Issues pertaining to comfort in architecture have gained great importance in the last few decades because of their significant influence on people’s satisfaction and productivity and on the overall building energy management. Yet, despite numerous efforts in developing predictive models, human perception of comfort still poses important challenges during the design process, both at the research and professional levels.
Through human-centered experimentations and building performance simulations, LIPID contributes in the acquisition of new knowledge about the main environmental parameters that have an impact on comfort, with a major focus on thermal and visual factors. In this way, the research provides new insights into suitable design strategies and models to support the design process in achieving a comfortable and sustainable built environment.
Perception | Energy | Health
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2023
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Effect of window glazing color and transmittance on human visual comfort
S. Jain; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
2022-11-23. 36th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, PLEA “Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design 2022 – Will Cities Survive?”, Santiago, Chile, November 22-25, 2022. The influence of façade and space design on building occupants’ indoor experience
L. Pastore; M. Andersen
Journal of Building Engineering. 2022. Vol. 46, p. 103663. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103663. 2021
Field evaluation of thermal and acoustical comfort in eight North-American buildings using embedded radiant systems
M. Dawe; C. Karmann; S. Schiavon; F. Bauman
PLoS ONE. 2021-10-26. Vol. 16, num. 10, p. 1-17. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0258888. Glare assessment in a daylit workplace from a physiological perspective
S. Jain; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
2021-09-16. Academy Neuroscience for Architecture ANFA Symposium 2021, San Diego, California, USA, September 16-18, 2021. Does glazing color influence our perception of discomfort glare from daylight?
S. Jain
Build for Life, VELUX Daylight Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2021-11-16. Effect of Indoor Temperature and Glazing with Saturated Color on Visual Perception of Daylight
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
Leukos. 2021. Vol. 17, num. 2, p. 183-204. DOI : 10.1080/15502724.2020.1726182. Calibration and Validation of Climate-Based Daylighting Models Based on One-Time Field Measurements: Office Buildings in the Tropics
G. Quek; J. A. Jakubiec
Leukos. 2021. Vol. 17, num. 1, p. 75-90. DOI : 10.1080/15502724.2019.1570852. 2020
A multi-domain data collection strategy for capturing relationships between occupant behaviour, comfort, indoor environment, and energy use in office
V. M. Barthelmes; C. Karmann; D. Licina; M. Andersen; D. Khovalyg
2020-04-16. 11th Windsor Conference 2020 – Resilient Comfort in a Heating World, Windsor, United Kingdom, April 16-19, 2020. p. 309-322. 2019
Energy performance and occupancy-based analysis of visual and thermal comfort for transmittance level and layout variations of semi-transparent photovoltaics
G. Chinazzo; Adrien Legrain; G. Peronato; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
2019. Building Simulation 2019, Rome, Italy, September 2-4, 2019. p. 4385-4392. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2019.210262. Daylight affects human thermal perception
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
Scientific Reports. 2019-09-23. Vol. 9(2019), p. 13690. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-48963-y. Influence of indoor temperature and daylight illuminance on visual perception
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
Lighting Research & Technology. 2019-07-02. Vol. 52, num. 3, p. 350-370. DOI : 10.1177/1477153519859609. Building energy certification versus user satisfaction with the indoor environment: Findings from a multi-site post-occupancy evaluation (POE) in Switzerland
L. Pastore; M. Andersen
Building and Environment. 2019-01-07. Vol. 150, p. 60-74. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.001. 2018
The Effect of Coloured Glazing on Thermal, Visual and Overall Comfort Evaluation
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
2018-09-26. AIC Interim Meeting — colour & human comfort, Lisbon, Portugal, 25–29 September 2018. Combined effects of daylight transmitted through coloured glazing and indoor temperature on thermal responses and overall comfort
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
Building and Environment. 2018-08-22. Vol. 144, p. 583-597. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.08.045. Comfort, climatic background and adaptation time: first insights from a post-occupancy evaluation in multicultural workplaces
L. Pastore; M. Andersen
2018-04-12. 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking comfort, Windsor, UK, April 12-15, 2018. p. 814-823. 2017
Luminance maps from High Dynamic Range imaging: calibrations and adjustments for visual comfort assessment
C. Pierson; J. Wienold; A. Jacobs; M. Bodart
2017. Lux Europa 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 18-20, 2017. p. 147-151. Investigation of different subjective response scales for thermal comfort analysis: Likert-type and visual analogue scales
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
Perception of thermal comfort and pain – are we assessing their dynamics right?, Heidelberg, Germany, November 9-10, 2017. Effects of visual and thermal stimuli interactions on comfort perception
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
7th VELUX Daylight Symposium, Berlin, Germany, May 3-4, 2017.. Discomfort glare perception in daylighting: influencing factors
C. Pierson; M. Bodarta; J. Wienold
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. Exploring the influence of contemporary facade design on occupant satisfaction: a preliminary study in office buildings
L. Pastore; M. Andersen
2017. PLEA 2017 Edinburgh – Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, July 3-5, 2017. The effects of vegetation on indoor thermal comfort: the application of a multi-scale simulation methodology on a residential neighborhood renovation case study
L. Pastore; R. Corrao; P. Kvols Heiselberg
Energy and Buildings. 2017. Vol. 146, p. 1-11. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.04.022. 2016
A preliminary study on the sensitivity of people to visual and thermal parameters in office environments
G. Chinazzo; J. Wienold; M. Andersen
2016. 9th Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 7-10 April 2016. Photovoltaics integration in the Solar Decathlon pavilion : Assessing the implication of transparent BIPV with DSC technology on the indoor comfort and energy performance
H. Y. C. Monari; G. Rueff
2016. 2015
Sustainable Social Housing in Temperate Areas. Italy and Brazil: the use of vegetation as a retrofit strategy
L. Pastore
Invited seminar at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, May 22, 2015. 2013
Lightsolve – a full-year goal-based tool for daylighting performance evaluation
M. Andersen; A. Guillemin; L. Cantelli
2013. CISBAT 2013 – CleanTech for smartcities and buildings, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. Human-Driven Daylighting: research perspectives and outlook
M. Andersen
2013. 8th ENERGY FORUM on Advanced Building Skins, Bressanone, Italy, November 5-6, 2013. 2012
Influence of shading control patterns on the energy assessment of office spaces
P. Correia Da Silva; V. Leal; M. Andersen
Energy and Buildings. 2012. Vol. 50, p. 35-48. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.019. 2009
The Adaptation of Daylight Glare Probability to Dynamic Metrics in a Computational Setting
S. Kleindienst; M. Andersen
2009. Lux Europa 2009 – 11th European Lighting Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 9-11, 2009. 2002
Light distribution through advanced fenestration systems
M. Andersen
Building Research & Information. 2002. Vol. 30, num. 4, p. 264-281. DOI : 10.1080/09613210210132937.
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