Estudo de desempenho de ferramenta computacional no cálculo da luz natural em edificações para a cidade de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

The increasing market of low energy building constructions demand new efficiency projects and quickly solutions. The AutodeskR EcotectTM Analysis software allows the evaluation of comfort during the early stages of project design. The aim of this research was to evaluate the software performance on the architectural project concerning the daylighting. A sequence of methodological analyses were performed to compare results from computational simulation and collected data from the study site. According to the results is possible to prove the suitability and usability of the software in the project optimization. This work shows the optimization of the software concerning the effect of daylighting on the architectonic conception. The performance and adequacy of the software leads to the development of new strategies for the design process.