Depth Analysis: Lighting

The lighting depth analysis focuses on the redesign of the lighting system in four spaces.  The spaces include the courtyard, the atrium, the 135 seat classroom and the moot courtroom.  The overall goal is to provide a space that enhances the architecture of the spaces while providing maximum flexibility through the use of controls.  The lighting designs will also be designed around the goal of limiting the building's environmental impact.

Depth Analysis: Electrical

There are a few areas of study that will be explored in the electrical depth.  The areas include the redesign of the branch circuiting in the spaces that have redesigned lighting systems.  The next area is a protection device coordination study with short circuit calculations.  The last two areas are a redesign of the internal distribution system and an analysis and redesign of service equipment to the HVAC equipment.

Breadth Analysis: Mechanical

The mechanical breadth will look at the reduction in cooling load as a result of solar shading and other solar controls that are introduced in the atrium's lighting redesign.  After the analysis is done on the cooling loads, a cost analysis will be done to determine the savings resulting from the daylight controls.

Breadth Analysis: Acoustical

The moot court will be analyzed acoustically to determine reverberation time and other acoustical measurements.  These will be compared against the recommended acoustical criteria.  A new acoustical system will then be designed.  Finally, a cost analysis will be performed to determine the feasibility of implementing the new acoustic design into the moot court.

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