I am using sketchup and Daysim for daylight simulation for a school project. My results give me daylight levels for every hour, every day of the year.

Does LEED's "window area" take into account framing or is "window area" the actual glass area (excluding framing)?

We're having difficulty getting Solatubes to calculate correctly for the prescriptive (option 2) method.

Hello, I'm working on a Auditorium and classroom addition for a High School. I have to use Option 3 and want to get clarification on the theater space.

We are trying to evaluate the best way of meeting this requirement through Option 1 - Simulation according to the latest (May 2011) Addenda changes (min. 10 fc on Sept.

I am assuming the daylight modeling must utilize daylight savings time. Is this correct?

Does your project have a gymnasium that is used only for athletic, auditorium or stage uses? If so, your project may be able to exclude the gym from the credit requirements for IEQc8.1.

We are now trying to achieve this point by the measurement option. There is no mention in the book at what time the daylight measurement should be taken. Would someone be familiar as to what time t