Archetech Issue 46 2020 | Page 113

Waldram Tools - Daylighting Software MBS has been developing software for the last 25 years. Delivering applications that are powerful yet easy to use. Waldram Tools is an excellent package for meeting the requirements for daylight & sunlight testing laid out in the BRE Guide. It is however much more than that, with many tools to aid design, such as facade analysis including solar radiation to test for overheating. Ray traced Daylight and sunlight calculations using Radiance, which allows more complicated situations to be assessed. Transient shadows can be assessed over a range of times with the shadow cast matching the colour of the proposed building The potential for solar glare can be assessed in an easy to read rendered image The software produces: · · · · · · · · · BRE Compliance tests VSC,APSH,NSL,Sunlight to Amenity and Average Daylight Factor Rights of Light contours Complete excel exports Automated transient shadow images Climate based daylight calculations Spatial Daylight Autonomy Annual Sunlight Exposure BREEAM calculations Solar Glare Solar Radiation Facade analysis Available for AutoCAD 2014-2020* Alternative products: "Daylight forSketchup" Coming soon: "Daylight for Revit" For more information contact us on: Tel: 020 3176 0984 email: [email protected] www.mbs-software.co.uk