LEARNIX

LEARNIX is a LINUX distribution based on KNOPPIX. It is modified to include software for building simultations:

RADIANCE, a package for lighting simulations, developed by the Lawrence Barkeley Laboratories
ESP-r, a suite of applications for building simulations, including thermal, CFD, lighting (with RADIANCE) and life-cycle analysis

Both software packages are taught on LEARN's MSc courses:

Masters Architecture, Energy and Sustainability
European Masters in the Integration of Renewables Energies into Buildings

LEARNIX runs off the CD-ROM and can use existing partitions (including Windows partitions and USB storage devices) to store user data. With LEARNIX, students are able to use our top-of-the-range simulation software on their private computers without the need to install a UNIX operating system.

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