Simulation Research Group Technical Reports
Windows, Lighting, Daylighting and Solar Titles

All of the technical reports generated by the Simulation Research Group are available. However, some reports (like computer documentation) must be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). All of the non-NTIS reports are free of charge. If you do not find the report you want in PDF format, please email info@gundog.lbl.gov or fax (510) 486-4089 with your request. Report number and report title are required. Reports are usually mailed out the same day the request is received.


Software download:   Resfen 3.1,   Window 5.2,   Optics5 (version 5.1.02)   International Glazing Database
Go to the Windows & Daylighting site at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for more information.

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Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Modeling with the EnergyPlus Calculation Engine (NREL/CP-550-36275)
B. T. Griffith and P. G. Ellis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393.
Proc. World Renewable Energy Congress VIII and Expo, Denver, Colorado, August 29-September 3, 2004.


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SIMULATION OF TUBULAR DAYLIGHTING DEVICES AND DAYLIGHTING SHELVES IN ENERGYPLUS
Peter G. Ellis (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO), Richard K. Strand and Kurt T. Baumgartner (School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL)
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.


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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL SLAT-TYPE BLIND MODELS
Chanvit Chantrasrisalai and Daniel E. Fisher (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA)
Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.


LBNL-55517

Development of Trade-Off Equations for EnergyStar Windows
Joe Huang, R. Mitchell, S. E. Selkowitz, D. Arasteh and R. Clear, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720. Proc. SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation, August 4-6, 2004, Boulder, CO, USA.


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DElight: A Daylighting And Electric Lighting Simulation Engine Integration Of An Internal Optimization Module Within EnergyPlus
Robert J. Hitchcock and William L. Carroll (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720)
Proc. 8th Int.l IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 11-14, 2003.


LBNL-47972
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Modeling Windows in EnergyPlus, Frederick C. Winkelmann. Proc. Building Simulation 2001, IBPSA, Rio de Janeiro, September 2001.


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Daylighting Simulation: Methods, Algorithms and Resources
IEA SHC Task 21, ECBCS Annex 29, December 1999


LBL-42871
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RESIDENTIAL FENESTRATION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS USING RESFEN-3.1


LBL-33192

Modeling Windows in DOE-2.1E , M. S. Reilly, Frederick Winkelmann, Dariush K. Arasteh and W. L. Carroll (Building Technologies Program, LBNL) 1992.


LBL-32616
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Optical Properties Database


LBL-32617
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Switchable Window Modeling


LBL-28273
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RADIANT TRANSFER DUE TO LIGHTING: AN EXAMPLE OF SYMBOLIC MODEL GENERATION FOR SPARK


LBL-23617
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DAYLIGHTING DESIGN FOR THE PACIFIC MUSEUM OF FLIGHT: ENERGY IMPACTS


LBL-19829

DAYLIGHTING SIMULATION IN DOE-2: THEORY, VALIDATION, AND APPLICATIONS


LBL-18508

DAYLIGHTING SIMULATION IN THE DOE-2 BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS PROGRAM


Complex
Daylighting

Modeling Complex Daylighting with DOE-2.1C   by M. Steven Baker, Oregon Department of Energy. Volume 11, No. 1 Building Energy Simulation User News, Spring 1990.


Sunspace

SUNSPACE PERFORMANCE WITHIN AN OVERALL HIGHRISE BUILDING RETROFIT


LBL-14517

NEW MODELS FOR ANALYZING THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE OF FENESTRATION


LBL-14569

THE DOE-2 AND SUPERLITE DAYLIGHTING PROGRAMS


LBL-12298

LIFE-CYCLE COST AND ENERGY-USE ANALYSIS OF SUN-CONTROL AND DAY-LIGHTING OPTIONS IN A HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING


LBL-12764

GLAZING OPTIMIZATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDINGS


LBL-11353

Daylighting Calculation in DOE-2 (hand-corrected version) , (Section III.2.9 of the DOE-2 Engineers Manual) by Frederick Winkelmann (Simulation Research Group, LBNL) 1983.


LBL-18508

Daylighting Calculation in the DOE-2 Building Energy Analysis Program , by Frederick Winkelmann and Stephen Selkowitz (Simulation Research Group, LBNL) 1984.


LBL-9787

A SIMPLE METHOD FOR COMPUTING THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS TO DESIGN WEATHER CONDITIONS


LBL-9371

DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS BY A PROGRAMMABLE HAND CALCULATOR