.Buildings.Occupants.Office.Blinds.Newsham1994BlindsSolarIntensity

Information

Model predicting the state of the blinds with the solar intensity at the window and occupancy.

Dynamics

When the space is unoccupied, the blinds are always down. When the space is occupied, if the solar intensity is above the threshold, the blinds are up.

References

The model is documented in the paper "Newsham, G.R., 1994. Manual control of window blinds and electric lighting: implications for comfort and energy consumption. Indoor Environment, 3, pp.135-144."

The solar intensity threshold was first identified by a field study in an office building in Japan, and was utilized by Newsham for a simulation study in an office building in Toronto.

Revisions

• July 24, 2018, by Zhe Wang:
  First implementation.
• August 31, 2018, by Zhe Wang:
  First Revision.