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D. Wolosiuk, H. Hofstätter, A. Mahdavi:
"The development and verification of a computational tool for the evaluation of the visual accessibility of architectural spaces";
Talk: Building Simulation Applications - 3rd IBPSA-Italy Conference Bozen-Bolzano 8.2.17 - 10.2.17, Bozen, Italien; 2017-02-08 - 2017-02-10; in: "Building Simulation Applications Proceedings", M Baratieri, V. Corrado, A. Gasparella, F. Patuzzi (ed.); bu.press (publisher of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano), 3. (2017), ISSN: 2531-6702; Paper ID 69, 6 pages.

The present paper presents a tool for the assessment of the visual performance of spaces, especially with regard to the requirments of visually impaired people. This tool was one of the key deliverables of a recently completed project (ViDeA) addressing the special architecturally relevant needs of the visual impaired building users. Implementation of building regulations related to visual accessibility in a reliable manner (during design process) requires expert knowledge and use of sophisticated visual simulation software. Toward this end, the tool attempts to facilitate accurate evaluation of visual conditions in proposed designs. The paper describes the general structure and implementation details. It also documents the preliminary verification of the tool based on a case study of an underground metro station.

(no german version available) The present paper presents a tool for the assessment of the visual performance of spaces, especially with regard to the requirments of visually impaired people. This tool was one of the key deliverables of a recently completed project (ViDeA) addressing the special architecturally relevant needs of the visual impaired building users. Implementation of building regulations related to visual accessibility in a reliable manner (during design process) requires expert knowledge and use of sophisticated visual simulation software. Toward this end, the tool attempts to facilitate accurate evaluation of visual conditions in proposed designs. The paper describes the general structure and implementation details. It also documents the preliminary verification of the tool based on a case study of an underground metro station.

visual impairement, visual comfort, underground metro station,, software engineering, Radiance