Global Certificate in Daylighting for Retail Interiors

• Introduction to Daylighting for Retail Interiors: Understanding the basics of daylighting, its benefits, and how it can be applied in retail interiors. • Daylighting Design Principles: Exploring fundamental design principles for daylighting, including building orientation, window placement, and shading devices. • Daylighting Analysis Techniques: Learning various analysis techniques for daylighting design, including computational simulations, physical models, and daylight factor calculations. • Daylighting Components and Systems: Investigating different daylighting components and systems, such as skylights, clerestories, light shelves, and louvers. • Daylighting Control Strategies: Examining various daylighting control strategies, including manual and automated shading systems, dimmable lighting, and task lighting. • Sustainability and Energy Efficiency: Exploring the role of daylighting in sustainability and energy efficiency, including daylight harvesting and LEED certification. • Daylighting Case Studies: Analyzing real-world daylighting projects in retail interiors, including successful and unsuccessful designs. • Daylighting Codes and Standards: Understanding relevant daylighting codes and standards, including the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. • Human Factors and Comfort: Considering human factors and comfort in daylighting design, including visual comfort, glare control, and circadian rhythms.