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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Some of you might be interested in two new resources for self-learning and/or teaching advanced daylight simulations using Radiance and Daysim via DIVA as well as a student competition.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Learn:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> We prepared close to three hours of
<span style="color:#ED7D31"><a href="file:///C:\Users\tito_\Dropbox\Projects\MIT_Website\SustianableDesignLab\projects\DIVATutorials\index.html"><span style="color:#ED7D31">video tutorials</span></a></span> for DIVA covering advanced concepts such as annual
daylight availability and glare simulations for dynamic facades as well as setting up electric lighting designs and control strategies.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Practice:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> For teaching and background reading, the tutorials are
further linked to several <u><span style="color:#ED7D31"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/sustainabledesignlab/projects/DaylightingHandbook/resources.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ED7D31">teaching exercises</span></a></span></u> that we have been using
in introductory and advanced classes on daylighting and environmental design. In person
<span style="color:#ED7D31"><a href="http://diva4rhino.com/page/diva-day-2015-training-course-schedule"><span style="color:#ED7D31">DIVA training</span></a></span> will be offered in conjunction with DIVA Day on October 22 and 24 at the Architectural Association
in London.<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Compete:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Finally, please alert any of your student contacts of
our 2<sup>nd</sup> DIVA Day <span style="color:#ED7D31"><a href="http://diva4rhino.com/diva-day-2015/student-competition" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ED7D31">student competition</span></a></span>. We want to see how you are using DIVA. The winner(s)
will receive a £1000 stipend to cover travel costs to DIVA Day, free conference registration, and will have their submission displayed during DIVA Day, on 23 October 2015! The submission deadline is September 19.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Happy simulations,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Christoph<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Christoph Reinhart
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Associate Professor
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department of Architecture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">77 Massachusetts Ave, Rm 5-418, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">t: 617 253 7714, f: 617 253 6152,
</span><a href="mailto:creinhart@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">creinhart@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://mit.edu/SustainableDesignLab/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">Sustainable Design Lab</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31">
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</span></span><a href="http://www.diva4rhino.com/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">DIVA</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31">
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</span></span><a href="http://daysim.ning.com/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">Daysim</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31">
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</span></span><a href="http://www.mapdwell.com/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">mapdwell</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31">
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</span></span><a href="http://www.urbanmodeling.net/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">umi</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Events
<span style="color:#ED7D31"> </span></span><a href="https://model-sustainability.mit.edu/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">Modeling Urban Sustainability</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31">
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</span></span><a href="http://diva4rhino.com/diva-day-2015"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31;text-decoration:none">DIVA Day 2015
</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED7D31"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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