2019
Journal Articles
Variation in thermal, visual and overall comfort evaluation under coloured glazing at different temperature levels
Journal of the International Colour Association. 2019-03-15.Cross-validation and robustness of daylight glare metrics
Lighting Research and Technology . 2019-03-14. DOI : 10.1177/1477153519826003.
Detecting trends and further development potential of contemporary façade design for workspaces
Architectural Engineering and Design Management. 2019-01-08. DOI : 10.1080/17452007.2018.1561414.
Building energy certification versus user satisfaction with the indoor environment: Findings from a multi-site post-occupancy evaluation (POE) in Switzerland
Building and Environment. 2019-01-07. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.001.Subjective and physiological responses to façade and sunlight pattern geometry in virtual reality
Building and Environment. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.009.Theses
Daylight and temperature in buildings: interaction effects on human responses
Lausanne: EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9342.Urban planning support based on the photovoltaic potential of buildings: a multi-scenario ranking system
Lausanne: EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9051.2018
Journal Articles
3D model discretization in assessing urban solar potential: the effect of grid spacing on predicted solar irradiation
Solar Energy. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2018.10.011.
Combined effects of daylight transmitted through coloured glazing and indoor temperature on thermal responses and overall comfort
Building and Environment. 2018-08-22. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.08.045.Daylight Discomfort Glare Evaluation with Evalglare: Influence of Parameters and Methods on the Accuracy of Discomfort Glare Prediction
Buildings. 2018-08-01. DOI : 10.3390/buildings8080094.Development and test application of the UrbanSOLve decision-support prototype for early-stage neighborhood design
Building and Environment. 2018-03-31. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.03.033.An integrative approach for embodied energy: Towards an LCA-based data-driven design method
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018-02-27. DOI : 10.1016/j.rser.2018.02.036.Correspondence: Investigation of Evalglare software, daylight glare probability and high dynamic range imaging for daylight glare analysis
LIGHTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 2018. DOI : 10.1177/1477153518758612.A toolkit for multi-scale mapping of the solar energy-generation potential of buildings in urban environments under uncertainty
Solar Energy. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2018.08.017.Review of Factors Influencing Discomfort Glare Perception from Daylight
LEUKOS. 2018. DOI : 10.1080/15502724.2018.1428617.
Adequacy of Immersive Virtual Reality for the Perception of Daylit Spaces: Comparison of Real and Virtual Environments
LEUKOS. 2018. DOI : 10.1080/15502724.2017.1404918.Conference Papers
Occupant Satisfaction in 60 Radiant and All-air Building
2018-12-12. PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit, Hong Kong, China, December 10-12, 2018. p. 843-848.Findings from a survey on the current use of life-cycle assessment in building design
2018-12-10. PLEA 2018 - Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit, Hong-Kong, December 10-12, 2018.Assessing the photovoltaic potential of flat roofs: Insights from the analysis of optimised array arrangements
2018-12-10. PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit, Hong-Kong, China, December 10-12, 2018. p. 1032-1033.Assessment of the Building‐Integrated Photovoltaic potential in urban renewal processes in the Swiss context: Complementarity of urban‐ and architectural‐scale analyses
2018-12-10. PLEA 2018: Smart and Healthy Within the Two-Degree Limit, Hong-Kong, China, December 10-12, 2018. p. 347-352.Indoor environment as a multi-sensory experience: visual and thermal factor interactions
2018-12-05. Light Symposium 2018 - Light and Architecture: Multi-sensory experiences, Stockholm, Sweden, December 5-7, 2018.A GAZE VISUALIZER TOOL IMPLEMENTATION OF GAZE DATA INTO LIGHTING RENDERING TOOLS USING RADIANCE AND HONEYBEE FOR GRASSHOPPER3D
2018-09-26. 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA, Chicago, IL, USA, September26-28, 2018.
The Effect of Coloured Glazing on Thermal, Visual and Overall Comfort Evaluation
2018-09-26. AIC Interim Meeting -- colour & human comfort, Lisbon, Portugal, 25–29 September 2018.Perceived interest and heart rate response to façade and daylight patterns in Virtual Reality
2018-09-21. Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture 2018, La Jolla, California, USA, September 20-22, 2018.Perceived and yet not seen: non-visual effects in daylit spaces
2018-09-20. ANFA -The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, September 20-22 2018.
Setting contextual life-cycle objectives in urban design: requirements for a decision-support method
2018-09-17. Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE), London, UK, September 12-13, 2018.Usability assessment of building performance simulation tools: a pilot study
2018-09-12. Second International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment - SDBE 2018, September 12-13, 2018.Influence of façade details on early design decisions regarding daylight performance of neighborhoods
2018-09-11. Building Simulation and Optimization, Cambridge, UK, September 11-12, 2018.Methods for using immersive virtual reality for experimental studies in lighting research
2018-08-14. CIE Expert Tutorial and Workshops on Research Methods for Human Factors in Lighting , Copenhagen, Denmark , August 13-14, 2018.
EPFL Smart Glass Field Study
2018-05-18. Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms 30th Annual Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 21-24, 2018. p. 37-37. DOI : 10.1159/000489584.
A field study investigation on the influence of light level on subjective thermal perception in different seasons
2018-04-15. 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, April 12-15, 2018.
Comfort, climatic background and adaptation time: first insights from a post-occupancy evaluation in multicultural workplaces
2018-04-12. 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking comfort, Windsor, UK, April 12-15, 2018. p. 814-823.OCUVIS: A Web-Based Visualizer for Simulated Daylight Performance
2018. 9th Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD), Delft, The Netherlands, June 4-7, 2018.Making Simulations More Colorful: Extension of gendaylit to Create a Colored Sky
2018. 17th International Radiance Workshop, Loughborough, UK,Façade design and our experience of space: the joint impact of architecture and daylight on human perception and physiological responses
2018. Light Symposium 2018 - Light and Architecture: Multi-sensory experiences, Stockholm, Sweden, December 5-7, 2018.Books
Swiss Living Challenge – Récit d’une aventure victorieuse
Genève: ENAC-EPFL and HEAD-Genève, 2018.Reports
Audemars Piguet - Electrochromic Glazing Study
2018
Posters
Applying non-invasive circadian phase measurement strategies to assess wellbeing in daylit environments
Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms 30th Annual Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 21-24, 2018.Talks
Perceived and yet not seen: non-visual effects in daylit spaces
ANFA -The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, September 20-22 2018.Visual comfort research
INAHE CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina, 2018.Glare metrics and validation & Building projects: facades and zero energy buildings
Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 2018.How to Evaluate the « Performance » and « Robustness » of Glare Metrics?
CIE Expert Tutorial and Workshops on Research Methods for Human Factors in Lighting, Copenhagen, DK, 2018.Making Simulations More Colorful: Extension of gendaylit to Create a Colored Sky
17th International Radiance Workshop, Loughborough, UK,Défis et opportunités de l’interdisciplinarité en architecture
Journée de l’Architecture et de l’Urbanisme – Neuchâtel (JAU-NE), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, April 27, 2018.Embracing daylighting dynamics in human-driven design
SimAUD 2018 – Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, Delft, The Netherlands, June 4-7, 2018.Standards
Daylight in buildings
2018.Student Projects
Visual-Thermal comfort evaluation and comparison: application to an open-space office
2018-01-25.Definition of design scenarios for the arrangement of tilted solar arrays and estimation of their electricity production from horizontal irradiances
2018.Beaumont Nord, une nouvelle unité d'habitation écologique et coopérative à Fribourg
2018.Media
Allô la terre - à la découverte des sciences
2018.2017
Journal Articles
Qualité architecturale et durabilité: de longues fiançailles
Magazine Bilan . 2017-08-30.
“Our Inherent Desire for Control”: a Case Study of Automation’s Impact on the Perception of Comfort
Energy Procedia. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.414.
