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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear colleague<SPAN
class=809450317-30032004>s</SPAN>,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004>In December
2003 we invited you to participate in </SPAN>an online survey on the current use
of daylight simulation tools during building design. <SPAN
class=809450317-30032004>Thanks</SPAN><SPAN class=809450317-30032004> to your
active participation, w</SPAN>e collected 185 valid responses from 27
countries.<SPAN class=809450317-30032004> K</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><FONT face=Arial size=2>ey findings
were:</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">survey participants worked predominantly on
offices and schools </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">tools' complexity and insufficient
documentation are weaknesses of existing
programs</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">self-training was the most common training
method</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">tool usage is significantly higher during
design development than during schematic
design</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">shading type and control are the most
common design aspects influenced by daylighting
analysis</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">over 50% of selected tools were RADIANCE
based </SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><SPAN
class=809450317-30032004>Should you be interested in the results of the survey,
you can download a PDF file with the main findings from <A
href="http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/survey.html"><FONT
color=#000000>http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/survey.html</FONT></A>.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809450317-30032004></SPAN><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks to all of you who took the time to participate in the survey!
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your thoughts and
comments are welcome. Greetings from Ottawa,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=809450317-30032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Christoph</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Christoph Reinhart,
Ph.D.
tel: (613) 993-9703</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Research
Officer
fax: (613) 954-3733</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Institute
for Research in Construction e-mail:
christoph.reinhart@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-2>National Research Council
Canada 1200 Montreal Road M-24,
Ottawa</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Ontario K1A 0R6
Canada</FONT></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
<P><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>Daylighting Analysis
Software:</FONT></FONT></U> <BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>The Lightswitch
Wizard (initial design) <U><FONT color=#000000><A
href="http://www.buildwiz.com/lightswitch/index.cfm">www.buildwiz.com</A></FONT></U></FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-2>DAYSIM (expert
software)
<U><FONT color=#000000><A
href="outbind://32/www.daysim.com">www.daysim.com</A></FONT></U></FONT></FONT><U><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-2><A
href="outbind://32/www.daysim.com"></A></FONT></FONT></FONT></U>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-2>IEA Task
31
<A
href="http://www.iea-shc.org/task31/">http://www.iea-shc.org/task31/</A></FONT></FONT></FONT>
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