Personal details
- Name
- Associate Professor Veronica Garcia Hansen
- Position(s)
- HDR Training Coordinator
Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Design Office - Associate Professor
Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Design Office,
Architecture - Discipline *
- Architecture, Building, Optical Physics
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 1623
- v.garciahansen@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Identifiers and profiles
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- Qualifications
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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”.
- Keywords
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daylighting, daylighting devices, energy efficiency, health and productivity, human well being, Daylight simulation & climate based metrics, Climate responsive buildings, Sustainability
Biography
Dr. Garcia-Hansen is an active researcher in the area of Lighting Design in Buildings, specializing in the design of daylighting devices, façade design, energy efficiency, evaluation of the luminous environment, lighting modeling, and lighting effects on health and wellbeing. Dr. Garcia-Hansen’s PhD thesis established her research significance to this field of lighting research. The research aimed to provide integrated solutions for the problem of naturally illuminating deep plan buildings in the tropics. The significance of the research contribution was recognized through an international award (Asian innovation Awards 2003) and nomination to the Fresh Innovators national program (2005). The PhD thesis was the 10th most downloaded thesis on QUT eprints, during 2008-09 and the research has also been published in international conferences (4), presented to research groups (Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic), and had extensive media coverage including TV scientific programs (http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1610451.htm) , industry magazines, and radio interviews. This research was the basis for the invitation to Dr Garcia Hansen to participate in the CIE Technical Committee TC 3-38 on”Tubular Daylight Guidance Systems”(2006) and as guest speaker for Eco building in Hot climate- Energy, Efficiency, Comfort: A Combination for our Future conference in Bolzano, Italy (April 29th 2010). Since PhD conclusion, Dr. Garcia-Hansen has been investigating many aspects of appropriate lighting solutions in the tropics to provide energy efficient solutions as well as providing healthy environments for people with three funded research projects totallying $75,000, where she is the main CI. These projects include:
- Development of an assessment tool for selection of daylighting devices in tropical climates. This research has been presented in two international conference
- Evaluation of luminous environments in open plan offices with top daylighting devices, presented in two international conferences and
- Study of Light exposure patterns of office workers. This on-going research is the first one to assess light exposure patterns of office workers in a subtropical setting.
Dr. Garcia-Hansen is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Architecture (AIA), a member of Architectural Science Association (ASA) and Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), Silver member of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) and the Australian representative for CIE (International Commission on Illumination) Division 3: Interior Environment and Lighting Design.
She has been a technical reviewer for numerous peer review journals including Building and Environment, Lighting Research and Technology. She is currently an associate editor for Architectural Science Review (Q1 journal). Dr. Garcia-Hansen is an Australian Research Council (ARC) assessor.
Teaching
Dr. Garcia-Hansen teaching responsabilities focuses on Architectural Science, Sustainability and Research Methods. She has been involved in the following units:
- DAB330 Integrated Technologies 1
- DAN110 and DAN220 Architectural Theory and Research 1 and 11
- DAB610 Architectural Design 6
- BEB200 Introducing Sustainability
- DEH701 Research Methods
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 p372-383
- Ibrahim A, Garcia Hansen V, Isoardi G, Pham K, (2019) A parametric method for remapping and calibrating fisheye images for glare analysis, Buildings p1-24
- 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 p115-126
- 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 p253-263
- 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 p1-16
- 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 p182-194
- Hirning M, Isoardi G, Garcia Hansen V, (2017) Prediction of discomfort glare from windows under tropical skies, Building and Environment p107-120
- 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 p1-24
- Garcia Hansen V, Edmonds I, (2015) Methods for the illumination of multilevel buildings with vertical light pipes, Solar Energy p74-88
- 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 p349-357
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- 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
- 2020
- Details
- Finalist for the 2005 Fresh Innovators. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources- National Innovation Awareness Strategy. Sydney, Australia. http://www.freshinnovators.org/ One of 16 projects selected nation wide.
- 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
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- 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
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Behavioural Probability Models to Predict Daylighting Performance for Green Buildings with Open Plan Offices
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Gillian Isoardi, Adjunct Associate Professor Simon Smith - Subjective Responses to Daylight Changes in Outdoor Scenes: Implementing a Dynamic View Assessment Procedure for Urban Contexts
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Gillian Isoardi, Dr Alicia Allan - An Evaluation Method to Include Complex Fenestration Systems in the Façade Design Process
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Gillian Isoardi, Associate Professor Marianella Chamorro-Koc - Integration of daylighting and natural ventilation strategies in Double Skin Façade design to improve thermal and visual performance of tall building facade in subtropical climate
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Bianca Capra, Professor Robin Drogemuller
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- 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)