<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=804212420-27112004><FONT size=2>Dear
colleagues, </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=804212420-27112004><FONT
size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>My apologies for any cross postings.
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=2><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>The National Research Council Canada and
the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have released version 2.1 of
the Daysim daylighting analysis tool. Daysim is <SPAN
class=804212420-27112004>based on </SPAN>LBNL's Radiance software <SPAN
class=804212420-27112004>and combines the Perez sky model with a daylight
coefficient approach to effectively predict the annual daylight availability
(daylight factor and daylight autonomy) in buildings for multiple sites
worldwide (you can import EnergyPlus epw climate files). Daysim further features
a user behavior model which allows to compare the electric lighting use for
manual and automated controls (occupancy sensor, photocell control).
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>The software
runs under Windows and Linux OS<SPAN class=804212420-27112004> and </SPAN>can be
downloaded from </FONT><A title=http://www.daysim.com/
href="http://www.daysim.com/"><FONT title=http://www.daysim.com/
size=2>www.daysim.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2>. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">The
following new features have been added since version
2.0:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<UL type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN><STRONG>extended tutorial</STRONG><SPAN
class=804212420-27112004><STRONG>: </STRONG>an extensive
document</SPAN> to help newcomers to get started with daylight
simulations</SPAN></FONT> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=804212420-27112004>step-by-step instructions</SPAN> of
<B>how to import building scenes</B> from AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Ecotect into
Daysim</FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>a list of <B>case studies</B> of how
your colleagues have used Daysim in actual building
projects<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>improved simulation <B>output in
html-format</B><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">improved <B>JAVA
GUI</B> with an extensive help file system </SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=+0><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN class=804212420-27112004><FONT
size=2>based on Radiance version 3R6P1(latest
version)</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN
class=804212420-27112004>the new version allows to model <STRONG>Radiance
function file materials</STRONG> (transdata,
etc.)</SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>Your comments/suggestions are
appreciated. <SPAN class=804212420-27112004>Best
regards</SPAN>,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christoph </SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV class=Section1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=1>Christoph Reinhart,
Ph.D.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Associate Research Officer <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=1>National Research
Council Canada <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>NRC
Construction<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=1>1200 Montreal Road
M-24, Ottawa <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=1>tel: (613) 993-9703
<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>fax: (613) 954 3733<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">e-mail: </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A
href="blocked::mailto:christoph.reinhart@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt">christoph.reinhart@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Lightswitch Wizard (initial
design) <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A
href="blocked::http://www.buildwiz.com/"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt">www.buildwiz.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">DAYSIM (expert software)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A
href="blocked::http://www.daysim.com/"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt">www.daysim.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Radiance Workshop 2005 <SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><A
href="blocked::http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/RadianceWorkshop2005"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt">http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ie/light/RadianceWorkshop2005</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><PRE>
===========================
You received this e-mail because you are subscribed
to the BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM mailing list. To unsubscribe
from this mailing list send a blank message to
BLDG-SIM-UNSUBSCRIBE@GARD.COM
</PRE></BODY></HTML>