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Proceedings of SimBuild Conference 2010: 4th conference of IBPSA-USA
 
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On the Use of Integrated Daylighting and Energy Simulations to Drive the Design of a Large Net-Zero Energy Office Building
Rob Guglielmetti, Shanti Pless, Paul A. TorcelliniNational Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO USAAbstract: This paper seeks to illustrate the challenges of integrating rigorous daylight and electric lighting simulation data with whole-building energy models, and defends the need for such integration in order to achieve aggressive energy savings in building designs. Through a case study example, we examine the ways daylighting-and daylighting simulation-drove the design of a large net-zero energy project. In this paper, the author will give a detailed review of
the daylighting and electric lighting design process for
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Research
Support Facility (RSF), a 220,000 ft2
net-zero energy
project the author worked on as a daylighting
consultant. A review of the issues involved in
simulating and validating the daylighting performance
of the RSF will be detailed, including daylighting
simulation, electric lighting control response, and
integration of Radiance simulation data into the
building energy model. Daylighting was a key strategy
in reaching the contractual energy use goals for the
RSF project; the building’s program, layout,
orientation and interior/furniture design were all
influenced by the daylighting design, and simulation
was critical in ensuring these many design components
worked together in an integrated fashion, and would
perform as required to meet a very aggressive energy
performance goal, as expressed in a target energy use
intensity (EUI). Pages: 301 - 309 Paper:simbuild2010_TS06A-01-Guglielmetti