Pierre-Felix Breton

As previously posted, I will host two sessions at Lightfair 2012.

Below is the official description for each one. If you do plan to attend, feel free to drop me a line via my contact form with ideas and topics you want me to cover in those classes, its always good to get fresh ideas from attendees! See you there!

Autodesk Revit and 3ds Max Design for Lighting and Daylighting simulation

5/7/2012 – 9:00 am to 5:00pm

This session will provide an overview of the tools available to you in the Autodesk products family for exploring, defining and validating lighting projects. Focused on the interoperability of Revit and 3ds Max Design, you will learn what is possible to achieve with Autodesk Revit and 3ds Max Design for electrical lighting design as well as daylighting design.

An overview of the rendering capabilities or mental ray and iray will be provided as well as production oriented strategies to integrate lighting photometry and solar information for lighting studies. Tips and tricks will be provided to support project workflows where the design elements are changing and evolving on a regular basis.

Learning Objectives:

• Get a general overview of BIM technologies applicable to lighting design projects.
• Learn about interoperability strategies to adopt when translating data from one software to another.
• Learn about capabilities and limitations of lighting simulation technologies.
• See production examples used in the context of real projects.

L12D08 - Challenges associated with Weather-Based Annual Daylight Simulations

Co-Speaker: Jack Bailey, One Lux Studio, NYC

5/8/2012 – 9:00 am to 12:00pm

This workshop will walk you through the various challenges associated with annual‐based daylight simulation that we experienced with our projects. From the data collection stage through the validation of weather data, to the development of custom tools to integrate window shades into annual simulation, we will present examples of how to successfully predict a building’s performance with regard to daylighting over a year.

Learning Objectives:

• Become familiar with metrics and guidelines associated with daylight simulation.
• Understand the capabilities and limitations of lighting simulation technologies.
• Gather a knowledge of existing tools for daylight simulation.
• Understand how occupancy and shading devices affect daylight performance.