3862 -- The Design and Evaluation of Integrated Envelope and Lighting Control Strategies for Commercial Buildings PDF

Investigates control strategies for coordinating the variable solar-optical properties of a dynamic building envelope system with a daylight-controlled electric lighting system to reduce electricity consumption and increase comfort in the perimeter zone of commercial buildings. Describes the use of the DOE-2 building energy simulation program to model two dynamic envelope and lighting systems - an automated venetian blind and an electrochromic glazing system - and identifies the primary envelope design parameters that affect the magnitude of energy savings in perimeter zones of commercial buildings in cooling-dominated climates.

KEYWORDS: year 1995, Controls, commercial, buildings, walls, roofs, lighting, energy conservation, algorithms, venetian blinds, electrochromic, glazing, windows, solar control films, adaptive building envelopes