Internal Daylight Modelling

Daylight has a direct effect on occupant health and wellbeing. It is also an important parameter of the building’s energy performance. Maximising natural daylight through building design can reduce energy consumption. Conversely, too much daylight is associated with overheating, glare and a lack of privacy.

SRE undertakes detailed daylight calculations, both point in time and climate based, to optimize building design, minimize global warming potential (GWP) carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions and maximise occupant comfort, health and wellbeing.

SRE also undertakes daylight calculations and produces reports in support of the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM), US Green Building Council (USGBC), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) methodology and the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) Well Building Standard (WELL).