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Grobe Lars Oliver HSLU T&A

Dr. Lars Oliver Grobe Lars Oliver Grobe

Highly Specialised Senior Research Associate

Grobe Lars Oliver HSLU T&A

Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture

Room B21
Technikumstrasse 21
6048 Horw


Institute of Civil Engineering IBI

CC Building Envelopes and Civil Engineering

Highly Specialised Senior Research Associate

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Biography

Professional activities

  • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Postdoctoral Researcher (Velux Stiftung Daylight Fellow), 2022-
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Department of Cultural Studies and Archaeology ("New Light from Pompeii" funded by DFG #456917156), 2021-
  • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Engineering & Architecture,
    Competence Centre Building Envelopes and Civil Engineering, Highly Specialised Senior Research Associate, 2012-
  • Architektur + Städtebau Grobe-Kunz und Grobe GbR, Bad Honnef, Associate, 2010-
  • Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, Singapore,
    Research Associate, Group Leader "Facade Technology", 2008-2010
  • National University of Singapore, Singapore, Visiting Scholar, 2008
  • Erözü Architects, Istanbul, Architect, 2005-2008

Education

  • Izmir Institute of Technology, PhD (Architecture), 2019
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt, Diplom-Ingenieur (Architecture), 2005
  • Istanbul Technical University (visiting student 2003-2004)

Memberships

  • European Association of Archaeologists EAA (2020-)
  • Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre AIHV (2018-)
  • fitlicht - Fördergemeinschaft innovative Tageslichtnutzung (2013-)
  • North Rhine-Westfalia Chamber of Architects AKNW (2010-)
  • International Building Performance Simulation Association IBPSA (2010-)
Subjects
  • Planning und building of solar building envelopes GH5 (responsibility for lecture series 2020, 2021)
  • Building envelopes 1 - Basics (lecture daylight in buildings)
Professional competencies
  • Architecture
  • Urbanism and city planning
  • Characterisation and modelling of the optical properties of glazing and shading
  • Modelling and assessment of daylight in buildings
  • Computational reconstruction and modelling of built cultural heritage
Teaching and research focus
  • daylight in buildings
  • visual comfort and glare
  • lighting simulation
  • optical characterisation and modeling of complex fenestration
  • reconstruction of lighting and daylighting in antiquity

Projects

Research projects

  • ETHZ_DFAB_2C3_Printed Facade
  • Adaptives Blendschutztextil
  • Farb-Effizienz Modell für farbiges Frontglas von gebäudeintegrierten Photovoltaik Modulen
  • ΦΩΣ 4D – Affordance-based evaluation of daylight in antique residential building
  • GreenPV – Potenzial Gebäudehülle
  • Farbige PV Module
  • Shading effect of overgrown facades
  • Light fields for glare assessment
  • International conference - FACADE 2021
  • Miniaturized 3D TOF multipixel sensor with integrated object recognition for industrial automation
  • Licht für Pflanzen und Vögel
  • BSDF measurements on CFS
  • Adaptives Blendschutztextil
  • Low-reflectance BRDF
  • Solar facades with daylight re-direction and coloured photovoltaics
  • Funktionales Sonnen- bzw. Blendschutztextil
  • Funktionales Sonnen- und Blendschutztextil (Vorprojekt)
  • Measuring and modeling scattering properties of Roman window glass in daylight simulation
  • ACTIVE INTERFACES - Holistic strategy to simplify standards, assessments and certifications for building integrated photovoltaics
  • High Resolution Complex Glazing Library
  • Daylighting Systems (SCCER - FEEB&D)
  • Modeling and simulation of daylight control systems
  • BFE S.A.D.L.E.S.S.

