Daylight in Buildings:
A
Source Book on Daylighting Systems and Components
Report of IEA SHC Task 21 / ECBCS Annex 29, July 2000
Chapter 6: summarises state-of-the-art of daylighting design tools with emphasis on tools that address the advanced daylighting systems that are the focus of this source book. Daylighting design is a creative process. Because it aims to generate appropriate architectural and/or technical solutions while reducing energy consumption of buildings, it is both an art and a science. Qualitative information and visual feedback on a given daylighting concept are as important for a building designer as quantitative figures. Because there are so many parameters to consider in daylighting design, design tools play a significant role in the decision-making process and must therefore fit the most significant phases of architectural projects. These tools provide support for designers as they make a sequence of decisions that leads from the formulation of daylighting concepts to the final implementation of daylighting strategies in real buildings.
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