Hyperion Solar-Adaptive Shading
Quantum’s Hyperion solar-adaptive shading software automatically adjusts Lutron Sivoia QS shades throughout the day in response to the changing position of the sun, saving energy, and reducing glare and heat gain. To allow direct sunlight to penetrate deeper into the workspace, customized shade schedules are developed by combining information about building location and façade orientation.
Performance Shading Advisor
Lutron’s new web-based Performance Shading Advisor transforms the complicated task of choosing fabrics into a simple selection process. This innovative, commercially-focused tool gives architects and designers the ability to optimize the design of their shading system based on building performance and aesthetic preference. Reduce glare, maximize daylight, preserve view, and enhance your design at www.performanceshadingadvisor.com
Designing for Daylight Autonomy
Before the introduction of electricity, buildings relied on daylight to illuminate interior spaces as a matter of necessity. Today’s updated building codes, new energy regulations, and a renewed emphasis on sustainability, are encouraging us to once again embrace daylight as a practical, aesthetic, and symbolic element of good building design … this is known as designing for Daylight Autonomy.
Daylight Autonomy: designing a space such to maximize the amount of useful daylight, thereby minimizing or eliminating the need for supplemental electric light. In mathematical terms, Daylight Autonomy is the percentage of annual work hours during which all or part of a building’s lighting needs can be met through daylighting alone.
The greatest challenge to using daylight as a primary light source is that it is naturally dynamic. Designing for Daylight Autonomy involves understanding how the entire building is affected by the dynamic nature of daylight, and creating a lighting control strategy to automatically adjust to these changes. Combining Lutron Sivoia QS automated shades, Hyperion solar adaptive technology, and Radio Window sensors provides the ideal solution for increasing energy savings while reducing glare and increasing comfort.
Shade Grouping Featuring Smart Adaptive Technology
Lutron’s Hyperion and Radio Window sensors work together seamlessly to adjust Sivoia QS shades throughout the day based on both the sun’s position as well as exterior conditions, which together enable the system to maximize occupant comfort as well as natural daylight, available views, and energy savings.
Utilizing multiple sensors along a façade can help further optimize the performance in response to changing exterior weather conditions on that facade. Lutron’s new Smart Adaptive technology combines information from all sensors on the façade to dynamically and intelligently group the shades, which maximizes performance and minimizes unexpected shade movements.
Watch the video below to learn more, as well as to learn about the Always Aligned and Independent grouping options. Always Aligned grouping optimizes for continual shade alignment, and Independent grouping optimizes for daylight autonomy.
Radio Window Sensor
The Radio Window sensor is a new addition to the Quantum Total Light Management system. Working in conjunction with Hyperion solar-adaptive technology, this sensor maximizes natural daylight, available views, and occupant comfort when shadows are cast on buildings as well as when dark cloudy or bright sunny weather conditions prevail.
SAP America Newtown Square, PA
International software giant SAP recently completed an expansion of its North American campus, constructing an all-glass, four-story, 218,000-sq. ft. structure designed to the LEED Platinum standard. Among other design requirements, the new building supports two of the company’s goals: leadership in sustainability and recruiting and retaining top talent. Lutron lighting control was a key component in designing the building to meet those goals.
Features
Reduced Energy Consumption
Hyperion utilizes shade schedules to maximize the amount of available daylight entering a space, enhancing the energy saving potential of daylight harvesting lighting systems. Hyperion can also lower the load on a building’s HVAC system to further reduce energy consumption.
Flexibility
The shading system can be tuned to meet the changing needs of any space without rewiring via user-friendly Q-Admin software. Shading groups can be easily modified by facilities, reducing maintenance time and costs.
Integrates with Sivoia QS Roller Shades
Maximize your building's daylight harvesting potential with ultra-quiet, automated window treatments. Sivoia QS roller shades offer several sizes to accommodate any space. Hyperion solar adaptive shading exclusively uses Sivoia QS roller shades
Personal Control
Hyperion can be overridden at any time to suit personal preferences. This personal control is a key component of this system because individuals with different preferences can easily be accommodated.
Lower Costs
The system’s simplified set-up lowers installation costs and its minimal long-term maintenance requirements save a significant amount of time and money over the life of the building.
Applications
Minimize Distractions
The movement of any shading system will inherently draw attention. To reduce potential distractions, Hyperion allows the amount of time between shade movements to be specified for each shading group.
Maximize Views
Hyperion automatic shade adjustments provide sufficient exterior views to maintain a connection with the outdoors. View preservation and daylight in the work place have been shown to have a positive effect on the performance of employees.
Maintain Alertness
Hyperion generates shade schedules that permit an effective amount of daylight to enter the space, which helps regulate the biological clocks of building occupants. This contributes towards improved performance or productivity by allowing daylight to maintain alertness throughout the day.
