Week 7

Much of the time spent on week this week outside of class was focused on writing the rough draft of the final report. This included the developments mentioned up to this point as well as our purpose for the project, our finding on the various methods which exist which we have combined in order to make this new design and our predictions on what still needs to be done before the design can be finalized. Overviews of this information can be found under the "Information/Resources" tab.

At this point research regarding the light shelf aspect of the design was also done and added to the paper, though these benefits were now considered more a pleasant coincidence than a real goal for the design.

Research was also done regarding the improvements in morale and productivity which daylighting can achieve. In this research, which can be seen in our paper and found in the Information/Resources tab, we found that humans often experience better mood in daylight, due to our adaptation to its spectral distribution and its changes throughout the day. In one study of 13 schools, children taking a standardized test in more daylight worked up to 25% faster and scored up to 18% better than students with less daylight.