Interview of Marilyne Andersen in “Technologist”
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A special issue on light was published by the scientific magazine “The Technologist”. Among other international experts, Prof. Marilyne Andersen shares her experience on addressing light exposure in buildings from a well-being perspective, based on ongoing research conducted at her lab (LIPID) on the influence of (day)light indoors on health, with a focus on alerting and circadian phase-shifting effects (see article).
The Technologist is an EPFL science magazine centered on European science and discovery published under the umbrella of the EuroTech Universities Alliance. In partnership with Munich (TUM), Eindhoven (TU/e) and Denmark (DTU) technical universities, it is accessible in French, English and German in more than 20 European countries. The LIPID laboratory joined this Alliance in 2012 through the Energy-Efficient Building and Communities programme. Ongoing research at LIPID conducted in this programme investigates the effect of the outdoor environment on buildings, including the assessment of solar resources in the urban context. This work is conducted by Emilie Nault and Parag Rastogi.
In this article, Marilyne Andersen refers to ongoing research in the area of photobiology, neuroscience, building science and architectural lighting. It aims to develop novel methods for simulation-based evaluation of building performance based on our newly acquired understanding of the non-visual effects of light on human health. This work is the topic of two ongoing PhD theses by Maria L. Amundadottir and Jean-Denis Thiry (PhD projects/LIPID).