Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes
Principal Scientific Engineering Associate
Dr. Luís Fernandes has over two decades of experience in researching, developing and demonstrating the energy and visual performance of daylighting and electric lighting technologies, using a variety of methods including computer simulation, optimization, laboratory tests and field demonstrations. Luís holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the Building Systems Program of the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has authored 30 publications.
Publications
2017
2016
"Balancing daylight, glare, and energy-efficiency goals: An evaluation of exterior coplanar shading systems using complex fenestration modeling tools." Energy and Buildings 112 (2016) 279-298. LBNL-1005092. .
2015
Electrochromic Window Demonstration at the Donna Land Port of Entry. 2015. LBNL-1001788. .
2014
High Performance Building Façade Solutions-Phase II. 2014. LBNL-1004337. .
"Monitored lighting energy savings from dimmable lighting controls in The New York Times Headquarters Building." Energy and Buildings 68.A (2014) 498-514. LBNL-6171E. .
2013
"Lighting energy savings potential of split-pane electrochromic windows controlled for daylighting with visual comfort." Energy and Buildings 61 (2013) 8-20. LBNL-6152E. .
A Post-Occupancy Monitored Evaluation of the Dimmable Lighting, Automated Shading, and Underfloor Air Distribution System in The New York Times Building. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2013. LBNL-6023E. .