{"id":2590,"date":"2014-03-04T08:13:22","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T08:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2014-03-04T08:13:22","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T08:13:22","slug":"a-bright-insight-into-the-skydome-at-cardiff-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/03\/04\/a-bright-insight-into-the-skydome-at-cardiff-university\/","title":{"rendered":"A bright insight into the SkyDome at Cardiff University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2592\" alt=\"photo 2\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-2-1024x336.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2592\" alt=\"photo 2\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-2-1024x336.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nIn the basement of the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, sits a \u00a3200,000 piece of lighting equipment known as the SkyDome.<br \/>\nHighly advanced software combined with 640 individual lamps mean the dome can exactly replicate outdoor lighting from any season anywhere in the world. The hemispherical machine measures eight metres in diameter.<br \/>\nIt allows students and professionals to monitor the effects of both daylight and sunlight on buildings. If natural light sources are optimised energy bills can be drastically reduced.<br \/>\nDylan Dixon, a Research Associate at the Welsh School of Architecture, said: \u201cIn terms of day lighting what you are trying to do is optimise your lighting design. If during daylight hours you can get the best out of your lighting you can minimise your energy costs.<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2593 alignright\" alt=\"photo 3\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2593 alignright\" alt=\"photo 3\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cIf you let in too much direct sunlight it can increase the temperature to an uncomfortable level, but this is obviously more of a problem in other countries!\u201d<br \/>\nA simulation of a full day can be completed in just a few minutes. As well as optimising the use of natural light the machine can test the practicality of designs for new or updated buildings.<br \/>\nThe machine can be used to avoid problems like those suffered by the so-called Walkie Talkie building in London. The 500ft skyscraper has caused problems by intensely reflecting sunlight onto the street below and even melted parts of a parked Jaguar.<br \/>\nSunlight can cause other issues with buildings at specific times of the day. In one test on a model of a swimming pool sunlight was found to reflect off the water straight onto the lifeguard position.<br \/>\nScale models are constructed and placed in the centre of the eight metre SkyDome on a rotating turntable. This takes into account the rotation of the earth during the day.<br \/>\nBut Mr Dixon explained clear weather conditions do not always equate to brighter skies. \u201cBecause of the distribution of light you could have more light in some circumstances on a cloudy day,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThis is because cloud cover distributes light almost uniformly across the sky. On a clear day you have a very different delivery of natural light.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2591 alignleft\" alt=\"photo 1\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2591 alignleft\" alt=\"photo 1\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\u201cYou get a very bright source of light around the sun area and also a bright area around the horizon. But the point of sky opposite the sun is almost a dark patch,\u201d said Mr Dixon.<br \/>\nThe highly specialised facility attracts a large variety of users other than the school\u2019s budding architecture students. The Jaguar F1 team even paid a visit to solve a problem of glare reflecting from their car\u2019s steering wheel<br \/>\nThe SkyDome in Cardiff is one of only two in Britain. Its counterpart at University College London is only four metres in diameter, meaning the models used in Cardiff can be much bigger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the basement of the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, sits a \u00a3200,000 piece of lighting equipment known as the SkyDome. Highly advanced software combined with 640 individual lamps mean the dome can exactly replicate outdoor lighting from any season anywhere in the world. The hemispherical machine measures eight metres in diameter. It allows students and professionals to monitor the effects of both daylight and sunlight on buildings. 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