The effects of vegetation on indoor thermal comfort: the application of a multi-scale simulation methodology on a residential neighborhood renovation case study
Energy and Buildings. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.04.022.
Predictive models for assessing the passive solar and daylight potential of neighborhood designs: A comparative proof-of-concept study
Building and Environment. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.01.018.
A human-centric approach to assess daylight in buildings for non-visual health potential, visual interest and gaze behavior
Building and Environment. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.09.033.
Contrast measures for predicting perceptual effects of daylight in architectural renderings
Lighting Research and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1177/1477153516644292.
Gaze and discomfort glare, Part 1: Development of a gaze-driven photometry
Lighting Research and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1177/1477153516649016.Conference Papers
Towards Human-Centric Lighting for Office Buildings: Pilot Study on the Interactions of Visual, Perceptual and Non-Visual Effects of Workplace (Day) Lighting
2017-06-21. Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms 29th Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, June 23-25, 2017. p. 251-252. DOI : 10.1159/000477426.A comparative gaze responsive comfort evaluation for glare control strategies using gaze behavior analysis and discomfort glare assessment
2017. 7th VELUX Daylight Symposium – Healthy & Climate Friendly Architecture – from knowledge to practice, Berlin, Germany, May 3-4, 2017.
Gaussian-Process-Based Emulators for Building Performance Simulation
2017. 15th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 2017. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2017.448.
Suitability of neighborhood-scale massing models for daylight performance evaluation.
2017. International Conference on Sustainable Design of the Built Environment (SDBE) 2017, London, UK, December 20-21, 2017.Visualization techniques for heterogeneous and multidimensional simulated building performance data sets
2017. SDBE 2017 - International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment, London - UK, December 20-21, 2017. p. 971-982.
HDR Images for Glare Evaluation: Comparison Between DSLR Cameras, an Absolute Calibrated Luminance Camera and a Spot Luminance Meter
2017. “Smarter Lighting for Better Life” at the CIE Midterm Meeting 2017, Jeju, South Korea, October 23 - 25, 2017. p. 553-563.Discomfort glare perception in daylighting: influencing factors
2017. 7th International Conference on Future Buildings and Districts - Energy Efficiency from Nano to Urban Scale (CISBAT), EPFL, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, SEP 06-08, 2017. p. 331-336. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.332.COMPARISON OF LUMINANCE BASED METRICS IN DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS
2017. CIE 2017, Midterm Meeting, Jeju Island, Korea, October 20-28, 2017.Annual glare evaluation for fabrics
2017. PLEA 2017, Edinburgh, July 3-5, 2017.
The effect of short exposure to coloured light on thermal perception: a study using Virtual Reality
2017. Lux Europa 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 18-20, 2017. p. 273-279.
Sensitivity analysis of visual and thermal parameters for energy savings: combining illuminance and temperature set-points for possible trade-offs
2017. Building Simulation 2017, San Francisco, California, USA, August 7-9 2017.
Exploring the influence of contemporary facade design on occupant satisfaction: a preliminary study in office buildings
2017. PLEA 2017 Edinburgh - Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, July 3-5, 2017.
Energy performance analysis in interdisciplinary education – Lessons learned from a simulation-based teaching approach
2017. PLEA 2017 Edinburgh - Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, UK, July 3-5, 2017.
Integrating urban energy simulation in a parametric environment: a Grasshopper interface for CitySim
2017. PLEA 2017 Edinburgh - Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, July 3-5, 2017.
An Experiment in Virtual Reality to Measure Daylight-Driven Interest in Rendered Architectural Scenes
2017. Building Simulation 2017, San Francisco, California, USA, August 7-9.
A Simulation-Based Workflow to Assess Human-Centric Daylight Performance
2017. 8th Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, Toronto, Canada, May 22-24.Reviews
Daylight in the Built Environment
2017-11-03.Theses
Perceptual Dynamics of Daylight in Architecture
Lausanne: EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7677.Book Chapters
Daylight in the built environment
Changing perspectives on daylight: Science, technology, and culture; Washington, DC: Science/AAAS, 2017. p. 46.
Robustesse de l'évaluation du potentiel solaire de formes urbaines différenciées
Suburban polarity; Lausannes: Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes (PPUR), 2017. p. 141-150.Reports
State-of-the-Art of Education on Solar Energy in Urban Planning
2017-06-02
Smart Living Building Research Program - Executive Summary
2017
Posters
Towards human-centric lighting for office buildings. Pilot study on the interactions of visual, perceptual and non-visual effects of workplace (day)lighting
Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms 29th Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, June 23-25, 2017.Alerted by architecture. Non-visual responses to (day)light in office buildings
7th VELUX Daylight Symposium, Berlin, 3-4 May 2017.
Contrast Glare and visual comfort in response to daylight
7th VELUX Daylight Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 3-4 May 2017.
HDR Images for Glare Evaluation: Comparison Between DSLR Cameras, an Absolute Calibrated Luminance Camera and a Spot Luminance Meter
“Smarter Lighting for Better Life” at the CIE Midterm Meeting 2017, Jeju, South Korea, October 23 - 25, 2017.Effects of visual and thermal stimuli interactions on comfort perception
7th VELUX Daylight Symposium, Berlin, Germany, May 3-4, 2017..
Using Virtual Reality to investigate the experience of daylit spaces
7th VELUX Daylight Symposium, Berlin, Germany, May 3-4, 2017.Swiss school typologies from a daylighting perspective between 1945 and 2015
VELUX Daylight Academic Forum, Technische Universität Berlin, May 2017.
ACTIVE INTERFACES. From 3D geodata to BIPV yield estimation: towards an urban-scale simulation workflow
15. Nationale Photovoltaik-Tagung 2017, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 23-24, 2017.Talks
Daylightful Dynamics
Velux Outreach Lectures, Zurich, Switzerland and Copenhagen, Denmark, November 7-8, 2017.Confort Intérieur et bien-être : un regard vers le futur de l'habitat
Etablissement Cantonal d'Assurance (ECA), Bois-Chamblard, Switzerland, May 12, 2017.
WORKSHOP - Measurement of luminance distributions in the field of view for glare evaluations
“Smarter Lighting for Better Life” at the CIE Midterm Meeting 2017 - in Discomfort Glare Evaluation for Daylight and Artificial Light workshop, Jeju, South Korea, October 23 - 25, 2017.Investigation of different subjective response scales for thermal comfort analysis: Likert-type and visual analogue scales
Perception of thermal comfort and pain - are we assessing their dynamics right?, Heidelberg, Germany, November 9-10, 2017.
Temperature-colour interaction: is colour affecting people’s thermal perception?
Colour Research Day, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23, 2017.Daylightful indoors: designing with visual and non-visual light
"Jeudi de Jules Gonin" Symposium on Chronobiology, Hôpital Ophtalmique, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 29, 2017.Perceptual daylighting – bridging research and practice
Carpenter Design Associates, New York, USA, April 6, 2017.Confort et bien-être au coeur de l’habitat: un futur radieux
Rencontres La Foncière 2017 conference on tomorrow’s habitat, Hotel Savoy, Switzerland, June 14, 2017.Material Light: bringing the outside in
Material Light ::Light Material Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, USA, April 7-8, 2017.Dynamics of daylighting inside out
7th Velux Daylight Symposium, Berlin, Germany, May 3-4, 2017.Challenges and opportunities of interdisciplinarity : insights from human-centric building research at EPFL
Building Technology Lecture Series, MIT, Cambridge, USA, April 6, 2017.Indoor lighting environments: perceptual dynamics and occupant response
Light” Chronobiology workshop, Hôpital Ophtalmique, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2017.Daylighting and building performance: Towards user-centric living environments
Cercle International - Fondation pour Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, March 15, 2017.Student Projects
“AtlemAgora”: interface sportive entre la ville de Genève et son extension
2017.
