The two new parameters I decided to update are direct sunlight and sun radiation. To fins both of these parameters I created a sun path shown below.
To create a sun path I first had to input parameters based on the given location. I did this by finding an EPW file and inputting it into grasshopper tools that extracts the data to be used by other tools. To fin the EPW file I used the EPW map tool which allows the user to select an EPW file based on a plethora of locations.
![image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2F986a8d72-f2b3-4970-a2fe-5301ed5a5366%2FUntitled.png?id=08462966-c563-4c93-a2ae-bb2a43c7b5b9&table=block)
For both parameters I had to set HOY parameters too which are the time bounds of the sun path. I simply achieved this by using the analysis period tool and inputted number sliders to my desired constraints.
![image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2F8c643684-76d6-4e02-b346-62a7e25f10a8%2FUntitled.png?id=5cc19842-0ab8-433b-a10b-9c283f7b2d89&table=block)
With the new established parameters I created my direct sun hour analysis. I connected my EPW data to my sun path tool. By plugging in the vector of the sun path tool to the direct sun hours tool I was able to analyze the direct sun hours on the structure.
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Below is the direct sun analysis on the structure.
![image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2Fc858e109-baca-470c-9685-dd15bbcc6d2f%2FUntitled.png?id=512bbfd9-a7d5-4f66-b85a-c678554fb7fb&table=block)
Next I created the radiation tool. Similar to the direct sun tool I input my EPW data into a sky matrix which let me using the incident radiation tool to analyze the radiation of the building.
![image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2F495753a6-a47f-4dbc-823b-eb01d147b6c0%2FUntitled.png?id=5fbb1e66-958f-4c1e-bb00-74e11e2335ec&table=block)
Below is the radiation analysis on the structure.
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I then outputted my data.
Direct sunlight
![image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2F6def8522-6bd5-46d9-9c66-7d9c4aab60a6%2FUntitled.png?id=46b83b5c-14d8-4bb9-b11f-5296d1468cf7&table=block)
Radiation
![image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fsecure.notion-static.com%2Fc42268ec-b89a-454a-9391-947806e10eb8%2FUntitled.png?id=38855e5e-73d2-4a8e-85cd-280341c4f2c6&table=block)