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Energies 2011, 4(7), 1010-1024; doi:10.3390/en4071010

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Towards an Analysis of Daylighting Simulation Software

Ignacio Acosta* , Jaime Navarro and Juan J. Sendra

Institute of Architecture and Building Science, University of Seville, Seville 41012, Spain

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Received: 20 April 2011; in revised form: 14 June 2011 / Accepted: 23 June 2011 / Published: 29 June 2011

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Savings in the Domestic and Tertiary Sectors)

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Abstract: The aim of this article was to assess some of the main lighting software programs habitually used in architecture, subjecting them to a series of trials and analyzing the light distribution obtained in situations with different orientations, dates and geometry. The analysis examines Lightscape 3.2, Desktop Radiance 2.0, Lumen Micro 7.5, Ecotect 5.5 and Dialux 4.4.

Keywords: daylighting; architectural environment; overcast sky; lighting software

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