Assessing the viability of BIPV installations in building energy retrofitting projects
2017.
Energy modeling of the Solar Decathlon pavilion: testing the thermal resilience under unplanned use
2017.
Energy modeling of the Solar Decathlon pavilion: development and fine-tuning of solar passive strategies
2017.2016
Journal Articles
Unified framework to evaluate non-visual spectral effectiveness of light for human health
Lighting Research and Technology. 2016. DOI : 10.1177/1477153516655844.Conference Papers
A preliminary study on the sensitivity of people to visual and thermal parameters in office environments
2016. 9th Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 7-10 April 2016.Examining Building Design Decisions Under Long Term Weather Variability and Microclimatic Effects: A case-based exploratory study
2016. PLEA, Los Angeles, USA, July 11-13, 2016. p. 1504.Design of a light confining concentrator for a solar photochemical reactor and upper bound to the method
2016. Conference on Nonimaging Optics - Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIII -Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nonimaging Optics, San Diego, CA, AUG 28-29, 2016. p. 99550A. DOI : 10.1117/12.2238313.Gaze Responsive Visual Comfort: New Findings On Gaze Behaviour In A Daylit Office Space In Relation To Glare
2016. CIE Conference on Lighting Quality and Energy Efficiency, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, MAR 03-05, 2016. p. 373-384.
Glare Caused By Contrast Between Task And Immediate Surround: An Evaluation Of Luminance Distribution In The Field Of View
2016. CIE Conference on Lighting Quality and Energy Efficiency, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, MAR 03-05, 2016. p. 132-141.
3D-modeling of vegetation from LiDAR point clouds and assessment of its impact on façade solar irradiation
2016. 11th 3D Geoinfo Conference, Athens, October 20-21, 2016. p. 67-70. DOI : 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W2-67-2016.
A Multi-Criteria Decision-Support Workflow for Early-Stage Neighborhood Design based on Predicted Solar Performance
2016. PLEA - 32nd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles, USA, July 11-13, 2016.
Urban planning and solar potential: Assessing users' interaction with a novel decision-support workflow for early-stage design
2016. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE), Zurich, Switzerland, June 13-17.
Assessing the impact of contemporary urbanization on bioclimatic features of historic architecture through a two-step simulation process
2016. Passive and Low-Energy Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, USA, July 11-13, 2016.
Incorporating Climate Change Predictions in the Analysis of Weather-based Uncertainty
2016. ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2016 -- Building Performance Modeling Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, August 8-12, 2016.Daylight patterns as a means to influence the spatial ambiance: a preliminary study
2016. 3rd International Congress on Ambiances, Volos, Greece, September 21-24, 2016.
Sensitivity of calculated solar irradiation to the level of detail: insights from the simulation of four sample buildings in urban areas
2016. PLEA2016 Los Angeles - Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles, California, USA, July 11-13, 2016.
Towards a novel prediction model for visual interest in daylit renderings
2016. 7th Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD), London, UK, May 16 - 18, 2016.
LCA as key factor for implementation of inertia in a low carbon performance driven design: the case of the smart living building in Fribourg, Switzerland
2016. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, June 15-17, 2016.
Impact targets as guidelines towards low carbon buildings: Preliminary concept
2016. PLEA, Los Angeles, USA, July 11-13, 2016.
Introduction of a dynamic interpretation of building LCA results: the case of the smart living (lab) building in Fribourg, Switzerland
2016. Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference, Zurich, June 15-17, 2016.
Towards a pre-design method for low carbon architectural strategies
2016. PLEA2016, Los Angeles, USA, July 11-13, 2016.
Studying the Dynamic Relationship between Energy Supply Carbon Content and Building Energy Demand
2016. PLEA 2016 Los Angeles - 36th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles, California, USA, July 11-13, 2016.Theses
Light-driven model for identifying indicators of non-visual health potential in the built environment
Lausanne: EPFL, 2016. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7146.On the sensitivity of buildings to climate
Lausanne: EPFL, 2016. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6881.
Solar potential in early neighborhood design
Lausanne: EPFL, 2016. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7058.Talks
Physiological, visual and perceptual dynamics of daylighting
BASF-CSEM seminar, Basel, Switzerland, May 27, 2016.Natural Light for Modern Architecture
CSEM annual event “Light for Life”, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, April 26, 2016.Energie, environnement naturel et construit à l'EPFL: à l’intersection de thématiques de recherche aux facettes multiples
GazNat General Assembly, Montreux, Switzerland, June 8, 2016.Sustainable Habitats – reconciling what we need with what we have
ESA Closed Habitats Forum, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10, 2016.Sustainable Building Design the challenges of interdisciplinarity
Teaching Sustainability Symposium, Academy of Architecture, Mendrisio, Switzerland, October 11 & 12, 2016.Roundtable on Future of Switzerland
15th Venice Architecture Biennale - The Horizontal Metropolis, Certosa Island, Venice, Italy, November 26, 2016.Daylighting performance: a dynamic and multidimensional challenge
Public annual Light Lectures #9: Creating knowledge on light – combining scientific fields, Aalborg University AAU, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2, 2016.Research, teaching, leadership … What are the demands on today’s professors?
Swiss National Science Foundation Networking event 2016, Bern, Switzerland, January 2016.
Immersive scenes with Radiance in a Virtual Reality Headset: comparison of virtual and real environments
15th International Radiance Workshop, Padova, Italy, August 29-30, 2016.Student Projects
Sensitivity Analyis of Visual and Thermal Parameters for Energy Savings: systems variation
2016.Sensitivity analysis of visual and thermal parameters for energy savings: climatic variations
2016.Project 24 - lighting concept
2016.Photovoltaics integration in the Solar Decathlon pavilion : Assessing the implication of transparent BIPV with DSC technology on the indoor comfort and energy performance
2016.Assessing the bioclimatic features of historic architecture in contemporary cities
2016.Au fil du temps. Une infrastructure évolutive dans un espace vert préservé à Fribourg
2016.
Solar-optimized building form: a parametric design platform for PV and ST systems. Application to the Solar Decathlon pavilion
2016.
The influence of the Level of Detail (LOD) on the assessment of the photovoltaic (PV) potential in urban environments
2016.
The influence of the Level of Detail (LOD) and the surrounding materials reflectance on the assessment of the photovoltaic potential in urban environments
2016.
Energy scenarios in urban renewal processes: a GIS-based approach to analyse the urban-scale installation of photovoltaics. Case study of two neighborhoods in Neuchâtel
2016.Media
Le confort, raison d’être de la maison
2016.2015
Journal Articles
Occupants’ behaviour in energy simulation tools: lessons from a field monitoring campaign regarding lighting and shading control
Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 2015. DOI : 10.1080/19401493.2014.953583.Building occupants in the spotlight
D/A Daylight & Architecture Magazine. 2015.
Review and critical analysis of early-design phase evaluation metrics for the solar potential of neighborhood designs
Building and Environment. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.05.012.
Unweaving the human response in daylighting design
Building and Environment. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.03.014.
Visualizing Perceptual Dynamics in Architecture
Phoenix, Bauen im Bestand. 2015.Conference Papers
Benefits of a translucent building envelope made of DSC-integrated glass blocks
2015. 10th Energy Forum on Advanced Building Skins, Bern, Switzerland, November 3-4, 2015. p. 18-27.
The sensitivity of predicted energy use to urban geometrical factors in various climates
2015. Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), Bologna, Italy, September 9-11, 2015.Robustness Assessment Methodology for the Evaluation of Building Performance with a view to Climate Uncertainties
2015. 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, December 2015.
Sampling of building surfaces towards an early assessment of BIPV potential in urban contexts
2015. 31st International PLEA Conference, Bologna, Italy, September 9-11, 2015.
