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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>Dear colleagues,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=2>The National Research Council Canada and Natural Resources Canada have
released a<SPAN class=340094017-12052004> new version of our</SPAN> online
RADIANCE-based daylighting analysis tool <I>Lightswitch Wizard </I></FONT><A
href="http://www.buildwiz.com/"><FONT size=2>www.buildwiz.com</FONT></A><FONT
size=2>. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>The
tool <SPAN class=340094017-12052004>was</SPAN> developed to support
daylighting-related design decisions in commercial buildings during an early
design stage. It offers a comparative, reliable, and fast analysis of the amount
of daylight available in peripheral offices<SPAN class=340094017-12052004> and
classroom</SPAN> as well as the lighting energy performance of automated
lighting controls (occupancy sensors, photocells) compared to standard on/off
switches. Blinds are either manually or automatically controlled.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=340094017-12052004><FONT
size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=340094017-12052004><FONT
size=2>Features of the new version are:</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=340094017-12052004><FONT size=2>added classrooms as a second building
type</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=340094017-12052004><FONT size=2>added 175 new sites outside of Canada
and the US in the Northern hemisphere</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=340094017-12052004><FONT size=2>added a "Getting Started"
section with two example applications to give users ideas of how to use
the tool </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>Your comments/suggestions are
appreciated. Greetings from Ottawa,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>Christoph
</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></FONT></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>
<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://98/www.daysim.com">www.daysim.com</A></FONT></U></FONT></FONT><U><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-2><A
href="outbind://98/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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