsdsquare/> | Executive
Education (July 6-8 2011
<http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/exec_ed/details.cgi?offering_id=1
02042> ) | DIVA <http://www.diva-for-rhino.com/> | Daysim
<http://www.daysim.com/> | Tutorials
<http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/gsdsquare/tutorials.html>