Human perceptions of daylight composition in architecture: a preliminary study to compare quantitative contrast measures with subjective user assessments in HDR renderings
2015. International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, December 7 - 9.
A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ON GLARE DETECTION PARAMETERS
2015. BS 2015: 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, December 7-9, 2015.Gaze-Driven approach for estimating luminance values in the field of view for discomfort assessments
2015. 28th CIE Session,, Manchester, UK, June 29 - 4 July, 2015.
Performance of the Glass Block in Photovoltaic Generation
2015. Tenth International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), Monte-Carlo, Monaco, March 31 - April 2, 2015.
A unified framework for evaluating non-visual spectral effectiveness of ocular light exposure: key concepts
2015. 28th CIE Session, Manchester, UK, June 29 - 4 July, 2015.Assessing robustness regarding weather uncertainties for energy-efficiency-driven building refurbishments
2015. 6th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2015), Torino, Italy, 14-17 June.
Embedding Stochasticity in Building Simulation Through Synthetic Weather Files
2015. 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, India, December 7-9, 2015.
A parametric design-based methodology to visualize building performance at the neighborhood scale
2015. Building Simulation Applications 2015 - 2nd IBPSA-Italy Conference, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, February 4-6, 2015. p. 351-358.Theses
Human responsive daylighting in offices
Lausanne: EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6660.Book Chapters
Potentiel solaire et forme urbaine
Urban Recovery; Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 2015. p. 97-106.Posters
CONTRAST GLARE AND INTERPERSONAL VISUAL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
6th VELUX Daylight Symposium, London, 2-3, 2015..Architectural strategies to integrate wellbeing and health effects of daylight into the design of primary schools: a comparative analysis of exemplary case studies
VELUX Daylight Academic Forum, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, Sept. 2015.Evaluating spatial ambiences through daylight variability, contrast and view
6th VELUX Daylight Symposium, London, September 2-3. 2015.Adaptive visual and thermal comfort
6th VELUX Daylight Symposium, London, September 2-3, 2015.Talks
Smart Cities – Pour relever les défis d’urbanisation et de mobilité du futur
Swisscom Dialog Forum, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 19, 2015.EPFL Fribourg et le smart living lab
Chambre de Commerce et de l’Industrie Fribourg (CCIF), Fribourg, Switzerland, March 2015.Perceptual, comfort and health aspects of natural lighting in a space
Swissphotonics / LASSIE-FP7 workshop on “Smart Lighting”, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 2015.Et lux fuit – les apports de l’éclairage naturel au bien-être des habitants
"Journées du Logement 2015" of the Office Fédéral du Logement OFL, Granges, Switzerland, November 2015.
Sustainable Social Housing in Temperate Areas. Italy and Brazil: the use of vegetation as a retrofit strategy
Invited seminar at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, May 22, 2015.
The integration of vegetation in the built environment: strategies and technical alternatives for the optimization of the building envelope
"L’innovazione dell’involucro edilizio", sponsored by Buffa srl and the Professional Association of Architects of Trapani, Alcamo, Trapani, Italy, October 10, 2015.Experiencing a daylit space
6th VELUX Daylight Symposium, London, September 2-3, 2015.
Implications of the interplay between light and dark for human health in the built environment
The Dynamics of Darkness in the North, Reykjavík, Iceland, February 26-28, 2015.
Comparative performance assessment of parametrically generated variants of a masterplan: Case studies in Switzerland
Open Symposium on Solar Energy in Urban Planning, Trondheim, Norway, March 20, 2015.The Dynamics of Shadow: Architecture of Natural Light in Extreme Latitudes
The Dynamics of Darkness in the North, Reykjavik Iceland, February 26-28, 2015.Student Projects
Paysages symbiotiques. Un parc multifonctionnel au service de l'agglomération yverdonnoise
2015.Mise en scène: le théâtre et la ville
2015.2014
Journal Articles
Dagslys og døgnrytme-relevante behov - Rapport fortæller om ny metode til vurdering af dagslyset i boliger og dets betydningen for vore døgnrytme-relevante behov
Dagslys. 2014.
Les mécanismes de lumière naturelle: analyse des bibliothèques d'Alvar Aalto. (Prix IBE-BIV 2013, Institut Belge de l'éclairage, affilié à la CIE)
Revue E tijdschrift, Revue d'électricité et d'électronique industrielle - Tijdschrift voor elektriciteit en industriele elektronica. 2014.
Origin and nature of measurement bias in catadioptric parallel goniophotometers
Journal of the Optical Society of America a Optics and Image Science. 2014. DOI : 10.1364/JOSAA.31.001040.
Measuring the Dynamics of Contrast & Daylight Variability in Architecture: A Proof of Concept Methodology
Building and Environment. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.06.012.
A framework for predicting the non-visual effects of daylight – Part II: The simulation model
Lighting Research and Technology. 2014. DOI : 10.1177/1477153513491873.Conference Papers
Solar reflected glare affecting visual performance
2014. Windsor Conference 2014: Counting the Cost of Comfort in a Changing World, Windsor Park, United Kingdom, April 2014.
Concept, Design and Performance of a Shape Variable Mashrabiya as a Shading and Daylighting System for Arid Climates
2014. 30th International Passive and Low Energy Architecture conference (PLEA 2014), Ahmedabad, India, December 16-18, 2014. p. 344-351.
Stationary solar concentrator delivering beyond the étendue law with homogeneous illumination
2014. Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR) in Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, Canberra, Australia, December 2-5, 2014.
A sensitivity analysis on glare detection parameters
2014. 13th International Radiance Workshop 2014, London, UK, September, 1-3, 2014.Talks
Glare Evaluation Tutorial
13th International Radiance Workshop, London, UK, September 1-3, 2014.
Smart Living Lab and beyond - outlook on building research
Rencontre au Sommet du Moléson, Moléson-sur-Gruyères, November 4, 2014.
Building occupants in the spotlight: health, comfort and visual dynamics in daylit spaces
EuroTech mini symposium, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, May 14, 2014.
Lumière sur le confort et la santé
Cycle de conférences "La Science expliquée", Delémont, Suisse, February 20, 2014.
Building envelopes – A permeable interface for daylight and solar harvesting
Challenging Glass & COST Action Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-7, 2014.Student Projects
Energy and Economic Optimization of the Location and Installation of Photovoltaic Panels
2014.Assessment of solar panel efficiency under realistic conditions
2014.Feeling Rice: pavillon de la Chine, Milan Expo 2015
2014.Lutry, pôle urbain durable. Une densification sur mesure
2014.Building-Integrated and Building-Attached Photovoltaic Panels: The Effect of the Air Gap
2014.Design of an adaptive shading system for arid climates : theoretical, numerical and experimental analyses
2014.Refurbishment of Existing Envelopes in Residential Buildings: assessing robust solutions for future climate change
2014.
Light-Syntax Zones in Daylit Café Spaces: A Novel Method for Understanding Occupancy
2014.
Built density, solar potential and daylighting : application of parametric studies and performance simulation tools in urban design
2014.2013
Journal Articles
Das Smart Living Lab in Freiburg: Ein Gebäude der Zukunft wird Realität
Die Volkswirtschaft. 2013.
Le projet SLL à Fribourg: un bâtiment du futur en site réel
La Vie Economique. 2013.
Interactive expert support for early stage full-year daylighting design: a user’s perspective on Lightsolve
Automation in Construction. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.autcon.2013.05.014.
Modelling 'non-visual' effects of daylighting in a residential environment
Building and Environment. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.018.
Occupants interaction with electric lighting and shading systems in real single-occupied offices: Results from a monitoring campaign
Building and Environment. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.03.015.
Assessing Gaps and Needs for Integrating Building Performance Optimization Tools in Net Zero Energy Buildings Design
Energy and Buildings. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.01.016.
