New LEED Quality Views Compliance Report Available

ClimateStudio’s LEED Quality Views calculation and report have been updated based on feedback from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The feature is currently available in the CS2.3 release candidate which you can download here.

ClimateStudio has long maintained a relationship with the USGBC, with our LEED Daylight credit calculation and report helping hundreds of firms around the world earn their LEED Daylight credits in-house with no outsourcing necessary. Now, you can also run LEED Quality Views credit simulations and automatically generate an updated PDF report inside ClimateStudio for direct submission to the USGBC for compliance.

The PDF report offers the ability to add your own logo and a report image cover upload. Watch how a LEED Quality Views credit simulation and report is generated in less than two minutes below.

TIP: Use the CSExampleFiles command to use this model and test the simulation on your own computer!

Key Changes to the Quality Views Calculation and PDF Report:

• New metrics are available for visualization in the Rhino viewport and PDF report:

  • Head-height depth

  • Feature visibility (nature / art / landmarks)

  • Outside view distance (% of view beyond 25 ft.)

• Both atrium and exterior views are now reported

• Ability to add a report cover image (in addition to your company logo)

• Report graphics have been improved, including:

  • Color coding of atrium and exterior glass

  • Distance scale

  • Area-based falsecolor plots (in lieu of sensor dots)

  • Vector-based drawing (for better detail on zoo

• Appendix has been improved, specifically:

  • Fixed missing layer table

  • Detailed methodology with link to online documentation

Take a look at the detailed report breakdown below.

Report cover image

Head-Height Depth

Percentage of View Beyond 25ft.

Room Results

Appendix B (Layer Materials, Tags)

Quality Views

Nature Visibility

Room Numbers

Appendix A (Software, Engine, Methodology)

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building rating system maintained by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The system offers two simulation-based options for achieving its Daylight Credit as well as a Quality Views credit which is computed as part of the View Analysis workflow. Both credits are available for simulation inside ClimateStudio, with compliance reporting available for commercial subscribers.

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