| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGN PROJECTS | HOMEWORK | ||
| 1 | Introduction: class contents, daylighting in history | ||
| 2 | Designing with natural light: daylight availability, benefits and issues | ||
| 3 | Solar radiation and sun course: insolation, color temperature, sun charts | ||
| 4 | Sunlight penetration: shading, solar gains, thermal comfort | Diagnostic: instructions | Homework 1 due |
| 5 | Photometry: physics of light, vision and perception | Diagnostic: data collection | |
| 6 | Photometry: lighting quantities | Diagnostic: critique | Homework 2 due |
| 7 | Daylighting metrics: daylight factor, sky models, dynamic metrics | ||
| 8 | Visual comfort: recommendations, glare, health issues | Concept: instructions | Homework 3 due |
| 9 | On-site daylighting analysis | ||
| 10 | Case studies | Concept: critique Proposal: instructions | |
| 11 | In-class quiz | ||
| 12 | Electric lighting: lamp types, light distribution | Proposal: critique | |
| 13 | Electric lighting (cont.) Guest speaker: Greg Walson, Reflex lighting | Proposal: ultimate questions and answers | |
| 14 | Color perception: colorimetry, color effects | Final project: presentation | |
| 15 | Lighting design: case studies Guest speaker: Barry Webb | Final reports due | |
| 16 | Lighting design: case studies (cont.) Guest speaker: Barry Webb | Homework 4 due | |
| 17 | Design and assessment tools: manual methods | ||
| 18 | Design and assessment tools: experimental methods, MIT heliodons | ||
| 19 | Design and assessment tools: computer simulations (overview) | Homework 5 due | |
| 20 | Design and assessment tools: computer simulations (practice) | ||
| 21 | Advanced daylighting strategies: complex fenestration systems | ||
| 22 | Case studies | Homework 6 due | |
| 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 | ||