Achieving informed decision-making for net zero energy buildings design using building performance simulation tools
Building Simulation. 2013. DOI : 10.1007/s12273-013-0105-z.Conference Papers
Bioclimatic Design in Casablanca (Morocco): Decision Support through Building Performance Simulation
2013. SUBTROPICAL CITIES, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 17-19, 2013.
The usability of green building rating systems in hot arid climates: A case study in Siwa, Egypt
2013. SUBTROPICAL CITIES, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 17-19, 2013.
A review and analysis of parallel goniophotometry
2013. LUXEUROPA 2013 -- the 12th European Lighting conference, Karakow (Poland), September 17-19, 2013.
Real-world tasks with full control over the visual scene: combining mobile gaze tracking and 4pi light-field measurements
2013. 17th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON EYE MOVEMENTS (ECEM), Lund, Sweden, August 11-16, 2013. p. 264.
Tool for Design Decision Making: Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climate
2013. BS2013: 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, August 26-30, 2013.
Modeling dynamic aspects of human nonvisual responses to light
2013. SLTBR 2013: 25th annual SLTBR meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, June 21-23, 2013.
Measuring the Usability and Effectiveness of CAAD Tools and Applications
2013. eCAADe 2013 - Computation and Performance, Delft, The Netherlands, September 18-20, 2013.
Achieving Informed Decision Making Using Building Performance Simulation
2013. eCAADe 2013 - Computation and Performance, Delft, The Netherlands, September 18-20, 2013.
Application of the Cradle to Cradle paradigm to a housing unit in Switzerland: Findings from a prototype design
2013. PLEA 2013 - 29th Conference on Passive-Low Energy Architecture conference - Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future, Munich, Germany, September 10-12, 2013.
Early Decision Support for Net Zero Energy Buildings Design using Performance Simulation
2013. CISBAT 2013 - CleanTech for smartcities and buildings, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013.
Computational Optimisation for Zero Energy Buildings Design Interviews results with twenty eight International expert
2013. BS2013 - 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, August 26-30, 2013.
Benchmark Models for Air Conditioned Residential Buildings in Hot Humid Climate
2013. BS2013 - 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, August 26-30, 2013.
Integrating non-visual effects of light into lighting simulation: challenges ahead
2013. LuxEuropa 2013: 12th European Lighting Conference, Krakow, Poland, September 17-19, 2013. p. 177-182.
Simulation-based evaluation of non-visual responses to daylight: proof-of-concept study of healthcare re-design
2013. BS 2013: 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, August 26-30, 2013.
Revisiting parallel catadioptric goniophotometers
2013. SPIE Optical Metrology - Optical Measurement Systems For Industrial Inspection Viii, Münich, Germany, April 13-16, 2013. DOI : 10.1117/12.2020561.
Beyond illumination: An interactive simulation framework for non-visual and perceptual aspects of daylighting performance
2013. BS2013 - 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-30, 2013.
Lightsolve - a full-year goal-based tool for daylighting performance evaluation
2013. CISBAT 2013 - CleanTech for smartcities and buildings, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013.
Daylight dynamics to guide early stage design: a user-driven goal-based approach to “good” lighting
2013. PLEA 2013 - 29th Conference on Passive-Low Energy Architecture conference - Sustainable Architecture for a Renewable Future, Munich, Germany, September 10-12, 2013.
Human-Driven Daylighting: research perspectives and outlook
2013. 8th ENERGY FORUM on Advanced Building Skins, Bressanone, Italy, November 5-6, 2013.
Identifying and modeling the integrated design process of net Zero Energy buildings
2013. High Performance Buildings - Design and Evaluation Methodologies, Brussels, Belgium, June, 24-26, 2013.
Uncovering relationships between view direction patterns and glare perception in a daylit workspace
2013. LUXEUROPA, Krakow, Poland, September 17-19,2013.
Toward Assessing the Sensitivity of Buildings to Changes in Climate
2013. PLEA 2013: 29th Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Munich, Germany, 10-12 September, 2013.
Early design phase evaluation of urban solar potential: Insights from the analysis of six projects
2013. IBPSA 2013 - 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 25-28, 2013.
Celebrating Contrast and Daylight Variability in Contemporary Architectural Design: A Typological Approach
2013. LUX EUROPA, Krakow, Poland, September 17-19, 2013.Generation of Weather Files Using Resampling Techniques: An Exploratory Study
2013. Building Simulation 2013: 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 25-28, 2013.
Investigation of gaze patterns in daylit workplaces: using eye-tracking methods to objectify view direction as a function of lighting conditions
2013. CIE Centenary Conference "Towards a New Century of Light", Paris, France, 2013. p. 250-259.
Modeling non-visual responses to light: unifying spectral sensitivity and temporal characteristics in a single model structure
2013. CIE Centenary Conference "Towards a New Century of Light", Paris, France, April 15-16, 2013.
Towards climate-based irradiation recommendations for optimal solar design: insights from a parametric study
2013. sb13 - Sustainable Buildings: Implementing Sustainability, Barriers and Chances, Munich, Germany, April 24-26, 2013.Books
Annual Dynamics of Daylight Variability and Contrast: A Simulation-Based Approach to Quantifying Visual Effects in Architecture
London: Springer, 2013.Book Chapters
Influence de la forme urbaine sur le potentiel solaire
GREEN DENSITY; Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 2013.Reports
LIPID 2013
2013
Posters
Combining wearable eye-tracking with 4π light-field measurements: towards controlling all bottom-up and top-down factors driving overt attention during real-world tasks
10th Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, Göttingen, Germany, March 13-16, 2013.Understanding View Direction in Relation to Glare in Daylit Offices
VELUX Daylight symposium: New eyes on existing buildings, Copenhagen, May 14-16, 2013.
Healthy lighting: integrating non-visual responses into simulation framework
5th VELUX Daylight Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 15-16, 2013.
Healthy lighting: integrating non-visual responses to light into building simulation
ENAC Research Day, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 23, 2013.
Solar Potential and Interactive Design in the Urban Context
sb13 - Sustainable Buildings: Implementing Sustainability, Barriers and Chances, Munich, April 24-26, 2013.Talks
Human Response in Daylit Spaces
Colour, emotion and well-being, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 21, 2013.
L'enveloppe du bâtiment comme interface entre l'environnement et notre bien-être: approches passives et éclairage naturel
0-carbone dans l'environnement construit, Fribourg, Switzerland, November 20, 2013.
Human-driven daylighting: research perspectives and outlook
Energy Forum on Advanced Building Skins, Bressanone, Italy, November 5-6, 2013.
Human needs as a driver for lighting design
Photon Project conference, London, UK, September 16, 2013.
Sun, Light and Space
WISH Pecha Kucha, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2, 2013.
New Eyes on Existing Buildings
Symposium Moderator for 5th Velux Daylight Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 15-16, 2013.Standards
Recommended Practice for Daylighting Buildings
2013.Patents
A Passive Louver-Based Daylighting System
US20130321923.
2013.Student Projects
Toward Assessing the Sensitivity of Buildings to Changes in Climate
2013.
The influence of early design decisions on solar potential at the urban scale - A parametric sensitivity analysis
2013.
Significance of View Direction in Simulating Circadian Potential of Architectural Spaces
2013.A Combined Energy-Economic Optimization of the Location and Installation of Photovoltaic Panels
2013.Les bains de San Bernardino (Grisons, CH)
2013.Hermann Baur - Sauvegarde et réaffectation de l'église Saint-Michael à Bâle
2013.Habitat bioclimatique alpin
2013.2012
Journal Articles
Influence of shading control patterns on the energy assessment of office spaces
Energy and Buildings. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.019.
Comprehensive Annual Daylight Design through a Goal-Based Approach
Building Research & Information. 2012. DOI : 10.1080/09613218.2012.641301.
