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SOFTWARE USED:

AGI-32: Lighting dalculations and draft renderings.

Autodesk VIZ 2088: Lighting calculations and final quality photorealistic renderings. A tutorial document is currently being developed to aid future students who wish to use VIZ for future thesis projects. Check back soon.

Autodesk AutoCAD 2008: Lighting, electrical, architecture, and acoustics plans.

Adobe Photoshop: Schematic lighitng images and report image production

RETScreen: Photovoltaic array analysis

REFERENCES:

The IESNA Lighting Handbook, 9th ed., Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, New York, NY, 2000

ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 2004

National Electric Code 2005, Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, Inc., 2004

Long M., Architectural Acoustics, San Diego, CA: Elsevier, Inc., 2006

Mehta, M et al.  Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Design Prentice-Hall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 1999

The Database of State Incentives for Renewable & Efficiency (DSIRE). http://www.dsireusa.org
Updated 04/09/08
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Michael Royer. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.