@article {1861, title = {Subject Response to Electrochromic Windows}, journal = {Energy and Buildings}, volume = {38}, number = {7}, year = {2006}, month = {07/2006}, pages = {758-779}, chapter = {758}, abstract = {

Forty-three subjects worked in a private office with switchable electrochromic windows, manually-operated Venetian blinds, and dimmable fluorescent lights. The electrochromic window had a visible transmittance range of approximately 3-60\%. Analysis of subject responses and physical data collected during the work sessions showed that the electrochromic windows reduced the incidence of glare compared to working under a fixed transmittance (60\%) condition. Subjects used the Venetian blinds less often and preferred the variable transmittance condition, but used slightly more electric lighting with it than they did when window transmittance was fixed.

}, keywords = {Electrochromic windows, energy use, Subjective response, Venetian blind use}, doi = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.03.011}, author = {Robert D. Clear and Vorapat Inkarojrit and Eleanor S. Lee} } @techreport {58563, title = {Summary results of visual comfort measurements at the electrochromic windows testbed}, year = {2006}, note = {

Included as an attachment to the Advancement of Electrochromic Windows final report.

}, month = {03/2006}, address = {Berkeley}, abstract = {

The study was performed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) windows testbed in Berkeley California. The location is 37.4{\textdegree}N latitude. The maximum solar altitude ranges from approximately 29{\textdegree} to 76{\textdegree}, with a yearly average of about 53{\textdegree}. The testbed rooms have their windows mounted due south. The azimuthal angle at sunrise varies from approximately 60{\textdegree} from due south in the winter to 120{\textdegree} in summer. The analysis was restricted to the period from 6:00-18:00 standard time. Sunrise ranges from 4:42 to 7:17 (solar time), so the sun was not visible during part of the winter study periods.

}, author = {Robert D. Clear} }