O2R DAYLIGHT ADVISOR
Pittsburgh Office-to-Residential · Interactive Decision Framework
Feasibility Assessment
Set your inherited building constraints below. See which configurations achieve LEED v4 daylighting compliance (sDA ≥ 55%, ASE ≤ 10%).
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LEED Compliance Rate
Building Constraints
Facade Orientation
Min Window-to-Wall Ratio
25%
Max Unit Depth (ft from facade)
60 ft
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LEED-Compliant (sDA ≥ 55%)
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Total Feasible Configs
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Avg sDA %
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Avg UDI (100–2000 lux)
Top Performing Configurations 0 shown
Cost-Tier Comparison
Interventions grouped by renovation cost. Find the point of diminishing returns — where spending more on glazing/facade no longer meaningfully improves sDA.
Parallel Coordinates
Drag on any axis to brush-filter · Click a line to inspect · All 10 parameters
Input Parameters
Daylight Performance
sDA ≥ 55% (LEED)
sDA 40–55%
sDA < 40%
Drag axis bands to filter
0 / 0 brushed
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Best sDA (brushed)
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Worst sDA (brushed)
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Avg sDA (brushed)
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Avg UDI (brushed)
Top Brushed Runs 0 shown
Orientation Advisor
Which facade should you prioritize for habitable rooms? Orientations ranked by average sDA with the best-performing configuration for each.
O2R Daylight Advisor · Gulf Tower, Pittsburgh · CMU MSSD Thesis · Ananya Shrimali
Metrics: sDA & ASE per IES LM-83 / LEED v4 EQ8.1 · Honeybee-Radiance · Pittsburgh TMY3