A framework for predicting the non-visual effects of daylight – Part I: photobiology-based model
Lighting Research and Technology. 2012. DOI : 10.1177/1477153511435961.
A Generative Façade Design Method Based on Daylighting Performance Goals
Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 2012. DOI : 10.1080/19401493.2010.549572.Conference Papers
Limits and artefacts of reflective imaging goniophotometers for complex solar façade systems
2012. EuroSun 2012 - ISES Europe Solar Conference, Rijeka, Croatia, September 18-20, 2012.
Prescribing for Daylight: Can We Account for the Disparate Measures Within A Unified Framework?
2012. Experiencing Light 2012 conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, November 12-13, 2012.
User-based evaluation of an interactive expert system for full-year daylighting design support
2012. Building Simulation and Optimization Conference BSO12, Loughborough, UK, September 10-11, 2012.
Daylighting Metrics: Is there a relation between Useful Daylight Illuminance and Daylight Glare Probabilty?
2012. Building Simulation and Optimization Conference BSO12, Loughborough, UK, September 10-11, 2012.
Dynamic Annual Metrics for Contrast in Daylit Architecture
2012. SimAUD 2012 - Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 26-30, 2012.
Practical and Policy-Relevant Performance Metrics for Complex Fenestration Systems
2012. 2012 ASHRAE Winter Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, January 21-25, 2012.Theses
Influence of control patterns for lighting and shading systems on the predicted energy performance of buildings
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal, 2012.Reports
Daylighting, Artificial Lighting and Non-Visual Effects Study for a Residential Building
2012
Posters
Nonvisual light-response model: a preliminary approach to integrating recent findings in biology into a lighting simulation process
Experiencing Light 2012 conference, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, November 12-13, 2012.
Integrative approach to assess the performance of light-interacting façades and building materials
Saint-Gobain Daylighting Community Day, Aubervilliers, France, June 27, 2012.
Energy potential and interactive design in the urban context
ENAC Research Day, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 2012.
IDEAS - Integrated Design, Architecture and Sustainability
ENAC Research Day, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 2012.Talks
Designing with Daylight: Integrating performance within the human and environmental contexts
99th Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Surgery, Davos, Switzerland, June 21, 2012.
Lighting and human needs in built spaces
Kickoff meeting at James Carpenter Design Associates, New York NY, USA, March 29, 2012.
La performance au service de l'architecture: nouvelles perspectives de recherche à l'EPFL
Rotary Club, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 17, 2012.
Solar shading and its influence on daylight and well-being
R+T 2012, Stuttgart, Germany, February 29, 2012.Standards
Approved Method: IES Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA) and Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE)
2012.
Sustainable Lighting: An Introduction to the Environmental Impacts of Lighting
2012.Student Projects
The Suitability of Radiance for Calculating Circadian Potential
2012.Light Design Driver
2012.L'architecture souterraine au service de la densification
2012.
Responsive Systems: Light and Human Responsive Systems in Architecture
2012.
Integrative approach to assess the performance of light-interacting façades and building materials
2012.
Comprehensive Performance Metrics for Complex Fenestration Systems Using a Relative Approach
2012.2011
Journal Articles
An Interactive Expert System for Daylighting Design Exploration
Building and Environment. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.05.016.
A daylighting knowledge-base for performance-driven facade design exploration
LEUKOS - The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2011. DOI : 10.1582/LEUKOS.2011.08.02.001.Conference Papers
Daylighting Metrics for Residential Buildings
2011. 27th Session of the CIE, Sun City, South Africa, July 11-15, 2011.
Informing well-balanced daylight design using Lightsolve
2011. CISBAT 11 - CleanTech for Sustainable Buildings - From Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-15, 2011.
Integration of Eye-tracking Methods in Visual Comfort Assessments
2011. CISBAT 11: CleanTech for Sustainable Buildings - From Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-15, 2011.
Streamlining Access to Informative Performance Metrics for Complex Fenestration Systems
2011. CISBAT 11: CleanTech for Sustainable Buildings - From Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-15, 2011.
Climate-based Daylight Performance: Balancing Visual and Non-visual Aspects of Light Input
2011. CISBAT 11 - CleanTech for Sustainable Buildings - From Nano to Urban Scale, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14-15, 2011.
A Novel Louver System for Increasing Daylight Usage in Buildings
2011. PLEA 2011 - Architecture and Sustainable Development, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 13-15, 2011.
An Interactive Performance-Based Expert System for Daylighting Design
2011. PLEA 2011 - Architecture and Sustainable Development, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 13-15, 2011.
A comprehensive method to determine performance metrics for complex fenestration systems
2011. PLEA 2011 - Architecture and Sustainable Development, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 13-15, 2011.Theses
An Interactive Performance-Based Expert System for Daylighting in Architectural Design
PhD in Building Technology, Department of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011.Reports
Espace & Lumière: Unité d'Enseignement M | Space & Light: Teaching Unit M
2011
Posters
Towards a model for View Direction patterns as a function of light distribution
ENAC Rresearch Day, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 8th, 2011.
Simulation of the Non-Visual Effects of Daylight
CIBSE Technical Symposium, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, September 6-7, 2011.
Model for view direction as a function of light distribution
Academic Forum of the 4th Velux Daylight Symposium, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-5 May 2011.
Towards a refined understanding of comfort in workspaces
Swiss – Emirati Friendship Forum: UAE-Swiss Research Day 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland, 22 - 23 June 2011.
NOMAD - Network of Optimization Modalities in Architectural Design
Swiss – Emirati Friendship Forum: UAE-Swiss Research Day 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland, 22 - 23 June 2011.Talks
Performance at the service of architecture
Inaugural lecture at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 24, 2011.
Daylight Performance to Inform Architectural Design
4th Velux Daylight Symposium : Daylight in a Human Perspective, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 4-5, 2011.
Comfort and Technologies: From the Individual’s Needs to Cleantech
Swiss – Emirati Friendship Forum: UAE-Swiss Research Day 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 22-23, 2011.Student Projects
Daylight Variability and Contrast-Driven Architectural Effect
2011.
The Soralux Daylighting System: Passive Solar Illumination for Deep-Plan Building Spaces
2011.2010
Journal Articles
Using Digital Imaging to Assess Spectral Solar-Optical Properties of Complex Fenestration Materials: A New Approach in Video-Goniophotometry
Solar Energy. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2009.02.005.Conference Papers
Solar Heat Surplus and Solar Heat Scarcity: the Inclusion of Solar Heat Gain in a Dynamic and Holistic Daylight Analysis
2010. SimBuild 2010 - 4th National Conference of IBPSA-USA, New York, August 11-13, 2010.
Multi-Objective Façade Optimization for Daylighting Design Using a Genetic Algorithm
2010. SimBuild 2010 - 4th National Conference of IBPSA-USA, New York, August 11-13, 2010.Reports
Lightsolve Tutorial
2010
Delight in Greener Daylight - A Publication based on the outcomes of the Fall 2009 ‘Daylighting’ class
2010
Talks
Integrating energy-efficient and human-responsive daylighting considerations in the architectural design process
swissnex San Francisco lecture series ‘Light Beyond Vision’, San Francisco CA, USA, February 16, 2010.How to integrate Climate Engineering & Façade Design
Energy Forum 2010 Conference, Bressanone, Italy, December 2010.Delight in Greener Daylight – A Teacher’s Perspective
Opening of exhibition ‘Delight in Greener Daylight", MIT Wolk Gallery, Cambridge MA, USA, April 27, 2010.Lightsolve – An Interactive Climate-Based Simulation Tool for Early Stage Daylighting Design
Lightfair 2010 (Daylighting Institute Workshop), Las Vegas NV, USA, May 2010.Standards
Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Skylights and Tubular Daylighting Devices under Hemispherical Sky Conditions
2010.2009
Journal Articles
Transmission Illuminance Proxy HDR Imaging: A New Technique to Quantify Luminous Flux
Lighting Research & Technology. 2009. DOI : 10.1177/1477153508097670.
