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Weill Hall Daylighting Experiment

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In general there were little complaints of daylighting. Occupants were generally comfortable in their respective spaces. Occupants were satisfied with the amount of natural lighting. Offices are mainly located on the eastern side of Weill. Glare from the sun rising is blocked by the Biotechnology building. Internal shading is utilized by occupants whenever glare became a problem. However, there are no obstructions on the western side of Weill, where the sun sets. Lab occupants complained of glare. Glare seemed to be more of an issue on the western side than the eastern side of Weill. However, like office occupants, lab occupants utilized their internal shades to manage this daylighting issue.

In terms of split task-ambient lighting, Weill …show more content…

Weill Hall maintains a LEED Gold rating, which conveys that it utilizes energy appropriately.

Weill Hall maintains a notable passive design that utilizes daylighting. In analyzing figure 1, the atrium area provides abundant daylighting to light meeting spaces and a significant portion of the hallways. Little artificial lighting is needed for lighting this space. Most lighting found in this space seems to be accent lighting for design purposes. Figure 1 demonstrates passive daylighting design. The break spaces located further down hallways provides ample amount of daylighting that is dispersed throughout the area. As can be noted in figure 2, very little ambient lighting is needed to light hallways.

It could not be established whether Weill Hall utilizes lighting transition systems such as smart lighting controls. Visual inspection reveals at least two levels of lighting. The first level of lighting is located within office and break spaces. The second level of lighting is located in the hallways and can be observed in the ceiling against the wall in figure 2. It can be assumed that the lighting at the first level contains sensors and are automatically dimmed according to daylighting. However, it seems that the second level of lights in the hallway maintain a constant output that does not …show more content…

In general, occupants of this building were happy with their spaces. Interestingly, they only began to raise concerns once new alternatives were introduced. Occupants were happy with the ambient lighting provided. When the option of a dimmable switch was introduced, they considered it an option that would further improve their experiences. A dimmable switch would further provide individuality to users who are keen on customizing their exact

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