Below you will find a selection of papers that describe and or use DAYSIM. Feel free to suggest any further references to contact@daysim.com.

 

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

Reinhart C F, Breton P-F, “Experimental Validation of Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009 and Daysim3.0”. Leukos 6:1 2009.

Bourgeois D, Reinhart CF, Ward G, “A Standard Daylight Coefficient Model for Dynamic Daylighting Simulations” Building Research & Information 36:1 pp. 68 – 82, 2008.

Reinhart C F, Andersen M, “Development and validation of a Radiance model for a translucent panel”, Energy and Buildings 38:7 pp. 890-904, 2006.

Reinhart C F , “Lightswitch 2002: A model for manual control of electric lighting and blinds”, Solar Energy 77:1 pp. 15-28, 2004.

Reinhart C F, Jones C, “Lightswitch – DOE2: A comparison of two manual blind control algorithms”, Proceedings of esim 2004, pp. 183-189,Vancouver, Canada, June 2004.

Walkenhorst O, Luther J, Reinhart C F, Timmer J, “Dynamic annual daylight simulations based on one-hour and one-minute means of irradiance data.” Solar Energy, 72:5 pp. 385-395, 2002.

Reinhart C F, Walkenhorst O, “Dynamic RADIANCE-based daylight simulations for a full-scale test office with outer venetian blinds.” Energy & Buildings, 33:7 pp. 683-697, 2001.

Reinhart C F, Daylight Availability and Manual Lighting Control in Office Buildings – Simulation Studies and Analysis of Measurements. Ph.D. thesis, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Faculty of Architecture, October 2001.

Reinhart C F, Herkel S, “The simulation of annual daylight illuminance distributions- A state of the art comparison of six RADIANCE based methods.” Energy & Buildings, 32:2 pp. 167-187, 2000.

 

APPLICATIONS

Reinhart C F, “Effects of interior design on the daylight availability in open plan offices.” Proceedings of the ACE3 2002 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 14 pp., Pacific Grove, USA, August 2002.

 

SIMULATION WORKFLOWS BASED ON DAYSIM

Reinhart C F, J Wienold, “The Daylighting Dashboard - A Simulation-Based Design Analysis for Daylit Spaces”. Submitted to Building and Environment, June 2010.

Lagios K, J Niemasz and C F Reinhart, "Animated Building Performance Simulation (ABPS) - Linking Rhinoceros/Grasshopper with Radiance/Daysim", Proceedings of SimBuild 2010, New York City, August 2010.

Bourgeois D, MacDonald I, Reinhart C F, “Adding advanced behavioral models in whole building energy simulation: a study on the total energy impact of manual and automated lighting control”, Energy and Buildings 38:7 pp. 814-823, 2006.