Research/Focus Areas
- Human comfort
- Energy efficiency
- Daylighting design and metrics
- Passive and low energy design
- Integrated design process
- Human factors
- Passive and low energy design support for professional architects and engineers
Academic Programs
My Courses
- Arch 504: Integrated Design Seminar
- Arch 573: Daylight Design & Simulation
Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg
College of Art & Architecture
Architecture and Interior Design program
Assistant Professor
Director - Integrated Design Lab, Boise
Home Town
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Campus Locations
Boise, ID
With UI Since
2004
- Ph.D. candidate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2009 (in progress)
- Master of Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2002
- B.S. Architectural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2000
- Ecole Speciale d’Architecture, Progress toward BS in Architectural Studies, Paris, France, 1999
Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg is an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho and Director of the Integrated Design Lab in Boise (IDL-Boise). He has degrees in architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and University of Washington. He teaches classes in daylighting, simulation techniques for integrated design, and design to graduate students and design professionals in Idaho and across North America. Van Den Wymelenberg opened the IDL-Boise in 2004 for the University of Idaho and has successfully secured/completed grants for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, United States Environment Protection Agency, Idaho Power Company, the Lighting Research Center and the New Buildings Institute, totaling nearly $2,000,000. As part of the Pacific Northwest Integrated Design Lab Network, Van Den Wymelenberg has consulted on over 400 projects with architects regarding daylight and energy in buildings since 2000. He has presented at many conferences including LightFair International and Passive Low Energy Architecture. He has authored several papers related to daylighting, visual comfort, and low energy design strategies. In 2008, Van Den Wymelenberg won the Richard Kelly Grant from the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). In 2007 for support of his doctoral studies at the University of Washington, he won the Robert Thunen Memorial Scholarship from the IESNA, the Edison Price Fellowship from the Nuckolls Fund for Educational Lighting, and the Lighting Design Alliance Scholarship from the International Association of Lighting Designers. Van Den Wymelenberg was a member of the BetterBricks Daylighting Lab in Seattle that was honored with the Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices by the State of Washington. He serves on several committees including IENSA Daylight Metrics and is the chair of the Governor’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Task Force in Idaho.
Selected Publications
- Daylight Design in the Pacific Northwest, in progress with University of Washington Press, expected to be released in 2009 (coauthored with Christopher Meek)
- A Study of Luminance Distribution Patterns and Occupants’ Preferences in Daylit Offices, Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Annual Conference Proceedings, June 2009, Québec City, Canada; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Mehlika Inanici (Abstract Accepted, Full Paper Submitted)
- A Climate Responsive Design Tool to Promote Passive Low Energy Design, American Solar Energy Society, Annual Conference
Proceedings, May 2009, Buffalo, NY, G.Z. Brown, Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Jeff Kline, Ery Djunaedy (Abstract Accepted)
- Design Lab: Exploring synergies of outreach, research and teaching while innovating classroom design, American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Annual Meeting Proceedings, March 2009, Portland, OR; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Jim Coles, Brad Acker, Ery Djunaedy (Full Paper Accepted)
- Designing the Lit Environment, Techniques and Technologies for Holistic Lighting Design, Architectural Lighting, May 2008; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg
*See CV for full list of publications, research, outreach and awards.
Research Projects
- Luminance Based Lighting & Blind Controls - Doctorate research in collaboration with Assistant Professor Mehlika Inanici (Chair) Associate Professor Pete Johnson and Professor Joel Loveland at the University of Washington, and Dr. Judith Heerwagen. Studying luminance distribution in the visual field of office interiors as it relates to lighting and blind controls, human preference, acceptance and performance.
- Daylight Metrics Research - Teamed with the Heschong Mahone Group, National Research Council of Canada and the University of Washington to provide direction to the Illuminating Engineering Society regarding new performance metrics and criteria for ‘daylit’ spaces.
- High Performance Classroom Prototype - Redesigned daylighting, electric light and HVAC systems for two full scale demonstration classrooms in a new Idaho elementary school. Monitoring many aspects of building performance for a two year period compared to two adjacent standard classrooms.ip/activity/work/exhibit title, location (city, state, country), short description/abstract, link to online resources, start and end date
Outreach Projects
- Green Scene - University of Idaho’s Integrated Design Lab, Sources+Design Magazine, September, 2008
- Early Simulations Improve Building Performance, Idaho Business Review August 27, 2007
- New Nampa School Set Up To Test Energy, Idaho Statesman April 22, 2007
- Endeavor Elementary School Seeks to Save Energy, Idaho Press Tribune March 26, 2007
Awards and Honors
- Richard Kelly Grant, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America [2008] $5,000
- Doctoral Fellowship, University of Washington, PhD in the Build Environment [2007-2008] $12,050 tuition + $5,000 Fellowship
- Robert E. Thunen Memorial Scholarship, Thunen Scholarship Fund, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America [2007-08] $6,500
- Edison Price Fellowship, Nuckolls Fund for Educational Lighting [2007-08] $10,000
- Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention & Sustainable Practices, State of WA [2004] As member of the BetterBricks Daylighting Lab, University of Washington