%0 Journal Article %J Energy and Buildings %D 1998 %T Office Worker Response to an Automated Venetian Blind and Electric Lighting System: A Pilot Study %A Edward L. Vine %A Eleanor S. Lee %A Robert D. Clear %A Dennis L. DiBartolomeo %A Stephen E. Selkowitz %K behavior %K Comfort %K commercial buildings %K daylighting %K envelope %X

A prototype integrated, dynamic building envelope and lighting system designed to optimize daylight admission and solar heat gain rejection on a real-time basis in a commercial office building is evaluated. Office worker response to the system and occupant-based modifications to the control system are investigated to determine if the design and operation of the prototype system can be improved. Key findings from the study are: (1) the prototype integrated envelope and lighting system is ready for field testing, (2) most office workers (N=14) were satisfied with the system, and (3) there were few complaints. Additional studies are needed to explain how illuminance distribution, lighting quality, and room design can affect workplane illuminance preferences.

%B Energy and Buildings %V 28 %P 205-218 %8 10/1998 %G eng %N 2 %1

Commercial Building Systems Group

%2 LBNL-40134 %& 205 %R 10.1016/S0378-7788(98)00023-1