Lighting Crossroads:

Lighting Design & Analysis Tools

• Businesses, Products & Services
• Case Studies
• Energy & Global Climate Change
• Energy Efficiency Around the World
• Fun With Lighting
• Hot Topics: Torchiere Fixtures
• Industry & Professional Organizations
• Lighting Design & Analysis Tools
• Lighting Publications & Other Information Sources
• Major Lighting Programs & Initiatives
• Market Data
• News Groups & Discussion Groups
• Research Centers
• Solar Photovoltaic Lighting

• Other Lists Of Lighting Web Sites

ADELINE

ADELINE is an integrated lighting design computer tool developed by an international research team within the framework of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Task 12. It provides architects and engineers with accurate information about the behaviour and the performance of indoor lighting systems. Both natural and electrical lighting problems can be solved, in simple rooms or the most complex spaces.
ADELINE produces innovative and reliable lighting design results by processing a variety of data (including: geometric, photometric, climatic, optic and human response) to perform light simulations and to produce comprehensive numeric and graphic information. It contains SCRIBE-MODELLER as CAD interface, the (day-)lighting tools SUPERLITE and RADIANCE and the link to energy simulation tools using SUPERLINK. ADELINE runs under MS-DOS.

Communa-Lux

A PC-software tool for assisting in the operation of municipal street lighting systems. It considers operation, maintenance, and cost control.

The Home Energy Saver

The first interactive residential energy calculator on the web. Includes modules for all end uses, including lighting.

Lawrence design school

Private, on-linebased design school and tutorial.

Ledalite calculator

Ledalite's calculator uses the zonal cavity method to give a rough on-line estimate of fixtures needed and average illuminance.

Lighting Design Forum

A lighting design archive that includes case studies, research reports, articles and other educational material from many sources.

Lightscape

The Lightscape Visualization System represents a new generation of computer graphics technology combining proprietary radiosity algorithms with a physically based lighting interface.

Northeastern University Demonstration Project

RADIANCE

RADIANCE is a suite of programs from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the analysis and visualization of lighting in design. Input files specify the scene geometry, materials, luminaires, time, date and sky conditions (for daylight calculations). Calculated values include spectral radiance (ie. luminance + color), irradiance (illuminance + color) and glare indices. Simulation results may be displayed as color images, numerical values and contour plots. The primary advantage of Radiance over simpler lighting calculation and rendering tools is that there are no limitations on the geometry or the materials that may be simulated. Radiance is used by architects and engineers to predict illumination, visual quality and appearance of innovative design spaces, and by researchers to evaluate new lighting and daylighting technologies.

SUPERLITE 2.0

SUPERLITE 2.0 is a powerful lighting analysis program from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designed to accurately predict interior illuminance in complex building spaces due to daylight and electric lighting systems. SUPERLITE enables a user to model interior daylight levels for any sun and sky condition in spaces having windows, skylights or other standard fenestration systems.

TAKE-A-BREAK

A software application for calculating the profitability of turning off fluorescent lamps. From MOTIVA, Information Center for Energy Efficiency in Finland.