4 LU’s HSW – Limited to 20 people – Free
This 4-hour workshop led by Pratt Professor Scott Sorenson will cover the basics of solar
performance analysis moving from simplified concepts and applications to more involved
analysis with mid-story prototypical development. It will cover pre-design site and massing
studies through form and facade development pertaining to solar performance. Visualization of
solar performance will take place with both software packages exploring the potentials of
developed diagrams, statistics, interior, and exterior images, renders and animation output
potentials with simple workflows.
Required Hardware :
● Laptop computer with valid software or free trials downloaded prior to the start of
the workshop.
● Preferable to have a machine with dedicated GPU – see enscape blog
Required Software :
● Rhino 6 or 5 (64bit)
● Grasshopper plugin for rhino (free)
● Ladybug tools (free plugin for grasshopper)
● Enscape (free trial, free for students)
Course objectives:
1. Participants will learn how to perform interior solar penetration studies.
2. Participants will learn Daylighting and Shadow Analysis and how to implement them into
Pre-Design project phases.
3. Participants will gain project presentation skills to represent and communicate analysis
output for Clients.
4. Participants will learn the fundamentals of Daylighting and Shadow Principles in facade
applications.