Yesterday I had the opportunity to present on lighting design at the University of Minnesota. Today's post will highlight my presentation where I discussed:
- Design Performance at Lake|Flato
- Workflow (electric lighting): Lighting design using Revit + Elumtools
- Workflow (daylighting): Access and glare using Rhino + Climate Studio
The last time I presented for this class in the University of Minnesota's College of Design was February 2020. I had presented in-person and still lived in Minnesota... a lot has changed since then!
Both architecture and interior design students are taking this class, which is taught by Tao Ham, Lighting Designer at HGA, in Minneapolis. Here we are, pictured below from my previous in-person presentation...
The class went really well with several great questions from the students! Below are the highlights of the two topics I presented on.
Revit + ElumTools
ElumTools is a professional lighting design add-in for Revit by Lighting Analysts, makers of AGI32. This add-in is used to calculate light levels based on the model geometry, surface properties/reflectances, and photometry associated with the lighting fixture content placed in the model.
Rhino + Climate Studio
Climate Studio is an add-in to Rhino created by Solemma, makers of another popular add-in called Diva. We ue this toolset to study the quality of daylighting within a space, based on the 3D model, surface materials/reflectances, and glazing properties. An example annual analysis is shown below.
I have previously presented on a similar topic for the interior design program, as I wrote about here: Lighting Design at the University of Minnesota - Fall 2018 and then this same class in February of 2020: UofM College of Design Presentation - Lighting Design.
Related posts:
- UofM College of Design Presentation - Lighting Design
- Recap - Lightfair International 2018 in Chicago
- My Presentation on Lighting Analysis at the 2018 Minnesota AIA Convention
- Lighting Design at the University of Minnesota
- ElumTools Presentation today for the University of Northern Iowa
- Revit Training for Lighting Designers
- BILT Europe 2019 - Professional Lighting Analysis for Architects
- Lighting Analysis Module at NDSU
- Lighting in Renderings plus Another Free ArchVision Webinar
- Lighting in Revit 2019 + Lightfair 2018!
- Lighting Design and Real-Time Rendering at the University of Minnesota - Fall 2019
- Managing Light Level Design Intent in Revit - Average Illuminance; MEPPP New Feature
- ElumTools Blog Post: Luminaire Family Validation Made Easy
- Revit's Initial Intensity Settings for Lighting Fixtures
- ElumTools Recorded Webinar Training
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