Publications and presentations

Publications and presentations - Article, review; peer reviewed

  • Piccioni, Valeria; Leschok, Matthias; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wasilewski, Stephen; Seshadri, Bharath; Hischier, Illias & Schlüter, Arno (2023). Tuning the solar performance of building facades through polymer 3D printing: Towards bespoke thermo-optical properties. Advanced Material Technologies, in-print. doi: 10.1002/admt.202201200
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2023). Impact of model detail on daylighting metrics in residential buildings. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2600, 112010. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/11/112010
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wasilweski, Stephen; Plörer, Daniel & Roeske, Christian (2023). Modeling reflection by structured building-integrated photovoltaics. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2600, 042006. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/4/042006
  • Plörer, Daniel; Wasilewski, Stephen & Grobe, Lars Oliver (2023). Glare analysis of an integral daylighting and lighting control strategy for offices. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2600, 112006. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2600/11/112006
  • Ward, Gregory J; Bueno, Bruno; Geisler-Moroder, David; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Jonsson, Jacob C; Lee, Eleanor S; Wang, Taoning & Wilson, Helen Rose (2022). Daylight simulation workflows incorporating measured Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Functions. Energy and Buildings, 259, 111890. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111890
  • Wasilewski, Stephen; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wienold, Jan & Andersen, Marilyne (2022). Efficient simulation for visual comfort evaluations. Energy and Buildings, 112141. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112141
  • Ward, Gregory J; Wang, Taoning; Geisler-Moroder, David; Lee, Eleanor; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wienold, Jan & Jonsson, Jacob C (2021). Modeling specular transmission of complex fenestration systems with data-driven BSDFs. Building and Environment, 196(107774), doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107774
  • Wüest, Thomas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Luible, Andreas (2021). Effects of Phase Change Materials on heat flows through double skin facades. Journal of Façade Design and Engineering, 9(1), 17-30. doi: 10.7480/jfde.2021.1.5408
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2021). Irregular light scattering properties of fenestration for comfortable and energy-efficient buildings. International Journal of Digital Innovation in the Built Environment, 10(2), 1-16. doi: 10.4018/IJDIBE.2021070101
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas & Lang, Franziska (2020). Data-driven modelling of daylight scattering by Roman window glass. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH), 13(1), 2. doi: 10.1145/3350428
  • Wüest, Thomas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Luible, Andreas (2020). An Innovative Façade Element with Controlled Solar-Thermal Collector and Storage. Sustainability, 12(13), 5281. doi: 10.3390/su12135281
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2019). Photon mapping to accelerate daylight simulation with high-resolution, data-driven fenestration models. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1343(1), 012154. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1343/1/012154
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2019). Photon mapping in image-based visual comfort assessments with BSDF models of high resolution. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 12(6), 745-758. doi: 10.1080/19401493.2019.1653994
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2019). Photon-Mapping in climate-based daylight modelling with high-resolution BSDFs. Energy and Buildings, 205, 109524. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109524
  • Wasilewski, Stephen; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wienold, Jan & Andersen, Marilyne (2019). A critical literature review of spatio-temporal simulation methods for daylight glare assessment. SDAR Journal of Sustainable Design in Engineering of the Built Environment, 7(1), 4. doi: 10.21427/87r7-kn41
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2018). Characterization and data-driven modeling of a retro-reflective coating in Radiance. Energy and Buildings, 162, 121-133. doi: 10.1016/J.ENBUILD.2017.12.029
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2017). Computational combination of the optical properties of fenestration layers at high directional resolution. Buildings, 7(1), 1-19. doi: 10.3390/buildings7010022
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wittkopf, Stephen & Kazanasmaz, Zehra Tuğçe (2017). High-resolution data-driven models of daylight redirection components. Journal of Façade Design and Engineering, 5(2), 103-116. doi: 10.7480/jfde.2017.2.1743
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Aksakarya, Gizem; Altınkaya, Gülce; Ergin, Meltem; Hancı Geçit, Burçin; Kazanasmaz, Zehra Tuğçe; Sevinç, Zeynep & Yörük, Yasemin (2017). Scale-model and simulation-based assessments for design alternatives of daylight redirecting systems for side-lighting in an educational design room. METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 1. doi: 10.4305/METU.JFA.2017.2.1
  • Kazanasmaz, Zehra T; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Bauer, Carsten; Krehel, Marek & Wittkopf, Stephen (2016). Three approaches to optimize optical properties and size of a South-facing window for spatial Daylight Autonomy. Building and Environment, 102, 243-256. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.03.018
  • Schregle, Roland; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2016). An Out-of-Core Photon Mapping Approach to Daylight Coefficients. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 9(6), 620-632. doi: 10.1080/19401493.2016.1177116
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2016). Accordance of Light Scattering from Design and De-Facto Variants of a Daylight Redirecting Component. Buildings, 2016(6), 30. doi: 10.3390/buildings6030030
  • Krehel, Marek; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2016). A hybrid data-driven BSDF model to predict light transmission trough complex fenestration systems including high incident directions. Journal of Façade Design and Engineering., 4(3-4), 79-89. doi: 10.3233/FDE-161191
  • Schregle, Roland; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2015). Progressive Photon Mapping for Daylight Redirecting Components. Solar Energy, 114(April 2015), 327-336. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.01.041
  • Wittkopf, Stephen; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Geisler-Moroder, David; Compagnon, Raphael; Kaempf, Jerome; Linhart, Friedrich & Scartezzini, Jean-Louis (2010). Ray tracing study for non-imaging daylight collectors. Solar Energy, 84(6), 986-996. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.03.008
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wittkopf, Stephen; Apian-Bennewitz, Peter; Johnson, Jacob C. & Rubin, Mike (2010). Experimental validation of bidirectional reflection and transmission distribution measurements of specular and scattering materials. Photonics For Solar Energy Systems, 2010, 772510. doi: 10.1117/12.854011

