Class this week was split in two groups one group had the week off and the other went on a field trip to the Pacific Energy Center. I was fortunate enough to attend the field trip this week which was very educational and interesting.
The first part of the field trip involved the class browsing the exhibits in the lobby of the Pacific Energy Center. When you first enter the building to the left there are over ten educational exhibits that take readings of various household appliances. The exhibit in the back was set up on a table and above the table was light that where arranged in months of the year that mimicked the sun patterns over San Francisco and as you toggled with the buttons the light would turn on in according to time and month of the year. This particular exhibit caught my attention as I found it useful if I wanted to properly set a building on site to maximize the buildings energy efficiency.
From the lobby we went into a conference room where we where given a presentation by Sam Augustine. Augustine talked about the many different types of lamps and educated the class on which lamps work best for each application. This was by far very educational and a bit overwhelming because of all the knowledge presented to the class in the time period available. I will have to venture back there in the future very soon to absorb more lighting and electrical engineering knowledge.
Class ended with Augustine demonstrating the Heleiodon which a mechanical apparatus that rotates a building model to simulate various sun angles. And then pictures are taken of what occurs inside the model using a special camera. Its important to know that all of these exhibits are open to the public free of charge. The Pacific Energy Center is something I will add to my tool box and take advantage of in the future.
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