Improving Productivity and Performance

Utilizing our building performance expertise along with our state-of-the-art simulation tools, we can assess all aspects of daylight on our building design. Page provides the following evaluation services:

• Climate analysis
• Solar insolation and window-to-wall ratio studies to optimize façade design
• Usable daylight studies and optimizations
• Glare studies (ASE) and solutions evaluations
• Photometric analysis of lighting and associated control systems
• Building automation controls assessment and design

Respite and stewardship were key concepts guiding the Harris County Toll Road Authority Service Center facility design. Parametric modeling coupled with cost analyses were employed to minimize solar heat gain and glare. Site orientation, window location optimization and shading strategies were cost-effective ways to provide employees with opportunities to step onto shaded terraces and outdoor gathering spaces to mitigate the stress of the 24/7 operation of this designated critical facility.

Double-height glazing of deep-set window openings introduce daylight deep into the surrounding offices, public areas, and circulation routes for the GSA office building in the Southwestern region of the United States. Exterior shading systems of wood and metal shield the glass from glare, including the courtyard which has distinctive cablesupported transverse wood slats variably spaced to provide overhead sunscreening only where necessary.

Since the bright Texas sun provides not only daylight but also heat and glare, the design of the Travis County District Attorney’s office has carefully incorporated deep vertical sun shades of frosted glass and tuned to each façade to allow maximum daylight deep into the offices spaces while cutting down on glare and reducing heat gain on the glass curtain wall. Because the building is compact and densely programmed, the design provides maximum daylight within.