The article co-authored by Anupam Satumane and Siobhan Rockcastle, titled, ‘Impacts of Space function and Window View on Perceived Indoor Environment Quality,’ was accepted for publication in the Proceedings to the ARCC 2023 conference in Dallas in April.
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Rockcastle appointed Associate Editor at LEUKOS
Siobhan Rockcastle has joined the Editorial Board at LEUKOS, The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society. As an Associate Editor, Siobhan will work with Dr. Ute Besenecker (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) to co-edit the section on Lighting in the Built Environment.
Rockcastle and Ahn win the 2022 Francis Bronet Innovation Award
Assistant Professor Siobhan Rockcastle (architecture) and Associate Professor Kyuho Ahn (interior architecture) have been awarded the 2022 Francis Bronet Innovation Award for their proposal, ‘The Impact of lighting design on occupant perception and behavior in a healthcare environment: an experiment in virtual reality.’ This work will commence in the summer of 2022 and run through the spring of 2023 and will support an experiment in Virtual Reality with a dedicated student research assistant. The Francis Bronet Innovation Award is given each year by the University of Oregon College of Design Dean and supports $4,500 in associated research costs.
Siobhan Rockcastle & Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg to present webinar on Daylight through PG&E Energy Centers
Looking for an update on daylighting control in high-performance buildings? Join us May 19 for an intermediate level webinar where Siobhan Rockcastle and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg will discuss the benefits daylight provides, including occupant health, well-being and visual interest. They’ll address how daylight holds the power to transform buildings for improved health and reduced energy consumption.
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Editorial article on view quality published in LEUKOS
Window views have been shown to have positive effects on occupants’ health, well-being and productivity. However, we lack consensus on a unified definition for window view quality and assessment methods. In response, we defined window view quality as the quality of the visual connection to the outdoors that satisfies building occupants, and its primary components: content, access, clarity. We also identified research needs in a position statement signed by 55 experts. The statement is publicly available here.
This publication was co-authored by Siobhan Rockcastle and more than 50 other expert researchers in the field of lighting and view analysis.
Professor Rockcastle to present at the 2022 IES Research Symposium on Light + Intelligence
Siobhan has been invited to share her work on the use of virtual reality in perceptually accurate lighting design and lighting research applications. She will join other industry and academic experts to share her perspective on the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging visualization technologies. For more information on the symposium, click here.
Anupam Satumane awarded a 1-year PhD Research Fellowship with Nike
Doctoral student and Baker research assistant, Anupam Satumane, has been selected for a 1-year PhD Research Fellowship with Nike. Starting in the summer of 2022, Anupam will work remotely with the Workplace Design and Connectivity team on his proposal titled, “Leveraging workplace design to promote workplace experience: Evaluating the impacts of social, environmental, and workplace settings on employee satisfaction.” This fellowship will support up to $60,000 in financial support to cover Anupam’s tuition, fees, and living expenses. Join me in congratulating Anu!
Article on health perceptions in classrooms accepted for publication in Frontiers in Built Environment Journal
An article co-authored by Maria Camila Coronado, Siobhan Rockcastle, and Alison Kwok and called, ‘Environmental Health Perceptions in University Classrooms: Results from an Online Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US and Colombia’ was accepted for publication in the Journal, Frontiers in Built Environment. This article was born out of a research study developed during the Advanced Research Methods class taught at the University of Oregon in the Spring of 2021.
Grant from NEEA supports research on circadian effects of LLLC lighting
A grant from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) supports research within the Baker Lighting Lab to study the controlled effects of an installed LLLC lighting system on eye-level light exposure in an office setting. Our research will also compare field-recorded measurements with simulation-based results to understand the accuracy of our current workflows to model existing conditions and simulate potential future scenarios for energy-efficient and healthy electric light exposure.
new grant supports research on visual comfort and circadian light exposure
A new grant from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (sub-award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lighting R&D Program, part of the Building Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) will support research on the impact of visual discomfort on predictions of eye-level light exposure to meet the WELL Building Standard for circadian lighting. Siobhan Rockcastle (PI) and Alen Mahic (Key-personnel) will work with lighting researchers at PNNL to explore the effect of discomfort glare on window-view avoidance, supplemental lighting, and shading system use with a goal to understand the implications that each of these factors have on eye-level light exposure for human health and energy-use.