Dear BTES and SBSE colleagues,

Thanks for all of your suggestions for resources to assist me in the development of my course on lighting and acoustics! Your collective insight has been invaluable and is very much appreciated.

For the benefit of others, please find below a compiled list of the suggestions that were offered:

Environmental Control Systems IIGraduate Course on Lighting and Acoustics Compiled List of BTES & SBSE Resources TextbooksAcoustics - Architecture, Engineering and the Environment, CharlesSalter AssociatesAcoustics and Noise Control, R J Peters, B J Smith and Margaret HollinsArchitectural Acoustics, M. David EganArchitectural Acoustics, Marshall LongThe Architecture of Light, Sage RussellArchitectural Acoustics: Principles and Design, Mehta, Johnson, andRocafort, (print on demand)Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Practice, 2nd Ed, Cavanaugh,Tocci and Wilkes Architectural Lighting, M. David Egan and Victor W. Olgyay (out of print)Architectural Lighting Design, 3rd edition,Gary Steffy Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting Design, Mike Wilson and Peter Tregenza Electricity, Plumbing, and Acoustics: Sustainable Design Methods for Architecture, Forthcoming, Norbert LechnerEnvironmental Issues for Architects, David Lee SmithGreen Studio Handbook, Alison Kwok and Walter GrondzikHeating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects, 3rd Edition, Norbert LechnerHow Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture, Edward AllenLight Revealing Architecture, Marietta MilletMechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 11th edition, Walter T. Grondzik, Alison G. Kwok, Benjamin Stein and John S. Reynolds Web RESOURCEShttp://www.iesna.org/edoppts/instructional_materials.cfmIESNA Fundamentals Course - Introductory IES Lighting Course http://new-learn.infoIncludes downloadable materials on lighting including an on-line test under the Synthlight project. http://daylight.new-learn.info/ Daylighting: Working daylight into designThis website accompanies the textbook listed above by Mike Wilson and Peter Tregenza. http://www.buildinggreen.com BuildingGreen Website

Accessed through University subscription. There are case studies of high performance buildings and each will have information about lighting strategies. There will be longer feature articles and shorter primers. Also includes specific lighting products that are state of the art. http://www.acoustics.com/101.aspA good site for acoustics to help students learn the vocabulary, codes, and guidelines for different project types. Software AGi32 http://www.agi32.com/Uses: For lighting design and engineering. They have a great EDU program (free software installs for labs, faculty, and students) and a good set of tutorials that help in using the software. For doing luminaire layout, calculating illuminances, luminances, and realistic lighting visulization, including daylighting, AGI32 is great. Limitations: There is no real easy way to determine energy savings with AGI32 and the software does not link directly with any other energy programs. Another limitation is that they only provide support to one faculty member who is the main contact. They don't answer support requests (except licenses) direct from students or other faculty. COMcheck http://www.energycodes.gov/comcheck/download.stmU.S. Department of Energy Software DaySim http://www.daysim.com/A reliable software for daylighting analysis. It is coupled with Radiance (free) to generate visuals. Contact Christoph Reinhart at Harvard. reinhart@gsd.harvard.edu DIALux http://www.dial.de/CMS/English/Articles/DIAL/DIAL.html EcoTect (Autodesk) http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=12602821 LightUp for SketchUp http://www.light-up.co.uk/For simple sun path studies -direct beam penetration with movie capability PHPP http://www.passivehouse.us/passiveHouse/DesignTools.htmlPassive House Planning Package SoftwareDistributed by the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt, Germany. English unit version can be obtained through Passive House Institute US. Training required, which is an intensive 9 day workshop in Passive House design and execution strategies and practices. Visual http://www.visuallightingsoftware.com/ Other ResourcesDesign for Quantitative and Qualitative Performance: A Pedagogical Approach for Integrating Environmental Analysis Into the Early Stages of the Design Process Juintow Lin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomonahttps://www.acsa-arch.org/files/conferences/annual/2010%20Annual/Section3.pdf

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