Research Works

Selected research works by Baker researchers & affiliated faculty:

Journal Articles

S.F. Rockcastle and A. Mahic. Simulating the annual energy demand to meet non-visual health recommendations from a luminaire level lighting control system. Energy and Buildings, [Accepted on November 17, 2023 – online link coming soon].

S.F. Rockcastle, G. Whalen, A. Milgrim, R. Davis, The use of virtual screens in perceptual studies on electric light:  a comparison between 2D, panoramic, cardboard, and head-mounted displays, LEUKOS, [accepted on October 31, 2023 – online link coming soon].

W. H. Ko, S. Schiavon, S. Altomonte, M. Andersen, A. Batool, W. Browning, G. Burrell, K. Chamilothori, Y-C. Chan, G. Chinazzo, J. Christoffersen, N. Clanton, C. Connock, T. Dogan, B. Faircloth, L. Fernandes, L. Heschong, K. W. Houser, M. Inanici, A. Jakubiec, A. Joseph, C. Karmann, M. Kent, K. Konis, I. Konstantzos, K. Lagios, L. Lam, F. Lam, E. Lee, B. Levitt, W. Li, P. MacNaughton, A. M. Ardakan, J. Mardaljevic, B. Matusiak, W. Osterhaus, S. Petersen, M. Piccone, C. Pierson, B. Protzman, T. Rakha, C. Reinhart, S. F. Rockcastle, H. Samuelson, L. Santos, A. Sawyer, S. Selkowitz, E. Sok, J. Strømann-Andersen, W. C. Sullivan, I. Turan, G. Unnikrishnan, W. Vicent, D. Weissman, J. Wienold. Window view quality: why it matters and what we should do, in LEUKOS, Vol. 18 (3), 2022. View in Journal.

M. C. Coronado, S. F. Rockcastle, A. Kwok. Environmental Health Perceptions in University Classrooms: Results from an Online Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Frontiers in Built Environment, accepted December 2, 2021.

S. F. Rockcastle, M. Danell, E. Calabrese, G. Sollom-Brotherton, A. Mahic, K. Van Den Wymelenberg, and R. Davis. Comparing Perceptions of LED Lighting Between a Physical Space and Virtual Reality Display, Lighting Research and Technology, published online February 24, 2021.

M. L. Ámundadóttir, S. F. Rockcastle, M. Sarey Khanie, and M. Andersen.  A human-centric approach to assess daylight for non-visual health potential, visual interest and gaze behavior, Building & Environment, Volume 115, 2017.  View at Science Direct.

S. F. Rockcastle, M. L. Ámundadóttir and M. Andersen. Contrast measures for predicting perceptual effects of daylight in architectural renderings, Lighting Research and Technology, Volume 49 (7), 2017. View in Journal

S. F. Rockcastle and M. Andersen. Measuring the Dynamics of Contrast & Daylight Variability in Architecture: A Proof of Concept Methodology, in Building and Environment, 2014. View in Journal

 

Peer-Reviewed Conference Articles

S. F. Rockcastle, A. Mahic, and S. Safranek. The Impact of operated window shading on visual comfort, non-visual health, and energy demand from electric lighting, Building Simulation 2023, Shanghai September 4-6, 2023.

S. F. Rockcastle, H. Carlberg, M. Esmailian, and M. L. Amundadottir. Disparities in circadian potential: the impact of building form and interior wall composition on dynamic light exposure, Building Simulation 2023, Shanghai September 4-6, 2023.

A. Satumane and S. F. Rockcastle.Impacts of Space function and Window View on Perceived Indoor Environment Quality, ARCC 2023: The Research-Design Interface, Dallas April 12-15, 2023 [accepted].

S. F. Rockcastle, G. Whalen, R. Davis. Comparing perceptions of web-based 2D perspective and 360-degree navigable images with measurements from a physical space and a virtual reality headset, IES Annual Conference 2022, New Orleans, Aug. 18-20, 2022.

H. Parhizkar, M. Fretz, S. F. Rockcastle, K. Van Den Wymelenberg. A simulation-based approach to mitigate disease transmission risk from aerosol particles in buildings. SimAUD 2022, San Diego, July 18-19, 2022.

