%0 Conference Paper
%A Robert Sullivan
%A Eleanor S Lee
%A Stephen E Selkowitz
%B Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V Conference
%C Clearwater Beach, FL
%D 1992
%G eng
%L LBL-32931
%T A Method of Optimizing Solar Control and Daylighting Performance in Commercial Office Buildings
%1 <p>Windows and Daylighting Group</p>
%2 LBL-32931
%8 12/1992
%X <p>We present a method for analyzing the annual cooling and lighting electricity use and peak demand associated with varying fenestration and lighting strategies in commercial office buildings. A prototypical office building module consisting of four perimeter zones and a central core zone was defined and a series of DOE-2 bidding energy simulations were completed to create a data base for varying fenestration and lighting system parameters. Using regression analysis procedures, we characterize electric energy and peak performance patterns as a function of solar aperture, defined as the product of shading coefficient and window-to-wall ratio, and efective daylighting aperture, defined as the product of visible transmittance and window-to-wall ratio. Optimum performance consists of defining the solar and effective daylighting aperture values that minimize annual energy consumption and peak demand, a process easily facilitated by the methods described herein.</p>