Using Digital Cameras as Quasi-Spectral Radiometers to Study Complex Fenestration Systems
Lighting Research & Technology. 2009. DOI : 10.1177/1477153508094651.Conference Papers
Sustainability through Light: A Contemporary Approach to Articulate Design and Technology
2009. Lux Europa 2009 – 11th European Lighting Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 9-11, 2009.
The Adaptation of Daylight Glare Probability to Dynamic Metrics in a Computational Setting
2009. Lux Europa 2009 – 11th European Lighting Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 9-11, 2009.
User Assessment of a New Interactive Graphical Visualization for Annual Daylighting Analysis
2009. CISBAT 2009 - Renewables in a Changing Climate: From Nano to Urban Scale, Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept 2-3, 2009.
Circadian Effects of Daylighting in a Residential Environment
2009. Lux Europa 2009 – 11th European Lighting Conference, Istanbul, September 9-11, 2009.
A Simulation-Based Expert System for Daylighting Design
2009. Lux Europa 2009 – 11th European Lighting Conference, Istanbul, September 9-11, 2009.
Goal-Based Daylighting Design Using an Interactive Simulation Method
2009. IBPSA 2009 - 11th International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference, Glasgow, July 27-30, 2009.
A first application of the Lightsolve approach: Pre-design of the new Belgian VELUX headquarters
2009. PLEA 2009 - Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective, Québec City, Canada, June 22-24, 2009.Reports
Design for a Sustainable Future
2009
Posters
Increasing Useful Daylight – Promising Systems and Technological Challenges
3M Science and Engineering Faculty Day, St-Paul/Minneapolis MN, USA, June 16 - 17, 2009.Talks
Natural Light in Design: Challenges and Research Perspectives
UC Berkeley, Center for the Built Environment, Berkeley CA, USA, March 2009.Bringing Daylight Indoors: Benefits, Challenges and Research Opportunities
Saint-Gobain HQ, Aubervilliers, France, May 2009.Prospective Design Implications of Recent Findings in Photobiology
3rd VELUX Daylight Symposium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 2009.Designing with Daylight: Incentives, Challenges and Research Perspectives
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering conference cycle, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 2009.Light and the Circadian System – State of the Art and Applications to Design
Lightfair 2009 (Lighting Institute Seminar – 1.5 hours course), New York NY, USA, May 2009.Complex Fenestration Systems Properties and Window and Building Performance Metrics
Complex Glazings Workshop at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA, USA, June 2009.Incorporating non-visual effects of light into architectural design
American Society for Photobiology Topical Symposium (Lighting, Architecture and Human Health Workshop), Philadelphia PA, USA, July 2009.Designing with Daylight: Incentives, Challenges and Research Perspectives
Boston Society of Architects (Building Enclosure Council), Boston MA, USA, September 2009.Daylight in Design: Benefits, Challenges and Research Opportunities
International Congress of Architecture ‘Luz & Diseño’ (Light and Design), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores, Monterrey, Zacatecas, Mexico, October 2009.Architectural Implications of Circadian Daylighting
2009 IES Annual Conference "Realizing the Future - Research to Application", Seattle WA, USA, November 17, 2009.2008
Journal Articles
Estimating Spectral Information of Complex Fenestration Systems in a Video-Goniophotometer
Lighting Research & Technology. 2008. DOI : 10.1177/1477153508092003.
An intuitive daylighting performance analysis and optimization approach
Building Research And Information. 2008. DOI : 10.1080/09613210802243159.
Graphical Representation of Climate-Based Daylight Performance to Support Architectural Design
LEUKOS – The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2008. DOI : 10.1582/LEUKOS.2008.05.01.003.
Preliminary Method for Prospective Analysis of the Circadian Efficacy of (Day)Light with Applications to Healthcare Architecture
LEUKOS – The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2008. DOI : 10.1582/LEUKOS.2008.05.01001.
Interactive Selection of Optimal Fenestration Materials for Schematic Architectural Daylighting Design
Automation In Construction. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.autcon.2008.01.002.Conference Papers
Application of the Lightsolve methodology for the pre-design of the new Belgian VELUX headquarters
2008. Building Physics Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, Oct 29-31, 2008.
Prospective evaluation of the Circadian Efficacy of (Day)Light in Rooms
2008. IESNA 2008 conference, Savannah GA, Nov 9-11, 2008.
Assessing Solar Bidirectional Light Distribution with the Heliodome
2008. IESNA 2008 - Illuminating Engineering Society Of North America Annual Conference, Savannah GA, November 9-11, 2008.
D-LITE: a new perspective for searching and selecting light-control technologies as a designer
2008. PLEA 2008 conference, Dublin, Oct 22-24, 2008.
Informing daylighting design with the Lightsolve approach: why and how
2008. PLEA 2008 - 25th Passive and Low Energy Architecture International Conference, Dublin, October 22-24, 2008.
Combining annual daylight simulation with photobiology data to assess the relative circadian efficacy of interior spaces
2008. eSim 2008 - 5th National Conference of IBPSA-Canada, Quebec City, Canada, May 20-22, 2008.
Graphical display for annual climate-based daylight simulation
2008. eSim 2008 - 5th National Conference of IBPSA-Canada, Quebec City, Canada, May 20-22, 2008.Talks
Natural Light in Design: Research Perspectives and Technological Challenges
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA, April 2008.Daylighting Research Program at MIT: projects and perspectives
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA, USA, May 2008.Increasing Useful Daylight: Promising Systems and Technological Challenges
Lightfair 2008 (Lighting Institute Seminar – 1.5 hours course), Las Vegas NV, USA, May 2008.Daylight Simulation: Today and Tomorrow
AIA 2008 National Convention, Boston MA, USA, May 2008.Daylighting Design, Performance and Technology: Some Research Perspectives at MIT
Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Fhg-ISE), Freiburg, Germany, June 2008.Daylight-Responsive Design: Challenges and Research Perspectives
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, June 2008.New Developments in Building Technology and Efficiency
Inaugural Energy Fellows Symposium organized by the MIT Energy Initiative (“Innovations” session), Cambridge MA, USA, September 2008.Measuring daylighting effects beyond glass: façade, walls, ceilings…
Saint-Gobain Innovation Day themed “Solutions for Non Residential Buildings”, Newton MA, USA, September 2008.Increasing Useful Daylight – Promising Systems and Technological Challenges
3M Center, St. Paul MN, USA, November 2008.2007
Conference Papers
The Heliodome project: an innovative approach in assessing solar-optical properties of light-redirecting materials in combination with sun course simulations
2007. CISBAT 2007 - Renewables in a changing climate: Innovation in the Built Environment (plenary session), Lausanne, September 4-5, 2007.
New Methods for Assessing Spectral, Bi-directional Transmission and Reflection by Complex Fenestration Systems
2007. SOLAR 2007: Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work, Cleveland, July 7-12, 2007.
Development of Two Heliodon Systems and Recommendations for their Use
2007. SOLAR 2007: Sustainable Energy Puts America to Work, Cleveland, July 7-12, 2007.Talks
New Research Perspectives in Daylighting at MIT
Renewable Energy Seminars of the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 2007.Natural Light in Design (3-hour workshop) and Daylighting in Architecture: art, science and economics (1.5 hour session)
NESEA conference Building Energy 07, Boston MA, USA, March 2007.Light-redirecting materials : their potential, characterization and applications in lighting control
Lightfair 2007 (Lighting Institute Seminar – 1.5 hours course), New York NY, USA, May 2007.Lighting Systems: Challenges Ahead for an Optimal Use of Natural Light
Green Building Workshop organized by Corning Inc, Corning NY, USA, July 2007.Advanced Daylighting Systems: Challenges Ahead for an Optimal Use of Natural Light
Architectural Record Innovation Conference 2007, New York NY, USA, October 2007.2006
Journal Articles
Goniophotometry and assessment of bidirectional photometric properties of complex fenestration systems
Energy And Buildings. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.03.009.
