在美国建筑中，仅开窗就消耗了2.15夸德733（TWh）的供暖能耗和1.48夸德434（TWh）的制冷能耗。窗户也会影响采光和乘客舒适度；理想情况下，它们应该有助于提供充足的采光，同时最大限度地减少能源消耗，同时不会对乘员舒适性产生负面影响。考虑到影响建筑环境的天气变量的动态性质，动态阴影是最佳平衡这些需求的极好方法。然而，大多数动态着色研究仅使用建模进行，并且大多数侧重于南部方向。因此，三种不同类型的电动遮阳装置:两个卷帘和一个百叶窗在一个全尺寸的商业办公楼实验室进行了测试，测试方向为东、西和南。测试包括2017年3月至9月在每个方向使用两个相同的平行房间。 每个方向的一个试验室作为基线进行测量，没有遮光装置和照明控制，而另一个使用动态遮光和电灯，根据外部辐射传感器和内部照度传感器的反馈进行控制。对每种类型的遮光设备使用两种不同的控制策略。测量每个试验室的冷却和照明能耗，并用于计算动态着色应用的节能潜力。此外，还使用三个不同的室内照度传感器（放置在离窗户不同的位置）评估了采光性能，并根据测量的垂直照度评估了视觉舒适性。这项研究将包括对所使用的动态着色测试方法的广泛概述，全面实施这些设备时遇到的挑战和问题，以及其他寻求充分利用这些设备的人的经验教训和最佳实践- 缩放或真实环境。引用:2019年年度会议，密苏里州堪萨斯城，会议论文

Fenestrations alone are responsible for 2.15 Quads 733 (TWh) of heating energy consumption and 1.48 Quads 434 (TWh) of cooling energy consumption in U.S. buildings. Fenestrations also impact daylighting and occupant comfort; ideally, they should help provide sufficient daylighting, while minimizing energy use while not negatively affecting occupant comfort. Dynamic shading is an excellent means for optimally balancing these needs given the dynamic nature of weather variables effecting the built environment. However, most dynamic shading studies are conducted using modeling only and most focus on the south orientation. As such, three different types of motorized shading devices: two roller shades and one venetian blind were tested in a full-scale commercial office building laboratory in three different orientations: east, west and south. Testing included the use of two identical parallel rooms in each of orientation from March to September 2017. One test room in each orientation was measured as the baseline with no shading device and no lighting control, while the other utilized dynamic shading and electric lights, controlled based on feedback from an exterior irradiation sensor and an interior illuminance sensor. Two different control strategies were used for each type of shading devices. Cooling and lighting energy consumption for each of the test rooms were measured and used to calculate energy savings potential of the dynamic shading application. Daylighting performance was also evaluated using three different interior illuminance sensors placed at different distance from the window and visual comfort was assessed based on measured vertical illuminance. This study will include a broad overview of the dynamic shading testing methods used, challenges and problems encountered with the full-scale implementation of these devices, and lessons learned and best practices for others seeking to utilize these devices in full-scale or real-world environments.