S. Ghasemi, J. H. Lee, S. F. Rockcastle, R. Taylor, and K. Van Den Wymelenberg. The Scene Dynamism as an Aspect of Rating Indoor View Quality. IES Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, August 9-13, 2021.

J. McLaughlin, M. Young and S. F. Rockcastle.  Fine-grained measurement of the indoor built environment with robotic vacuum cleaners, Building Simulation 2021, Bruges, Sept. 1-3, 2021.

M. Danell, S. L. Hartmeyer, L. Petterson,  M. Andersen, R. Davis, S. F. Rockcastle.  The Impact of Light and Furniture Distribution on Healthy Light Exposure in an Office, Building Simulation 2021, Bruges, Sept. 1-3, 2021.

A. Satumane and S. F. Rockcastle.  A Pilot Study on the Contextual and Environmental Factors Influencing Window Shading Preference, ARCC 2021: Performative Environments, Virtual Tucson, April 7-10, 2021.

S. F. Rockcastle, M. Danell, L. Petterson, and M. L. Ámundadóttir.  The Impact of Behavior on Healthy Circadian Light Exposure Under Daylight and Electric Lighting Scenarios, ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2020, Pacific Grove, Aug 16 – 21, 2020.

M. Danell, M. L. Ámundadóttir and S. F. Rockcastle. Evaluating Temporal and Spatial Light Exposure Profiles for Typical Building Occupants, SimAUD 2020, Vienna, May 25 – 27, 2020 [Best Paper Award].

S. F. Rockcastle, M. L. Ámundadóttir and M. Andersen. The Case for Occupant-Centric Daylight Analytics: a Comparison of Horizontal Illumination and Immersive View. BS2019 – 15th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Rome, September 2-4, 2019.

P. Ward, S. F. Rockcastle, J. Kline, and K. Van Den Wymelenberg, The Impact of Lighting and Views on Human Functionality in The Workplace, Proceedings to the 2019 IES Annual Conference, Louisville, August 8-10, 2019.

S. F. Rockcastle, M. L. Ámundadóttir and M. Andersen. OCUVIS: A web-based visualizer for simulated daylight performance. Accepted to SimAUD 2018 – Symposium on Simulation for Architecture & Design, Delft, June 4-7, 2018.

S. F. Rockcastle, M. L. Ámundadóttir and M. Andersen. A Simulation-based workflow to assess human-centric daylight performance. SimAUD 2017 – Symposium on Simulation for Architecture & Design, Toronto, May 22-24, 2017. Full Text Here.

S. F. Rockcastle, K. Chamilothori, and M. Andersen. An experiment in virtual reality to measure daylight-driven interest in rendered architectural scenes. BS2017 – 15th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, San Francisco, August 7-9, 2017. Full Text Here.

M. Andersen, A. Guillemin, M. L. Ámundadóttir and S. F. Rockcastle. Beyond illumination: An interactive simulation framework for non-visual and perceptual aspects of daylighting performance. BS2013 – 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, 2013. Full Text Here.

S. F. Rockcastle and M. Andersen. Celebrating Contrast and Daylight Variability in Contemporary Architectural Design: A Typological Approach. LUX EUROPA, Krakow, Poland, 2013. Full Text Here.

S. F. Rockcastle and M. Andersen. Dynamic Annual Metrics for Contrast in Daylit Architecture. SimAUD 2012 – Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2012. [Best Paper Award] Full Text Here.

White Papers

P. Ward, S. F. Rockcastle, J. Klein, K. Van Den Wymelenberg. The Impact of Lighting and Views on The Workplace of The Future.  Published online August 12, 2019. [https://buildhealth.uoregon.edu/2019/08/12/university-of-oregon-publishes-white-paper-on-light-views-and-the-workplace-experience/]

Invited Book Chapters

S. F. Rockcastle. “Lamps, Luminaires, and Controls” Chapter 15 in Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 13th Edition, pp. 699 – 758 by Walter Grondzik and Alison Kwok, Hoboken:  Wiley, 2019.