Prof. Andreas Schüler

Contact

Organisation

EPFL

Department

Job titles

Professor, Head of Research Unit SCI-ENAC-AS

Based in

Switzerland

Languages

English, French, German

Working on daylight in relation to

Why daylight matters in my work

In the built environment, daylight plays a major role for indoor lighting, passive solar heat gains, and solar energy conversion by photovoltaic modules and thermal collectors. With the help of building physics, we can create energy-efficient buildings which promote human health and well-being.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Lightbook, Materials responding to daylight, Documentary film (by EPFL film makers)

Main discipline

Physics

Other disciplines

Agriculture, Architecture, Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Urban Design, Journalism, Media Studies and Communication

Fields of expertise

Building Physics, Energy Research, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, https://www.epfl.ch/labs/sci-enac-as/research/