Consultancy

The lighting simulation research tools developed by John Mardaljevic are often used in consultancy projects to support design work carried out by architects and consulting engineers. Climate-based daylight analyses have been carried out for the following:

• Residential daylighting study for VELUX
• Daylighting design Hermitage Museum (Russia)
• Active daylighting systems (New York Times Building)
• Solar access (New York)
• Light re-directing materials (e.g. Serraglaze)
• Daylighting for schools (UK)
• Evaluation of complex shading systems (Europe & Asia)
• Architectural masterplan - daylighting provision for public spaces (Asia)
• Irradiation mapping for pair of hi-rise towers (Europe)
• Early design stage massing study - 16 variants examined (Europe)
• Impact of daylight glare on a 'video wall' installation (Europe)
• Daylight provision for buildings (Europe & USA)

Several of the research tools provide information and insights that cannot be obtained using traditional techniques. Results from analyses can often be obtained fairly quickly, especially if a suitable 3D CAD model (e.g. DXF, 3DS) is already available. See this paper and this presentation for a description of climate-based modelling.

Please contact John Mardaljevic for further details.