Daylight Symposium 2013
14 MAY 2013
WELCOME

18:00 – 19:30 
Welcome reception at Tycho Brahe Planetarium “The first light” by Michael Linden-Wørnle (DK)

15 MAY 2013
SYMPOSIUM DAY 1

08:30 – 09:00
Arrival and coffee at the School of Architecture

09:00 – 09:20
Welcome to the 5th Symposium by Per Arnold Andersen (DK)
Welcome to the School of Architecture by Lene Dammand Lund (DK)

09:20 – 10:45
“Supporting city regions to lead by example”, Peter Head (UK)
“Architecture for a sustainable future”, Christiano Lepratti (DE)
“The influence of sunlight on indoor health”, Richard Hobday (UK)

10:45 – 11:15
Break

11:15 – 13:00
“Human habitat, public health and public policy”, Phil Allsopp (USA)
“Planning for people and city life in Copenhagen”, Tina Saaby (DK)
“The importance of daylight in building renovation”, Signe Kongebro (DK)
“Daylight saving potentials for office buildings”, Lisa Heschong (USA)

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch

14:00 – 15:30
“Urban form, energy and daylight”, Koen Steemers (UK)
“Daylighting design for the existent”, Claude Demers (CA)
“Visual, health and environmental benefits of windows”, Martine Knoop (DE)

15:30 – 16:00
Break

16:00 – 17:30
“Biomimicry in architectural design”, Michael Pawlyn (UK)
“Knowledge to practice – epigenetics and the built environment”, Deborah Burnett (USA)

18:00 – 19:00
Boat tour of Copenhagen harbour

19:00 – 22:00
Symposium dinner

16 MAY 2013
SYMPOSIUM DAY 2

08:30 – 09:00

Arrival and coffee at the School of Architecture

 

09:00 – 10:30

“A museum of daylight – the new Acropolis Museum in Athens”, Florence Lam (UK)

“The Lorax project – Giving architects a voice in daylight standards”, Christoph Reinhart (USA)

“Daylight & sustainability – what are the future political & regulatory drivers?”, David Strong (UK)

 

10:30 – 11:00

Break

 

11:00 – 12:45

“New materials and green technologies for the cities”, Kasper Guldager (DK)

“Daylight redirecting film – field studies”, Raghu Padiyath (USA)

“Variable transmission glazing: a viable retrofit technology?”, John Mardaljevic (UK)

“Daylight and greenery in the basement of a hospital building”, Hester Hellinga (NL)

 

12:45 – 13:45

Lunch

 

13:45 – 14:15

“Existing buildings and light consultancy”, James Benya (USA)

 

14:15 – 15:00

“Daylight in urban environments – considering people, politics, economy and scale”, panel debate led by James Benya (USA)

 

15:00 – 15:30

Outro discussion

15:30 – 15:35

Farewell and see you next time

 

16:00

Departures