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Xinaps Daylight Ratio Evaluator

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    Xinaps Daylight Ratio Evaluator™, working as a plugin within Autodesk Revit®, automates daylight area checking of your BIM model. As a result, optimal design decisions can be made regarding floor areas, glazing, glass area, windows, brightness, darkness – and better working and living spaces are produced.

    The Daylight Ratio Evaluator™ App:

    Scans the BIM model and reports daylight ratio compliance against required minimums
    Accepts input of required minimum daylight area ratio per room area
    Calculates window-to-floor ratio based on LEED
    Uses floor areas of rooms and glass areas of windows, doors, and curtain walls
    Synchronizes with Revit®’s units of measurement.
    Automatically adds and saves the daylight area ratio values per room in the Revit® model
    Displays daylight ratio results
    Creates a Daylight Performance Indicator in the Xinaps Building Performance Dashboard
    Exports data in Word® and Excel® formats
    Supports input for minimum height of window sill
    Visualize daylight area ratios in your floor plans
    Visualize daylight requirements in your floor plans
    Xinaps Daylight Ratio Evaluator™ takes Revit® to a higher performance level. It is especially relevant to architectural designers and building engineers, but also useful to all the design team. The app helps meet sustainability standards while minimizing time and errors in the model. It enhances building model validation in preliminary design phase. For corporate licenses, send us an email.

    Xinaps Corporate Video

    Expertise Required: 

    Some experience with Autodesk Revit needed.

    Audience: 

    Architects, Engineers, Consultants, Building Physics

    Input: 

    Rooms, Windows, Doors, Curtain Walls, Glazing panels, Glazing transparency, shading factors

    Output: 

    Dalyight Areas, Window-to-floor ratio, floor-to-glazing ratio

    Strengths: 

    According to the UK Right for Light Act, NEN 2057, LEED EQc8.1, SANS 10400-XA 4.4.4.1 & 2, Rapid Feasibility Study Calculation

    Country: 
    Netherlands
    Major Capabilities: 
    Parametrics and Optimization
    Lighting Simulation
    Other
    Building Type: 
    Commercial
    Residential
    Language: 
    English
    Platform: 
    Windows
    Pricing: 
    Free for Non-Commercial/Academic Use
    Free To Try
    Help and Support: 
    Free Email Support
    Free Chat/IM Support
    Free Phone Support
    Last Software Update: 
    12 April 2016
    Last Entry Update: 
    09 October 2018
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