[BLDG-SIM] Awning Simulator

[ck]

John,

You might want to take a look at SunCast from www.ies4d.com 
You can create almost any shape that you like except real curve. And the
model you create for shading analysis can be use for further analysis with
ESP (Thermal Simulation) or Lighting with Radiance. 

SunCast even have facilities for you to "remove" walls/roof to observe what
is happening "inside" the building. 

Regards,

CK 

At 07:46 PM 5/26/00 PDT, you wrote:
>Is there a general purpose simulator that yields shading coefficient for 
>various window/awning geometries?  I'm particularly interested in modeling 
>curved awning shapes, exterior light shelf, and optimizing:
>-shading for cooling load reduction,
>-little interference w/ winter heat gain, and
>-enhanced daylighting (penetration into room, illumination of high surfaces, 
>etc.) throughout the year.
>Having nothing to do with emotion (heaven forbid!) the shape could be
>[(  ]  with the right bracket the window sill, a slot above the ( awning 
>bounces daylight through the top ~1/4 of window opening.
>Thanks!
>John Porterfield, Director
>Energy Initiatives
>Renacer Westside Community Network, Inc.
>2040 W. Jackson Blvd.
>Chicago, IL  60612
>312-226-6007 fax 226-1742
>jmporterfield at hotmail.com
>
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