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Associate Professor
Veronica Garcia Hansen
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Veronica Garcia-Hansen is an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. Her background is in Architecture design and building science. Her principal area of research focuses on the interplay between building design and performance, visual and thermal comfort and human health and wellbeing. She uses innovative research methodologies that facilitate the collection of large data sets of physical conditions (lighting levels, brightness, temperature, air velocity, occupancy), ethnographic approaches to study occupant behaviour and self-reported data (preferences, wellbeing) using ubiquitous sensors and technologies, finding patterns and solutions employing machine learning algorithms and optimisation procedures. A/Prof. Garcia-Hansen has specific expertise in high-performance building envelopes and control strategies (including the design of innovative daylighting devices), glare from daylighting, natural ventilation, indoor environmental quality monitoring, post occupancy evaluation (POE) of the luminous environment, lighting modelling, visual and non-visual effects of lighting on health and wellbeing, virtual reality (VR) for qualitative assessment of building occupants’ experiences and preferences. A/Prof. Garcia-Hansen is a 2020 Johnson & Johnson Scholar. She was acknowledged internationally by the prestigious WiSTEM2D (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing, and Design) Scholar award by Johnson & Johnson (USA). The $250k grant to “create healing environments in hospitals through efficient lighting design” is one of only six awards across the globe awarded among 550 applications, identifying “global women leading in both their research fields and leading as mentors”.Leadership in Research
- HDR training coordinator for the School of Design (2019-2021). Oversaw the research training of 110 postgraduate PhD and master research students in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Interactive Design, Industrial Design.
- Deputy Academic Lead Research (Architecture) School of Architecture and Built Environment (2021-Onwards)
- Program leader "Emerging Technologies program" Design Lab (Tier 2 research centre at QUT) (2020-Onwards) https://research.qut.edu.au/designlab/programs/
- CIE (International commission of Illumination) Division 3 Australian Representative: Interior Environment and Lighting Design (2011- Onwards) https://cie.co.at/technical-work/divisions/division3
- CIE Division 3 leadership team: Division 3 Editor (2020-Onwards)
- Associate Editor "Architectural Science Review" Journal (Q1) (2014-Onwards)
- Australian Representative for the IEA (International Energy Agency) Task 61 Integrated solutions for daylighting and electrical lighting (2018-2021) https://task61.iea-shc.org/about
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
daylighting, visual and thermal comfort, energy efficiency, health and productivity, human well being, Daylight simulation & climate based metrics, Climate responsive buildings, Sustainability, Human-building interaction, Post occupancy evaluation
Research field
Architecture, Building
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- BArch (Other)
Professional memberships and associations
- AIA, Royal Australian Institute of Architecture (Graduate member since 2001)
- ASA, Architectural Science Association, since 2001
- ISES Solar Energy Society (Silver member) since 2003
- PLEA, Passive Low energy Architecture, since 2009
- SBSE, Society of Building Science Educators, since 2012
- ASES, American Solar energy Society, since 2012
- ACSA, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, since 2013
- CIE, International Commission on Illumination, Division 3 Australian Representative: "Interior Environment and lighting design".
