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Daylight optimization of buildings and application of advanced daylighting systems in Central Mexico

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Jérôme Henri Kämpf, Mirjam Münch, Apiparn Borisuit, Chantal Basurto Dávila

The intensive use of daylight in buildings is beneficial at many levels: it provides sufficient levels of illumination to perform working activities throughout the day and it reduces the use of artificial light, which in turn leads to lower electricity con ...

EPFL2011

Towards microstructured glazing for daylighting and thermal control

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Andreas Schueler, André Gabriel Kostro, Mario Geiger

Glass is a central element to modern architecture and can cover up to 100% of a building façade. The main purpose of large glazed areas is to create bright, comfortable and healthy spaces. It was shown that increasing natural light in offices reduces sickn ...

EPFL2011

Daylighting Metrics for Residential Buildings

Marilyne Andersen, Nicolas Roy

It is now widely accepted that the standard method for daylighting evaluation - the daylight factor – is due for replacement with metrics founded on absolute values for luminous quantities predicted over the course of a full year using sun and sky conditio ...

2011

A daylighting knowledge-base for performance-driven facade design exploration

Marilyne Andersen

Heuristics and simple design guides are important tools for designers who wish to incorporate daylighting into the early design process. This paper describes a simulation-based method for generating simple rules for facade design, based on specific climate ...

2011

Polarization Reversal in BiFeO3 Capacitors: Complex Behavior Revealed by PFM

Nava Setter, Paul Muralt, Alexander Tagantsev, Igor Stolichnov, Enrico Colla, Monika Iwanowska

Polarization reversal in BiFeO3 (BFO) thin films in a parallel-plate capacitor configuration has been explored using piezo-force microscopy (PFM). Through-electrode mapping of the local piezoresponse allows for direct observation of the domain growth, whic ...

2011

Implantable neurological probe for identifying location of neurological target e.g. neurons, has stylet provided in internal lumen and configured to contact support cylinder to selectively extend shafts during implantation

Philippe Renaud, André Mercanzini

The probe has support cylinder (214) that is slidingly provided in distal portion of internal lumen. Several shafts coupled to support cylinder and arranged to be selectively extended from distal end of elongated shaft. Several conductive traces provided o ...

2011

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Skylights and Tubular Daylighting Devices under Hemispherical Sky Conditions

Marilyne Andersen

This guide provides the IES required uniform method for determining and reporting the photometric characteristics of skylights and tubular daylighting devices. It describes the procedures followed and the precautions observed in obtaining uniform and repro ...

IES - Illuminating Engineering Society2010

Singapore’s Zero-Energy Building's daylight monitoring system

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Stephen Wittkopf, Lars Oliver Grobe

A setup to monitor the daylighting performance of different glazing types in Singapore is presented. The glazing is installed in the facade of four dedicated testing chambers in BCAA's Zero Energy Building in Singapore. These test rooms are equipped with s ...

2010

Bringing colours to solar collectors: a contribution to an increased building "integrability"

Andreas Schueler, Christian Roecker, Maria Cristina Munari Probst

One main obstacle to facade integration of solar thermal collectors lies in the formal characteristics and low flexibility of available products. Major problems are the black and irregular appearance of their absorbers, their low dimensional flexibility an ...

Università luav di Venezia2010

Multi-Objective Façade Optimization for Daylighting Design Using a Genetic Algorithm

Marilyne Andersen

A building’s facade design has significant impact on the daylighting performance of interior spaces. This paper presents a tool based on a genetic algorithm (GA) which facilitates exploration of facade designs generated based on illuminance and/or glare ob ...

2010

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