| Lighting and Acoustics | Summer Studio | Ecotect | Lightscape |

48-410 Lighting and Acoustics Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Fall 2008, Mon & Wed, 12:30 - 13:20, DH A310 & Hunt Lower Level Course Outline This course introduces fundamental building lighting and acoustics principles in the context of performance-based building design and diagnostics. The course will cover relevant aspects of building physics that affect the physiological and psychological experience of buildings, performance metrics, design and benchmarking methodologies, and contemporary simulation tools. Students are expected to learn, and demonstrate through the course project, structured approaches to the quantification, analysis and design, of lighting and acoustic environments, as well as the effective communication and discussion of their designs. The course project is also meant to familiarize students with design variables and software tools in contemporary architecture practice. Structure Note that syllabus has been updated as of 4th Sep 2008. See new schedule. • 7 Lectures covering lighting principles • 5 Recitations • 4 Ecotect Sessions • 2 Quizzes • 1 (Group) Project The 7 lectures will cover fundamental building lighting principles. The lectures are meant to introduce relevant topics; students are expected to cover assigned readings. The quizzes will be based on both assigned readings and material covered in lectures. Each test will constitute 30% of the overall grade. 5 recitation sessions will be held to go through worked examples (worksheets). Recitations will be held Monday 18:30-20:00 (according to schedule below) in the crit space at the end of Year 4/5 studio (CFA 214); an alternate session will be held Tuesday 18:30-20:00. The project will be based on modeling, analyzing, and proposing improvements to the lighting performance of a space using Ecotect and Radiance. The project will constitute 40% of the overall course grade. All submissions must be through the blackboard. Timeliness of submission will be determined by blackboard timestamp. Materials • Updated Syllabus • Lecture 0: Introduction • Lecture 1: Lighting: Physics 1 • Lecture 2: Lighting: Physics 2 • Lecture 3: Lighting Equipment • Lecture 4: Lighting Performance 1 • Lecture 5: Lighting Performance 2 • Lecture 6: Lighting Design and Benchmarks 1 • Lecture 7: Lighting Design and Benchmarks 2 • Worksheet 1: Lighting Physics • Worksheet 2: Color & Equipment • Worksheet 2b: Lighting Physics & Equipment • Worksheet 3: UGR & Daylight Factors • Lamp efficacies • Derivation of lambertian luminance equation • Notes on LED Lamps • Daylight Factors • Ecotect exercises Course Schedule 48-410 Class Schedule for Fall 2008 (Meets Mon & Wed, 12:30 - 01:20PM, DH A310 & Hunt Lower Level ) Week Date Location Topic Objective Project Schedule University Calendar 1 25-Aug 27-Aug DHA310 DHA319 Introduction Lighting Physics 1 Overview of lighting and acoustics in architecture, project requirements Photometry- quantification of light. Project requirements Register project group and space   2 1-Sep 2-Sep Hunt Ecotec Demo Software demo, basic modeling and process Modeling exercise in Ecotect Labor Day 3 8-Sep 10-Sep Recitation DH A310 Hunt CFA 214 Lighting Physics 2 Ecotec Demo Worksheet: Physics Photometry- quantification of light. Software demo, lighting analysis Flux, Intensity, Illuminance, Luminance Lighting analysis exercise in Ecotect   4 15-Sep 17-Sep Recitation DH A310 DH A310 CFA 214 Lighting Equipment Lighting Performance 1 Worksheet: Physics & Sources Color and electric lighting, polar curves Visual Performance, Contrast, CRI Polar Curves     5 22-Sep 24-Sep Recitation DH A310 Hunt CFA 214 Quiz 1 Ecotec Demo Worksheet: Visual Performance Photometry, lamp types, polar curves Software demo, radiance analysis Contrast Lighting simulation in Radiance Mini-1 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline 6 29-Sep 1-Oct Recitation DH A310 Hunt CFA 214 Lighting Performance 2 Ecotect Demo Worksheet: Performance Metrics Uniformity and distribution, VCP, UGR Software demo, lighting analysis UGR Calculating glare using Ecotect/Radiance   7 6-Oct 8-Oct Recitation DH A310 DH A310 CFA 214 Lighting Design & Benchmarks 1 Lighting Design & Benchmarks 2 Worksheet: Design approaches Design approaches LEED Credit 8.1 and 8.2,  ASHRAE 90.1 Quantitative & qualitative approaches, DL Factors     8 13-Oct 15-Oct DH A310 Quiz 2 All lectures Project Interim Due Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade, Last Day of Classes 11 7-Nov       Project Report Due   17 18-Dec         Final Grades due by 6pm Updated 4 September 2008, YC Huang. Back to 48410 Lighting and Acoustics