Dr. Paul Kenny

Contact

Organisation

UCD School of Architecture, Landscape, Planning & Environmental Policy

Department

Job title

Associate Dean/Lecturer

Based in

Ireland

Language

English

SKYSPECTRA: An Open-Source Data Package of Worldwide Spectral Daylight

Working on daylight in relation to

Why daylight matters in my work

The indoors is our new 'natural environment'. It is therefore imperative that our health and well-being are considered a priority in architectural design. Daylight and its spectral & temporal characteristics are central to delivering healthy indoor spaces, in satisfaction of human needs.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Daylight metrics, measurements, and data

I could also have worked as

A difficult choice between archaeology and geology.

I would have loved to have a coffee with

Of the 'antients', Pythagoras, but more recently, the french philosopher Henri Bergson.

Main discipline

Engineering and Technology

Other disciplines

Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Geography, History, Psychology

Fields of expertise

Daylighting Technology, Energy Research, Health in Buildings