UC Solar Protection Laboratory (LAPSO UC)
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UC Solar Protection Laboratory (LAPSO UC)
The Solar Protection Laboratory (LAPSO) is an infrastructure designed and built by researchers from the UC Architecture and Facade Study Group (GEAF UC) in the context of the FONDEF ID15I10425 project, entitled “Variable Facade.” Its objective is to measure and evaluate the energy and lighting performance of solar control prototypes designed for application in building envelopes.
APSO consists of four chambers equipped with an instrumentation and data transmission system that measures the visual, lighting, and solar performance of static and dynamic façade prototypes controlled through real-time monitored protocols. General data is transmitted online and can be viewed on the group’s website (www.fachadavariable.cl). The laboratory also features a weather station for monitoring various environmental parameters, and it is equipped with all the sensors required to record the data needed for generating specific climate files for the city of Santiago.
Contact
Claudio Vásquez
Director
Professor at the School of Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Location
El Comendador 1916, UC Lo Contador Campus, Providencia, Santiago, Chile