


The ecoCALC programme is free of charge and has been available since 2010.

In many projects ecoCALC is not primarily used as a tool for cost optimization, but to analyse the impact of different lighting concepts on lifecycle cost. In the process, ecoCALC not only calculates the investment cost but also takes CO 2 emission, energy consumption, maintenance costs or waste disposal into account. The ecoCALC calculation programme gives users the unique opportunity to calculate all the costs incurred by a lighting solution throughout its service life. Performance upgrade: Our output module that gives you full control over your presentation has been optimized to reduce file size and calculation time. Images for VIVALDI can be exported from Relux automatically, as well as transferred from Dialux evo and other simulation programs as HDR or EXR images. In doing so, the program always takes account of illuminance levels and energy consumption. It is also possible to display the effects for interior or façade lighting obtained by dimming or through colour changes in real time, to save dynamic timelines and to integrate daylight sequences. Separately calculated images are imported for different lighting control groups, providing a more accurate visualisation. The general mode works with pre-calculated images from lighting simulation tools.In façade mode luminaires can simply be placed on photographs and the direct fraction of the light distribution is displayed on the photograph.There are two different modes in VIVALDI: Allows the creation of individual film sequences for the various lighting scenarios.Displays changes of dimming levels and light colours in real time, including real-time calculation of the required energy and the photometric criteria.Allows the display of daylight sequences to optimise the interplay of daylight and artificial lighting.Dynamically adjustable brightness levels and light colours.Interactive design tool to visually display lighting scenarios and dynamic lighting sequences interior and façade lighting.Thorn Lighting is committed to providing lighting software tools to support customers in the design of lighting schemes and product selection.
