Designing to optimize indoor comfort using design explorer
(tools: Grasshopper+Honeybee, Design Explorer)
Output parameters
Simulation outputs
Filtering results
Input parameters
black box case
(no radiation)
90% glazing (maximum radiation)
optimum shade for highest achievable
comfort through shading
Design Explorer is an online tool that can help filter the
output from a CSV spreadsheet containing the input and
output parameters generated after running several hundred simulations.
In this case, the depth, angle and frequency of shades
for a single bay from the floor plan were explored to
figure the most optimum output based on daylight and
adaptive comfort.
The base case was established considering a blackbox room with no radiation penetration to determine the
highest possible level of comfort without assisted cooling
and checking the daylight and comfort levels with 90%
glazed external walls to determine the minimum comfort.
ideal summer shade
ideal winter shade
Adaptive comfort = Annual thermally comfortable conditions without the use of systems (active mechanical heating or cooling) as
determined by the ASHRAE standard-55.
SDA = Spatial Daylight Autonomy indicates the duration of time in the year in percentage when at least 50% of work hours receive a
minimum light level of 300 lux.
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