[Ibpsausa] Daylight Simulation: Research and Practice [October 3]

[Julia Sokol via Ibpsausa]

Dear IBPSA Members and Friends,


We are pleased to invite you to the event below. In addition to the
in-person event on Monday, we will be *webcasting the symposium live. To
join remotely, please register in advance, **here*
<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8718877996730310913>*.* Space is
limited for both the in-person event and webinar.




Event details:




*DAYLIGHT SIMULATION: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE*

*October 3, 2016 4:30-6:30pm*

*Room 518, Gund Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Design*

*48 Quincy St. Cambridge*

Featuring:

*Alstan Jakubiec*, Assistant Professor at the Singapore University of
Technology and Design

*Christopher Mackey*, Building Scientist at Payette and Developer
of Ladybug + Honeybee

*Alejandra Menchaca*, Senior Building Scientist at Payette

*Dan Weissman*, Associate and Director of Lam Labs at Lam Partners



RSVP: Space is limited, so we ask that you register here
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ibpsa-boston-presents-daylight-simulation-research-and-practice-tickets-28198262763>
by
October 2.




*PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS*

*Daylight Simulation in Practice:* As the building industry accrues a wide
set of computational methods and metrics to evaluate daylight and glare,
the useful application of these methods in design requires a more strategic
mindset.  The more methods that we establish, the more important it becomes
to appropriately match them to the level of information known at the
various stages of design.  Here we will present the full range of
techniques that we use to ensure daylight, visual comfort, and visual
access to the outdoors at each phase of our process.  Starting with simple
direct sun and view studies in early design to identify suitable areas of
the floor plan, we move gradually to more advanced glare and daylight
autonomy simulations as we develop concepts for how occupants inhabit the
space.


*Daylight Simulation Research:* Alstan will review five recent or ongoing
research projects on daylighting and human-centric design: a new method for
measuring and simulating trees, a conceptual design for active cooling in
urban spaces, passive architectural design analysis in the tropics, the
creation of a materials database for lighting simulation, and the
development of new daylighting standards in Singapore.



*Heliotropic Shading Daylighting a Rare Books Reading Room with
Electrochromic Glass and Parametric Analysis*

Re-purposing a long daylit atrium into a rare books reading room at
Princeton University requires a high degree of solar control. After
multiple iterations, the design team settled on electrochromic glazing,
begetting the question of how to control over 900 tintable zones. Weissman
developed an algorithm that allows the skylight to ‘follow’ the sun
throughout the day and year, optimized to provide required shading for
conservation criteria, and all while maintaining views. Perfectly tuned to
its locale and adapted to the architecture, the pattern created by each
scene state is a constantly evolving expression of the exact
daylight-control needed at each moment.





*SPEAKER BIOS*


*Alstan Jakubiec* is an Assistant Professor at the Singapore University of
Technology and Design (SUTD) where he leads the Design for Climate and
Comfort lab. He holds a PhD in Building Technology from MIT as well as
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architectural design. Alstan teaches
courses on architectural energy, lighting, and sustainable urban design at
SUTD. His research expertise is in daylighting, visual and thermal comfort,
and energy performance. Alstan is also a main developer of the
DIVA-for-Rhino sustainable design tool for energy and daylight analysis.

*Christopher Mackey* joined Payette as a Building Scientist in 2015 after
finishing both his Masters of Architecture and Masters of Science in
Building Technology at MIT. He is one of the primary developers of the
Ladybug + Honeybee environmental analysis plug-ins for Rhino/Grasshopper,
which are regularly applied at Payette and across the globe by a community
of over 50,000 people.

*Alejandra Menchaca* is a Senior Building Scientist at Payette, where she
leverages her background in mechanical engineering and building science to
provide project teams with advanced sustainable design knowledge and energy
modeling expertise, and improve the firm's understanding of the impact of
design strategies and innovative solutions on building performance. She
holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and has lectured at the
Harvard GSD and at MIT.

*Dan Weissman* AIA, Assoc. IALD, is an Associate and Director of Lam Labs
at Lam Partners in Cambridge, MA. A registered architect and award winning
lighting designer, Dan leads the firm’s endeavors in digital technologies,
daylighting, and academic engagement. Dan is also a Co-Founder of
SectionCut.com, and a Faculty member at Boston Architectural College.
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