K-Licht - Integrated Day- And Artificial Light
1.10.2010 - 31.7.2014
Funding organisation: FFG/Comet
Project leader University of Innsbruck: Rainer Pfluger
Project staff: Matthias Werner, Gerhard Aigner
Project partners
- Bartenbach Lichtlabor GmbH, Aldrans
- Competence Centre Light GmbH, Dornbirn
- Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, Dornbirn
- Zumtobel Lighting GmbH, Dornbirn
- FIBAG, Stallhofen
Project content
Development of complex façade and control systems (daylight redirection, glare protection, utilisation of solar input in winter, overheating protection, visual reference to the outside, artificial light supplementation ...)
Long-term monitoring of façade elements with regard to heating and cooling requirements, daylight input, artificial light supplementation, thermal and visual comfort, using PASSYS cells
Development of tools for the evaluation of complex façade systems


Façade element in the test stand, exterior view and interior view
Publications (UIBK)
- Werner, M., Pfluger, R., Feist, W., & Geisler-Moroder, D. (2012). Daylight parameter study using a Matlab-Radiance coupling. In BauSim 2012. Berlin: BauSIM 2012.
- Weitlaner, R., Werner, M., Geisler-Moroder, D., Mai, C., Junghans, B., Siciliano, D., ... Pfluger, R. (2013). Development of an integral control system for daylight and artificial lighting with consideration of energy efficiency. In LiTG Conference LiLe 2013. Weimar.
- Hauer, M., & Werner, M. (2012). Simulation methods for planning and evaluating daylighting systems. In Future perspectives in façade construction. Linz.