RFP Summary Page: Skylight Product Rating for Energy Performance and Lighting Quality

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RFP Summary Page Skylight Product Rating for
Energy Performance and Lighting Quality

• Dr. Aziz Laouadi
• Indoor Environment Research Program

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Description

• The research develops simulation procedures to
  rate projecting and tubular skylight products
  with their attachments for energy performance and
  lighting quality, and provides clients with a
  standard skylight rating tool.

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Objectives

• Develop simulation procedures for VT, SHGC,
  U-factor of skylights and their attachments
  (curb/well/ ceiling diffusers).
• Develop new metrics for lighting quality (view,
  privacy, visual comfort) for skylights and
  windows.
• Validate the simulation procedures (using
  physical and human subjects measurements).
• Implement the simulation procedures in SkyVision
  and integration with the WINDOW and THERM.

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Benefits to NFRC

• Project provides a rating tool for skylights
  integrated with existing NFRC- approved tools.
• NFRC to support the needs of glass and plastic
  industries.
• More memberships to NFRC.
• Support compliance with building codes
• Help stimulate innovation in skylights

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Cost / Duration / Partners

• Estimated cost/duration 325K (min) over 3 years
• Potential Co-sponsors
• NRCan (Canadian Federal Government)
• Skylight and Plastics Manufacturers
• ASHRAE (tubular skylight component)
• California Energy Commission
• US Dept. of Energy
• Potential Research Collaborators
• National Research Council Canada (algorithm
  development, implementation into SkyVision)
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  (implementation into Window software, maintenance
  of material property database)
• Heschong Mahone Group (skylight performance
  measurements)