The paper titled, “Disparities in circadian potential: the impact of building form and interior wall composition on dynamic light exposure” was accepted to Building Simulation 2023 after a double-blind peer-review process. The paper was co-authored by Siobhan Rockcastle, Hadley Carlberg (UO B.Arch 2023′), Maryam Esmailian (UO PhD Candidate), and Maria Amundadottir (Oculight Analytics, Reykjavik). This paper describes a weighted approach to predicting the impact of building form and occupant behavior on the equity of daylight exposure to support circadian health across a population of occupants. While the workflow does not integrate electric light sources, it describes a method of predicting the circadian daylight potential of a building and can help identify which occupants would be most reliant on electric light sources based on deficiencies in daylight access.
Siobhan Rockcastle presents at the Human Factors Symposium
On May 10-12, Siobhan Rockcastle was invited to the Human Factors Symposium in Richland, Washington – sponsored by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. She presented recent Baker Lab research on ‘The influence of dynamic occupant behavior on predicting non-visual health in buildings’ to an interdisciplinary audience that included staff from the national laboratories, universities, Army research, and other governmental agencies.
Rockcastle provided lecture at Florida Atlantic University on 2/16
On February 16th, Siobhan traveled to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to present a public lecture and workshop at Florida Atlantic School of Architecture. Her talk focused on the impacts of daylight on the perception of architecture and human health in daylit buildings as a result of healthy exposure. She presented recent research from the Baker Lighting Lab and Oculight dynamics and gave a 2-hour workshop on the use of building performance simulation in the design of daylit buildings.
Article by Satumane and Rockcastle accepted to ARCC 2023
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.
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!