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EFFECTIVE LIGHT SHELF AND FORM FINDING:
DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT SHELF DESIGN ASSISTANT TOOL
USING PARAMETRIC METHODS
By
Yue Liu
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
August 2013
Copyright 2013 Yue Liu
Object Description
| Title | Effective light shelf and form finding: development of a light shelf design assistant tool using parametric methods |
| Author | Liu, Yue |
| Author email | liuyue@usc.edu;liuyue@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-07-23 |
| Date submitted | 2013-07-23 |
| Date approved | 2013-07-23 |
| Restricted until | 2013-07-23 |
| Date published | 2013-07-23 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Noble, Douglas |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Schiler, Marc Konis, Kyle |
| Abstract | The transmission of sufficient daylight to offset electrical lighting, while maintaining comfortable conditions for occupants, is the central objective for effective daylighting. Utilizing a light shelf is a common strategy for enabling daylight transmission while controlling direct sun and discomfort glare to maintain occupant comfort. ❧ However, it is difficult for designers to optimize light shelf performance during design, as they are required to choose from many different possible design configurations, each with multiple variables (e.g. geometry, surface properties, and position within the facade). This study presents a method for optimizing light shelf daylighting and visual comfort performance that utilizes Diva for Rhino combined with parametric analysis and optimization to develop an integrated solution based on multiple variables input by the user. The method is discussed in the context of results from room simulations and façade optimization of a large commercial office building located in downtown Los Angeles. The study concludes with recommendations for implementing this method in the context of early-stage design decision-making to support energy reduction and improved occupant comfort in commercial office buildings incorporating light shelves. |
| Keyword | light shelf; DIVA; radiance; design assistant tool; daylight autonomy; office building |
| Language | English |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Liu, Yue |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-LiuYue-1827.pdf |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume7/etd-LiuYue-1827.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | EFFECTIVE LIGHT SHELF AND FORM FINDING: DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT SHELF DESIGN ASSISTANT TOOL USING PARAMETRIC METHODS By Yue Liu A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE August 2013 Copyright 2013 Yue Liu |
