DAYLIGHT SYMPOSIUM 2011
3 MAY 2011
WELCOME

19:00 – 21:00
Welcome reception, Rolex Learning Center

4 MAY 2011
SYMPOSIUM DAY 1

8:30 – 9:00
Registration and coffee

9:00 – 10:45
Welcome by the VELUX Group, Per Arnold Andersen (DK)

“State of the union in daylighting at EPFL”, Jean-Louis Scartezzini (CH)
“Body clocks, light, sleep and health”, Russell Foster (UK)
“Daylight – Visual comfort and non-visual functions”, Mirjam Münch (CH)
“Office workers’ daily exposure to light and its influence on sleep quality and mood”, Sylvia Hubalek (DE)

10:45 – 11:15
Break

11:15 – 13:00
“Lemmings, light and health revisited”, Peter Boyce (UK)
“The physiological and psychological effects of windows, daylight, and view at home”, Jennifer Veitch (CA)
“Do we know enough yet to predict the non-visual effects of daylight in buildings? An exploratory study”, John Mardaljevic (UK)
“Highlights from the Academic Forum”, Steve Fotios (UK)

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch

14:00 – 15:30
“The measurable and the unmeasurable”, Dean Hawkes (UK)
“Daylight performance to inform architectural design”, Marilyne Andersen (CH)
“Visual comfort for seniors”, Truus de Bruin-Hordijk (NL)
“European daylight standard”, Peter Raynham (UK)

15:30 – 16:00
Break

16:00 – 18:00
Discussion fora:
1. Tools and metrics, facilitated by John Mardaljevic
2. Daylighting in an Active House perspective, facilitated by Lone Feifer and Mikkel Skott Olsen
3. Daylight legislation, facilitated by Peter Raynham
4. Academic Forum in the future, facilitated by Steve Fotios
5. LESO Lab guided tour, facilitated by Nicolas Morel

 

5 MAY 2011
SYMPOSIUM DAY 2

8:30 – 9:00
Luggage deposit and coffee

9:00 – 10:45
The anthropology of daylight, Brent Richards (UK)
The light within, Vellachi Ganesan (SG)
Daylight dynamics with regard to human needs, Myriam Aries and Laurens Zonneveldt (NL)
A lack of daylight culture, Ulrike Brandi (DE)

10:45 – 11:15
Break

11:15 – 13:00
Light defines the journey of our lives, Will Bruder (USA)
Daylighting dashboards – From evaluating performance to suggesting new forms, Christoph Reinhart (USA)
The healing potential of daylight in hospital settings, Anne Kathrine Frandsen (DK)
The experience of daylight, Judith Heerwagen (USA)

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch

14:00 – 14:45
Outro discussion

14:45 – 15:30
Departures