Publications and presentations - Article, review; not peer reviewed

  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2022). Nur eine Frage der Optik?: Untersuchungen von Reflexion und Transmission an der Hochschule Luzern. Fassade - Schweizerische Fachzeitschrift für Fenster- und Fassadenbau, (3), 60-63.
  • Wittkopf, Stephen & Grobe, Lars Oliver (2013). Klimabasierte Tageslichtsimulation als Planungshilfe für solare Fassaden. Intelligent bauen: Fachzeitschrift für vernetztes und nachhaltiges Planen, Bauen und Bewirtschaften, 2013(3), 28-30.

Publications and presentations - Chapter/legal commentary/lexicon article

  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & İnanıcı, Mehlika (2023). Pools of light: Illumination by directional sunlight in Hagia Sophia. In Zekeriya Kurşun; Ali İhsan Aydın (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the International Hagia Sophia Symposium (S. 567-586). Istanbul, Turkey: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi CIP.
  • Falzone, Stella; Lang, Franziska; Ruggendorfer, Peter; Kath, Roxana; Schubert, Charlotte; Brünenberg, Clemens; Hollaender, Julian; Mächler, Claudia; Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wasilewski, Stephen (2023). The study of daylight in the architectural and decorative framework of the Case a Giardino in Ostia. In Anna Santucci (Hrsg.), Pittura, luce, colore (Vol.4, S. 151-162). Rome, Italy: Edizioni Quasar.
  • Hunziker, Manuel; Eber, Johannes; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Bielfeldt, Ruth (2023). Von Bronze zu Bits: Die Erforschung und innovative Vermittlung von Pompejis Lichtkunst. In Dominik Lengyel; Andreas Bienert (Hrsg.), EVA 2023: Elektronische Medien & Kunst, Kultur und Historie (S. 203-213). Berlin, Germany: BTU Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V..
  • Noback, Andreas & Grobe, Lars Oliver (2022). Preparing the past for the future: Curating a daylight simulation model of Hagia Sophia for modern data infrastructures. In Wolfgang Börner; Hendrik Rohland; Christina Kral-Börner; Lina Karner (Hrsg.), Artificial Intelligence: New Pathways Towards Cultural Heritage (Vol.25, S. 23-31). Heidelberg, Germany: Propylaeum.
  • Bosche, Susanne; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Hunziker, Manuel; Mayer, Elisabeth; Trubina, Viktoriia; Eber, Johannes & Bielfeldt, Ruth (2022). Das „Virtuelle Triklinium“: Ein interaktives Virtual-Reality-Szenario des Trikliniums EE. In Ruth Bielfeldt; Johannes Eber; Susanne Bosche; Florian Knauß; Amelie Lutz (Hrsg.), Neues Licht aus Pompeji (S. 148-155). Oppenheim am Rhein: Nünnerich-Asmus.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Noback, Andreas (2022). Von der Leuchtdichtenmessung zur virtuellen Simulation: Zur Modellierung der visuellen Wahrnehmung beleuchteter Innenräume. In Ruth Bielfeldt; Johannes Eber; Susanne Bosche; Florian Knauß; Amelie Lutz (Hrsg.), Neues Licht aus Pompeji (S. 134-141). Oppenheim am Rhein: Nünnerich-Asmus.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Lang, Franziska (2021). Modeling the effects of daylight scattering by window glass: The case of sixth century Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In Orhan Sevindik (Hrsg.), Annales du 21. Congrès de l'Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre (S. 443-456). Pavia, Italy: Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre.
