Optimizing Facades Through Automated Daylight Analysis

Earn 1 AIA LU

Energy use within the building sector currently contributes up to 40% of the annual CO2 emissions of developed countries. A major proportion of this energy is dedicated to occupants’ thermal comfort, followed by lighting. A well-designed day-lit building is crucial for occupant health and happiness and helps reduce energy use by minimizing the need for electric lighting and heating. Thus, this session will showcase how optimizing your building’s facade using automated daylight and glare analysis can help you meet your EUI reduction goals while lowering operational costs. This session will walk you through best practice tips on identifying the ideal facade configuration within cove.tool’s Facade Guidance Feature and touch on a number of case studies relevant to this process.

Learning Objective

• Comprehend key terms (sDA, ASE, WWR)
• Identify design decisions that impact daylight and the availability of daylight
• Learn to compare facade design strategies for each different facade
• Understand real-world examples that illustrate the benefits of effective design for daylighting, glare, and views as well as the human comfort and performance aspects

Sandeep Ahuja

CEO and Co-Founder

Covetool

Sandeep Ahuja

Sandeep Ahuja is the CEO and Co-Founder of cove.tool, the end-to-end building performance and data app. Most recently, Sandeep presented at the UN environment assembly, with 1500 global delegates, on the impact of buildings on climate change, showcased at the Tedx Atlanta and won the Forbes 30 under 30. With her desire to bring automation into the AEC world, she is pioneering the integration of data driven thinking into the design and construction process by developing and intelligent software.