AR 709 BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS STUDIO

SUBMITTED BY:
TARUN VERMA 201116014 YOU

CASE STUDY 1 GROUPGSA Residential Building Australia:

Case Study:

Building type: Residential retrofit development

Location: Sydney, Australia
Climate : Moderate Climate
Floor area / stories: Ground floor area 23476 m2/3 buildings/10 stories
existing building and 2 X 6 story new buildings
Performance Baseline: Australias SEPP 65(State Environmental
Planning policy) requirements for the design of new apartments
Performance Criteria: Acc. To SEPP, 70% of all living spaces in new or
retrofit developments receive a minimum of two hours of direct
sunlight, specifically between 9am and 3pm in winter months. In
application, it means that residents can receive light and warmth, avoid
relying on artificial lighting and heating, and thereby improve energy
efficiency and quality of life.
Tool Used : Sefaira Architecture , Revit
How they did it
After creating the initial design concept, they test the daylight
performance against the SEPP 65 requirements. Using Sefairas
Daylight Visualization tool in Revit, they were able to identify areas
in the floor plan that did not meet the criteria. They discovered that
only 30% of all living spaces in the scheme received the stipulated
two hours of direct sunlight.

CASE STUDY 1 GROUPGSA Residential Building Australia:

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To improve
the daylight levels in the affected spaces, they iterated on their facade design and reworked the layout of the
living room spaces. This iteration increased the percentage of direct sunlit time to 40% but more still needed to be done to
achieve the 70% goal.
Next, they tested a window design that angles away from the facade plane, exploring the daylight benefits and how it
would impact the facade aesthetics.
Result
This particular window created a varied and interesting facade, gave the required amount of light and captured key views
of the neighborhood.
But how much of an impact did it have on the performance goal?
They discovered that the newly designed facade gave them their 70% goal for all living rooms.

Before intervention

After intervention

CASE STUDY 2 Optimizing Daylight in a New Build Residence in Brazil:

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Building type: Residential
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Location:
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Floor area/Occupancy: 360 m2 / 3 stories / A family of 4
Tool Used : Sefaira Architecture , Revit
Performance Criteria: Reduce solar gain and Glare

How they did it

In initial design, they placed private rooms on the upper floor and the more
public spaces below, established a strong connection between inside and
outside whilst ensuring privacy for the residents. While these indoor-tooutdoor connections were compelling, they were concerned that they would
have a negative impact on solar gains and glare within these spaces.
To test their assumptions, they created a model based on this initial concept,
and analyzed it using Sefairas real time plugin and daylight analysis feature.

SITE PLAN

CASE STUDY 2 Optimizing Daylight in a Residence in Brazil:

: Initial results showed a good SDA(Spatial Daylight Autonomy) level (84%) but
a high ASE(Annual Sun Exposure) value (31%). Once the problems were clearly
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diagnosed, it was possible to develop the concept and improve the overall
daylight performance. To tackle the over lit and under lit areas, they:
Added shading projections and light shelves to the main patio to prevent glare
in the spa and dining area;
Introduced clerestory windows to bring daylight deeper into space
Results Using Sefaira, they were able to analyze their
proposed solutions to ensure better daylight
distribution across all spaces. They were able to
significantly reduce glare in most spaces, driving
ASE levels down from 31% to 9%. Implementing
the shading strategies reduced SDA by only 3%
thus keeping the average daylight levels high within all spaces. In addition to a
well lit interior and better visual comfort, they were able to reduce EUI(Energy
Use Intensity) by 17% (from 97kWh/m2/yr to 80kWh/m2/yr).
Spatial Daylight Autonomy (SDA) Describes the percentage of floor area that receives at least 300
lux for at least 50% of the annual occupied hours .
Annual Sun Exposure (ASE) describes how much of space receives too much direct sunlight, which
can cause visual discomfort (glare) or increase cooling loads. Specifically, ASE measures the
percentage of floor area that receives at least 1000 lux for at least 250 occupied hours per year.

Before intervention

81%

After intervention

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