  • Wasilewski, Stephen; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Schregle, Roland; Wienold, Jan & Andersen, Marilyne (2021). Raytraverse: Navigating the lightfield to enhance climate-based daylight modeling. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design San Diego, CA, USA: The Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS).
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas; Lang, Franziska; Schintlmeister, Luise & Schwaiger, Helmut (2021). Daylight scattering by late antique window glass from Ephesos: Reconstructing the spatial distribution of daylight in lost architecture. In Wolfgang Börner; Christina Kral-Börner; Hendrik Rohland (Hrsg.), Monumental Computations: Digital archaeology of large urban and underground infrastructures (Vol.24, S. 317-334). Heidelberg, Germany: Propylaeum.
  • Papaiz, Luca; Grobe, Lars Oliver & De Michele, Giuseppe (2020). Retroreflective coating for window blinds: Reconciling view, solar control and visual comfort. In Douglas Noble; Karen Kensek; Katie Gould (Hrsg.), Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress (Vol.1, S. 287-299). Los Angeles, United States: Tectonic Press.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Terwilliger, Michaela & Wittkopf, Stephen (2020). Designing the colour, pattern and specularity of building integrated photovoltaics. In Deniz Ezgin; Ecenur Kızılörenli (Hrsg.), Architecture, Technology and Innovation 2020: Smart buildings, smart cities (S. 44-53). Izmir, Turkey: Yaşar Üniversitesi Yayınları.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2020). Irregular light scattering properties of innovative fenestration for comfortable and energy-efficient buildings. In Deniz Ezgin; Ecenur Kızılörenli (Hrsg.), Architecture, Technology and Innovation 2020: Smart buildings, smart cities (S. 34-43). Izmir, Turkey: Yaşar Üniversitesi Yayınları.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Inanici, Mehlika (2020). Hagia Sophia’s sixth century daylighting. In Hasan Fırat; Mine Diker; Mesut Dural (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the International Hagia Sophia Symposium (S. 687-706). Istanbul, Turkey: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Faculty of Architecture and Design.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas & Inanici, Mehlika (2020). Challenges in the simulation of the daylight distribution in late antique Hagia Sophia. In Hasan Fırat; Mine Diker; Mesut Dural (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the International Hagia Sophia Symposium (S. 661-686). Istanbul, Turkey: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Faculty of Architecture and Design.
  • Svenshon, Helge; Noback, Andreas & Grobe, Lars Oliver (2019). «… an Licht und Sonnengefunkel aber hat sie Überfluss»: Die 3D-Innenraumrekonstruktion der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In Antike Welt (Hrsg.), Auferstehung der Antike: Archäologische Stätten digital rekonstruiert (S. 114-117). Darmstadt: wbg Philipp von Zabern in Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wittkopf, Stephen & Kazanasmaz, Zehra Tuğçe (2017). High-resolution data-driven models of daylight redirecting components. In Aslıhan Tavil; Oğuz Cem Çelik (Hrsg.), ICBEST Istanbul: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for future building envelopes (S. 84-93). Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University.