Teaching
Dr. Garcia-Hansen teaching responsabilities focuses on Architectural Science, Sustainability and Research Methods. She has been involved in the following units:
Undergraduate
- DAB211 Environmental Principals for Architectural Design
- DAB330 Integrated Technologies 1
- DAN110 and DAN220 Architectural Theory and Research 1 and 11
- DAB610 Architectural Design 6
- BEB200 Introducing Sustainability
- DEH701 Research Methods
Postgraduate
- KKP624 Approaches for Design Research
Publications
- Loh, S., Foth, M., Caldwell, G., Garcia-Hansen, V. & Thomson, M. (2020). A more-than-human perspective on understanding the performance of the built environment. Architectural Science Review, 63(3-4), 372–383. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/197359
- Ibrahim, A., Garcia Hansen, V., Isoardi, G. & Pham, K. (2019). A parametric method for remapping and calibrating fisheye images for glare analysis. Buildings, 9(10), 1–24. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133757
- Allan, A., Garcia Hansen, V., Isoardi, G. & Smith, S. (2019). Subjective assessments of lighting quality: A measurement review. LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, 15(2-3), 115–126. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/121847
- Amirkhani, M., Garcia Hansen, V., Isoardi, G. & Allan, A. (2018). Innovative window design strategy to reduce negative lighting interventions in office buildings. Energy and Buildings, 179, 253–263. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/121654
- Omrani, S., Garcia Hansen, V., Capra, B. & Drogemuller, R. (2017). Effect of natural ventilation mode on thermal comfort and ventilation performance: Full-scale measurement. Energy and Buildings, 156, 1–16. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/111875
- Omrani, S., Garcia Hansen, V., Capra, B. & Drogemuller, R. (2017). Natural ventilation in multi-storey buildings: Design process and review of evaluation tools. Building and Environment, 116, 182–194. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/104120
- Hirning, M., Isoardi, G. & Garcia Hansen, V. (2017). Prediction of discomfort glare from windows under tropical skies. Building and Environment, 113, 107–120. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/98248
- Shekari Soleimanloo, S., White, M., Garcia Hansen, V. & Smith, S. (2017). The effects of sleep loss on young drivers' performance: A systematic review. PLoS One, 12(8), 1–24. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/110790
- Garcia Hansen, V. & Edmonds, I. (2015). Methods for the illumination of multilevel buildings with vertical light pipes. Solar Energy, 117, 74–88. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/83809
- Hirning, M., Isoardi, G., Coyne, S., Garcia Hansen, V. & Cowling, I. (2013). Post occupancy evaluations relating to discomfort glare: A study of green buildings in Brisbane. Building and Environment, 59, 349–357. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54457
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Veronica, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Editor/Contributor of a Prestigious Work of Reference
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Division Editor for CIE Division 3: Interior Environment and Lighting Design
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- WiSTEM2D award for the Design Discipline (only one awarded) for the research project " Creating Healing Environments in Hospitals: The Role of Lighting Design".
- Type
- International Collaboration
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Australian representative for the IEA task 61. I work in the Subtask D. Lab and field study performance tracking
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Member of the International Scientific committee for the CIE 2016 Lighting Quality and Energy Efficiency Conference, Melbourne, Australia, March 2016.
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Associate Editor for Architectural Science Review Journal
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Invited speaker for Eco building in Hot climate- Energy, Efficiency, Comfort: A Combination for our Future conference in Bolzano, Italy (April 29th 2010). The talk presented was "Innovative daylighting solutions for buildings in hot climates"
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Australian Representative for the Division 3 (since 2010): Interior Environment and lighting design
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2003
- Details
- Asian Innovation Award (Bronze) for Light pipes design. Organized by the Far Eastern Economic Review) Veronica Garcia-Hansen, Ian Edmonds and Ken Yeang
Selected research projects
- Title
- Designing Healthy and Efficient Luminous Environments in Green Buildings
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP150100179
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Lighting Design in Hospitals: Strategies to Improve the Health and Performance Outcomes of Healthcare Staff
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Thea Blackler
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Interprofessional User Groups and the Design of Healthcare Facilities (2021)
- Subjective Responses to Daylight Changes in Outdoor Scenes: Implementing a Dynamic View Assessment Procedure for Urban Contexts (2021)
- Construction Flexibility and Adaptability inside Hospitals (2020)
- Identification and Classification of Key Features of Balconies to Promote Thermal Comfort Under Natural Ventilation Mode (2020)
- Predicting Glare in Open-Plan Offices Using Simplified Data Acquisitions and Machine Learning Algorithms (2020)
- Innovative Integrated Window Design with Electric Lighting Design System to Reduce Lighting Intervention in Office Buildings (2018)
- Natural Ventilation in High-Rise Apartments in Hot-Humid Climates (2018)
- Energy Simulation for Decision Support in Early Architectural Design (2017)
- Measuring Visual Attributes for Assessing Visual Conflicts in Urban Environments (2017)
- Effects of Light and Caffeine on Human Sleepiness and Alertness: A Simulated Driving Experiment (2016)
Supervision topics
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.