Annual Energy and Daylight Impacts of Blind Control Patterns through Simulation
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Target Audience:
Engineers, Architects, & Simulationists -
CEU/PDHs AVAILABLE for in-person attendees!
Date and Time:
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. MT
Location:
UI - IDL Classroom - 306 S 6th St. Boise, ID
Registration:
Remote Webinar
*FREE LUNCH provided to in-person attendees registered 24 hours in advance
Description:
Manual blind controls are typically not included in energy modelling and often not considered in daylight modelling. This is in part because there is no consensus in the research or practice community about the way users operate manual blinds. However, researchers have recently proposed multiple algorithms for this purpose. Blind control patterns affect the energy consumption (interior lighting loads and space heating and cooling loads) of buildings but a deeper understanding of the range of effects is needed before widespread adoption of manual blind control algorithms in daylighting and energy simulation will occur or consensus about appropriate algorithms reached. Preliminary results show annual lighting end-use variances up to more than 6% and other end-uses up to more than 20% depending on the blind control algorithm. This presentation will briefly discuss and compare the proposed algorithms, and describe the process for inclusion of blind control within the simulation programs EnergyPlus and Radiance.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the effect blind control algorithms can have on simulation results.
2. Discuss the differences between 3 proposed blind control algorithms.
3. Learn the process of blind control inclusion in EnergyPlus and Radiance.
4. Integrate blind control results between EnergyPlus and Radiance.
Bio(s):
Alen Mahic - Alen joined the University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab in Boise three years ago and has been heavily focused on daylighting technical assistance and education. With a strong understanding of the Radiance daylighting tool, he has helped the Lab expand on its digital simulation capabilities through scripted automation of advanced simulation techniques. Alen is an M.Arch graduate from the University of Idaho.
Amir Nezamdoost - Amir is currently a research assistant at the IDL and is pursuing his M.S.Arch through the U of I, focusing on performance of manual blind control patterns in daylighting and energy simulation. He received his B.Arch with concentration on energy efficient buildings from Azad University (Mashhad, Iran) in 2010 and worked in professional architecture studios there for two years. To continue his professional experience in the U.S., Amir joined the IDL in 2013. His work at the IDL has included daylighting design and simulation on multiple projects as well as developing building simulations in EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, and Radiance.
Katie Leichliter
Research Scientist
University of Idaho
Integrated Design Lab - Boise
www.uidaho.edu/idl
Ph: 208.401.0649
