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ADELINE - An Advanced Computer Tool to Design and Evaluate Day- and Electric Lighting Applications in Buildings Hans Erhorn Michael Szerman Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik Nobelstr 12, D-70569 Stuttgart Abstract Within the project Task XII "Building Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Solar Applications" in the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA), design tools for energy efficient buildings have been developed resp. the capabilities of existing design tools have been enhanced and integrated. Aim of SHC Task XII is to develop and hand out design tools to designers, architects and engineers for the integrated evaluation of daylighting and heating/cooling concepts in an early stage of the actual design process. Concerning the software for the lighting and daylighting evaluation, the following international validated programmes are used: Superlite (Radiosity) Radiance (Raytracing) Superlink (linkage between daylighting and energy analysis). The thermal and energetic behaviour of buildings can be analysed with the simulation tools Suncode Trnsys tsbi. The input of the programmes is handled by a common CAD programme and special converters. The software package is produced in international collaboration and will be distributed in 1993. Back to Right Light Proceedings startpage Top of page