Validation of the performance of a new bidirectional video-goniophotometer
Lighting Research & Technology. 2006. DOI : 10.1177/1477153506071332.
Experimental validation of simulation methods for bi-directional transmission properties at the daylighting performance level
Energy and Buildings. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.03.008.
Development and validation of a Radiance model for a translucent panel
Energy and Buildings. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.03.006.Conference Papers
Improving Daylighting in Existing Buildings: Characterizing the Effect of Anidolic Systems
2006. SOLAR 2006: Renewable Energy - Key to Climate Recovery , Denver, USA, July 7-13, 2006.Talks
Daylighting Research perspectives at MIT
NESEA conference Building Energy 06, Boston MA, USA , March 2006.Daylighting at MIT: why, what and how…
MIT-Lausanne Concert Choir Science Lecture Exchange (From Lausanne to MIT: International Lecture Symposium), Cambridge MA, USA, April 2006.Advanced Sun Control
Lightfair 2006 (Daylighting Institute Workshop – 3 hours course), Las Vegas NV, USA, May 2006.Daylighting simulation workshop (2 hours course) and The LightSolve Project (session “Simulations of daylighting, acoustics and structures”)
IBPSA-USA (SimBuild2006: Building Sustainability and Performance through Simulation), MIT, Cambridge MA, USA, August 2006.A New Daylighting Laboratory at MIT
Building Technology Lecture Series of MIT, Cambridge MA, USA, October 2006.Daylighting at MIT: why, what and how…
LFEE Seminar on Energy and Environment of MIT, Cambridge MA, USA, November 2006.2005
Journal Articles
Un outil numérique au service de l’éclairage naturel (A simulation tool to support natural lighting)
TRACÉS – Lumière urbaine (Invited paper). 2005.
Design of a time-efficient video-goniophotometer combining bidirectional functions assessment for transmission and reflection
Solar Energy Materials And Solar Cells. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.10.009.
Bi-directional transmission properties of Venetian blinds: experimental assessment compared to ray-tracing calculations
Solar Energy. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2004.06.005.
Inclusion of the specular component in the assessment of bidirectional distribution functions based on digital imaging
Solar Energy. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2004.11.012.
Comparing daylighting performance assessment of buildings in scale models and test modules
Solar Energy. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2005.01.011.
Matrix-based analysis of digital images: application to goniophotometric measurements with variable referential
Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.03.011.Conference Papers
Experimental validation of daylighting simulation methods for complex fenestration systems
2005. Lux Europa 2005 - Lighting for Humans, Berlin, September 19-21, 2005. p. 245-248.
Experimental and simulation-based approaches to assess bidirectional properties of complex fenestration systems
2005. Lux Europa 2005 - Lighting for Humans, Berlin, Germany, September 19-21, 2005.
Combining time-efficient goniophotometry with scale model studies in a unique instrument
2005. Lux Europa 2005 - Lighting for Humans, Berlin, Germany, September 19-21, 2005.
An automated device to assess light redirecting properties of materials and perform sun course simulations: the Heliodome project
2005. ISES Solar World Congress 2005 - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, August 6-12, 2005.2004
Journal Articles
Generalization of the direct sky component calculation to openings of arbitrary tilt angle
LEUKOS - The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. 2004. DOI : 10.1582/leukos.2004.01.02.002.Conference Papers
Extension of the sky component calculation method to tilted windows
2004. IESNA 2004 Annual conference of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Tampa, Florida, USA, July 25-28, 2004.
Innovative bidirectional video-goniophotometer combining transmission and reflection measurements
2004. EuroSun 2004, Freiburg in Brisgau, Germany, June 20-23, 2004.
Analysing sources of error in building daylighting performance assessment by comparison of test modules and scale models
2004. EuroSun 2004, Freiburg in Brisgau, Germany, June 20-23, 2004. p. 454-462.Talks
Innovative bidirectional video-goniophotometer for advanced fenestration systems
Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Fhg-ISE), Freiburg, Germany, April 2004.Innovative bidirectional video-goniophotometer for advanced fenestration systems
TNO Construction and Research, Delft, The Netherlands, May 2004.New Research Perspectives in Daylighting
Building Technology Lecture Series at MIT, Cambridge MA, USA, October 2004.2003
Journal Articles
BTDF measurements and ray-tracing simulations comparisons for prismatic glazing
International Daylighting RD&A newsletter, University of Sydney, Australia (Invited paper). 2003.
Comparison between ray-tracing simulations and bi-directional transmission measurements on prismatic glazing
Solar Energy. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0038-092X(03)00115-4.Conference Papers
Including of specular component in a BTDF or BRDF assessment based on digital imaging
2003. CISBAT 2003 - Innovation in building envelopes and environmental systems, EPFL, Lausanne, October 8-9, 2003.
Comparing daylighting performances assessment of building within scale models and test modules
2003. CISBAT 2003: Innovation in building envelopes and environmental systems, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct 8-9, 2003. p. 289-294.
Bi-directional light transmission properties assessment for venetian blinds : Computer simulations compared to photogoniometer measurements
2003. ISES Solar World Congress 2003 - Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Göteborg, Sweden, June 14-19, 2003.Talks
Light distribution through advanced fenestration systems
Building Technology Group at MIT, Cambridge MA, USA, June 2003.2002
Journal Articles
Light distribution through advanced fenestration systems
Building Research & Information. 2002. DOI : 10.1080/09613210210132937.Talks
Ray-tracing simulations for the assessment of complex fenestration systems
Building Technologies Department seminar series, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley CA, USA, June 2002.Ray-tracing simulations for the assessment of complex fenestration systems
Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory seminars at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2002.2001
Journal Articles
Experimental assessment of bi-directional transmission distribution functions using digital imaging techniques
Energy & Buildings. 2001. DOI : 10.1016/S0378-7788(00)00103-1.Conference Papers
Use of Matrices for the Adaptation of Video-based Photogoniometric Measurements to a Variable Referential
2001. CISBAT'01 - Solar Energy in Buildings, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 3 - 4, 2001.Talks
Propositions for the assessment and use of complex glazing materials' optical properties
Building Technologies Department seminar series, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley CA, USA, September 2001.2000
Conference Papers
Photogoniomètre bidirectionnel pour l’évaluation des performances lumineuses de systèmes de fenêtres
2000. Schweizerisches Status-Seminar 2000 - Energie- und Umweltforschung im Bauwesen, EMPA ZEN, Zürich, September 14-15, 2000.Reports
Bi-directional Photogoniometer for the Assessment of the Luminous Properties of Fenestration Systems
2000
Bi-directional Goniophotometer for advanced glazing materials based on digital imaging techniques - Part of Appendix 8.3 in "Daylight in Buildings - A source book on daylighting systems and components"
2000
1999
Journal Articles
Bi-directional Photogoniometer for advanced glazing materials based on digital imaging techniques
International Daylighting, newsletter, University of Sydney, Australia (invited paper). 1999.Conference Papers
Réalisation d’un photo-uranotomographe à imagerie numérique
1999. CISBAT'99 - International Conference on Solar Energy in Buildings, EPFL, Lausanne, September 22-23, 1999. p. 289-294.
Measurement of bi-directional photometric properties of advanced glazing based on digital imaging techniques
1999. CISBAT'99 - International Conference on Solar Energy in Buildings, EPFL, Lausanne, September 22-23, 1999.Talks
Mesure des propriétés photométriques bidirectionnelles d'éléments de vitrage par imagerie numérique
Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory lecture series, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 1999.1998
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