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Lecture Notes

SES # TOPICS
1 Introduction: class contents, daylighting in history (PDF)
2 Designing with natural light: daylight availability, benefits and issues (PDF)
3 Solar radiation and sun course: insolation, color temperature, sun charts (PDF)
4 Sunlight penetration: shading, solar gains, thermal comfort (PDF)
5 Photometry: physics of light, vision and perception (PDF)
6 Photometry: lighting quantities (PDF - 1.2 MB)
7 Daylighting metrics: daylight factor, sky models, dynamic metrics (PDF)
8 Visual comfort: recommendations, glare, health issues (PDF)
9 On-site daylighting analysis
10 Case studies
11 In-class quiz
12 Electric lighting: lamp types, light distribution (PDF)
13

Electric lighting (cont.)

Guest speaker: Greg Walson, Reflex Lighting
14 Color perception: colorimetry, color effects (PDF)
15

Lighting design: case studies

Guest speaker: Barry Webb
16

Lighting design: case studies (cont.)

Guest speaker: Barry Webb
17 Design and assessment tools: manual methods (PDF)
18 Design and assessment tools: experimental methods, MIT heliodons (PDF)
19 Design and assessment tools: computer simulations (overview) (PDF)
20 Design and assessment tools: computer simulations (practice) (PDF)
21 Advanced daylighting strategies: complex fenestration systems (PDF)
22 Case studies
23 Visit of a landmark building: Genzyme headquarters, Cambridge, MA
24 Student presentations
25 Student presentations (cont.)
26 Ongoing research in daylighting at MIT Guest speakers: MIT Building Technology students