Readings

[R] = Reinhart, Christoph. Daylighting Handbook I. 2014. ISBN: 9780692203637.

Other recommended readings and references for this course include:

Larson, Greg W., and Rob A. Shakespeare. Rendering with Radiance:The Art and Science of Lighting Visualization. Booksurge LLC, 2004. ISBN: 9780974538105.

Lam, W. Sunlighting as Formgiver for Architecture. Van Rostrand Reinhold Company, 1986. ISBN: 9780442259419.

Rea, M., ed. The Lighting Handbook. 9th ed. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 2000. ISBN: 9780879951504.

Guzowski, M. Daylighting for Sustainable Design. McGrawHill, 1999. ISBN: 9780070254398.

Buy at MIT Press Heschong, L. Thermal Delight in Architecture. MIT Press, 1979. ISBN: 9780262580397. [Preview with Google Books]

O'Connor, Jennifer, Eleanor Lee, Francis Rubinstein, et al. Tips for Daylighting with Windows. Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1997.

Tanizaki, J. In Praise of Shadows. Leete's Island Books, 1977. ISBN: 9780918172020.

LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction to Daylighting

[R] Chapter 1: Introduction

[R] Chapter 2: Designing for Daylighting

2 The Source [R] Chapter 3: The Source
3 The Sensor [R] Chapter 4: The Sensor
4 Photometry and HDR Workshop

Inanici, M. "This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography (PDF - 84.1MB)." Radiance Workshop Slides, 2009.

———. "Evaluation of High Dynamic Range Photography as a Luminance Data Acquisition System." Lighting Research and Technology 38, no. 2 (2006): 123–34.

5 Massing Studies [R] Chapter 5: Massing Studies
6 Where is the Sun?

[R] Chapter 6: Where is the Sun?

Duffie, John A., and William A. Beckman. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes. Wiley, 2006. ISBN: 9780471698678.

7 Designing with the Sun [R] Chapter 7: Static Shading
8 Physical Model Building [R] Chapter 8: Physical Models
9 Daylight Simulations

Reinhart, C. F. "Simulation-based Daylight Performance Predictions." In Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation. Edited by J. Hensen and R. Lamberts. Taylor & Francis, 2011, pp. 235–53. ISBN: 9780415474146.

Building Technologies Department of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. "This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.Radiance Reference Manual (PDF)." 2011.

10 Light and Matter No required readings
11 Circadian Effects of Light (Lockley) Lockley, S., and R. Foster. Sleep: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780199587858.
12 Daylight Availability

Reinhart, C. F. "Simulation-based Daylight Performance Predictions." In Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation. Edited by J. Hensen and R. Lamberts. Taylor & Francis, 2011, pp. 253–76. ISBN: 9780415474146.

Reinhart, C. F., and D. Weissman. "The daylit area – Correlating architectural student assessments with current and emerging daylight availability metrics." Building and Environment 50 (April 2012): 155–162.

13 Visual Comfort & Occupant Behavior

Wienold, J., and J. Christoffersen. "Evaluation methods and development of a new glare prediction model for daylight environments with the use of CCD cameras." Energy and Buildings 38, no. 7 (2006): 743–57.

Reinhart, C. F., and J. Wienold. "Lightswitch-2002: a model for manual and automated control of electric lighting and blinds." Solar Energy 77, no. 1 (2004): 15–28.

14 Envelope Design No required readings
15 Electric Lighting No required readings
16 Integrating Electric Lighting & Energy Reinhart, C. F., and J. Wienold. "The daylighting dashboard – A simulation-based design analysis for daylit spaces." Building and Environment 46, no. 2 (2011): 386–96.