Alstan Jakubiec
Alstan Jakubiec is an Assistant Professor in both the Faculty of Design and the School of Environment at the University of Toronto. He studies visual and thermal human comfort, environmental performance simulation, and the interaction between the two. This conversation challenges many common myths within the space as well. Do you know the best way to predict glare? Do you understand non-image-forming light? Do you understand how to design to account for circadian rhythms? What about the best way to counter the urban heat island effect? This episode answers all of these questions and more.