Subtask A - User Perspectives & RequirementsProgress Report June 2006

Subtask Leader - Dr. Christoph Reinhart

National Research Council Canada

• Special Issue on Daylighting in Energy and Buildings

• Two Literature Reviews

• Three Field Studies and One Lab Study completed

• Daylight Glare Index

• SHOCC- Modeling Occupant behavior in Total Energy Simulation

Recent Accomplishments

Special Issue on ‘Daylighting Buildings’

Research Update: - Energy and Buildings vol. 38[7] (June 2006) - Results from IEA Task 31 plus two invited papers - 16 research papers, 1 editorial and 1 research communication

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Two Literature Reviews

Considerations for lighting in the built environment: non-visual effects of light, Anne Webb (invited paper, special issue)

Occupant preferences and satisfaction with the luminous environment and control systems in daylit offices: a literature review, Anca Galasiu, Jennifer A. Veitch (special issue)

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Three Field & 1 Lab Study

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Subject responses to electrochromic windows, R.D. Clear, V. Inkarojrit, Eleanor S. Lee (special issue)

The use of shading systems in VDU task offices: a pilot study, Yannick Sutter, Dominique Dumortier, Marc Fontoynont (special issue)

A field investigation of the intermediate light switching by users, David Lindelöf, Nicolas Morel (special issue)

Using field measurements of desktop illuminance in European offices to investigate its dependence on outdoor conditions and its effect on occupant satisfaction, and the use of lights and blinds, Fergus Nicol, Mike Wilson and Cecilia Chiancarella (invited paper, special issue)

LESO Building, Switzerland ENTPE Building, France EC Test Facility, USA

White Venetian Blinds

Vertical foil system

Specular Venetian Blinds

Daylight Glare Probability

Evaluation methods and development of a new glare prediction model for daylight environments with the use of CCD cameras and RADIANCE, Jan Wienold, Jens Christoffersen (special issue)

Daylight Glare Probability

Adding advanced behavioral models in whole building energy simulation: a study on the total energy impact of manual and automated lighting control, Denis Bourgeois, Christoph Reinhart, Iain Macdonald (special issue)