Automated shading and dimming controls
Features/Light/Feature 60
- 53 Visual lighting design
- 54 Circadian lighting design
- 55 Electric light glare control
- 56 Solar glare control
- 57 Low-glare workstation design
- 58 Color quality
- 59 Surface design
- 60 Automated shading and dimming controls
- 61 Right to light
- 62 Daylight modeling
- 63 Daylighting fenestration
- P2 Light at night
- P3 Circadian emulation
Automated shading and dimming controls
Intent:
To prevent glare and encourage reliance on natural light through automated shading and dimming.
Yes, skylights must include shading devices unless they are already designed in a way to prevent glare.
Yes. It is permissible to have the requirement be limited to the perimeter floor plate. Documentation demonstrating that for the excluded areas, insufficient daylight reaches the space to activate the dimming technology in response to the daylight should be provided.