  • Schregle, Roland; Bauer, Carsten; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2015). EvalDRC: A Tool for Annual Characterisation of Daylight Redirecting Components with Photon Mapping. In Jean-Louis Scartezzini (Hrsg.), Proceedings of International Conference CISBAT 2015: Future Buildings and Districts Sustainability from Nano to Urban Scale: Vol. 1 (S. 217-222). Lausanne: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Müllner, Katrin & Meyer, Björn (2015). A novel data-driven BSDF model to assess the performance of a daylight redirecting ceiling panel at the Calgary Airport Expansion. Proceedings PLDC 5th Global Lighting Design Convention (S. 240-243). Gütersloh: VIA-Verlag.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas; Wittkopf, Stephen & Kazanasmaz, Zehra T (2015). Comparison of measured and computed BSDF of a daylight redirecting component. In Jean-Louis Scartezzini (Hrsg.), Proceedings of International Conference CISBAT 2015: Future Buildings and Districts - Sustainability from Nano to Urban Scale: Vol. 1 (S. 205-210). Lausanne: EPFL.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2013). Climate-based daylight simulation as a planning aid for the design of solar façades. Advanced Building Skins: Conference Proceedings of the 8th Energy Forum: 05-06 November 2013, Bressanone, Italy (S. 153-157). München: Economic Forum.
  • Yang, Xiaoming; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2013). The Assessment of daylight reflections from buidling envelopes. In Jean-Louis Scartezzini (Hrsg.), Proceedings of International Conference CISBAT 2013: Cleantech for smart cities & buildings - From nano to urban scale: Vol. 2 (S. 1011-1016). Lausanne: EPFL.
  • Yang, Xiaoming; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2013). Simulation of reflected daylight from building envelopes. In International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) (Hrsg.), Proceedings of 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association (S. 3673-3680). Chambery, France: IBPSA.
  • Yang, Xiaoming; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (2013). Multi-point simultaneous illuminance measurement with high dynamic range photography. In Jean-Louis Scartezzini (Hrsg.), Proceedings of International Conference CISBAT 2013: Cleantech for smart cities & buildings - From nano to urban scale: Vol. 1 (S. 347-352). Lausanne: EPFL.
  • Hauck, Oliver; Noback, Andreas & Grobe, Lars Oliver (2013). Computing the “Holy Wisdom”. In Bock, Hans Georg and Jäger, Willi and Winckler, Michael J. (Hrsg.), Scientific Computing and Cultural Heritage (S. 205-216). Berlin: Springer.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Hauck, Oliver & Noback, Andreas (2010). Das Licht in der Hagia Sophia - Eine Computersimulation. In Daim, Falko and Drauschke, Jörg (Hrsg.), Byzanz - Das Römerreich im Mittelalter (Vol.2,1 Schauplätze, S. 97-111). Mainz: Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wittkopf, Stephen; Pandey, Anupama; Yang, Xiaoming; Ang, Kian Seng; Scartezzini, Jean-Louis & Selkowitz, Stephen (2010). Singapore Zero-Energy Building Daylight Monitoring System. In National University of Singapore (Hrsg.), Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE) (S. 1-8). Singapore: National University of Singapore.
  • Wittkopf, Stephen; Pandey, Anupama; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Borsuit, Apiparn (2009). Demonstration and test bedding of four glazing types in daylight test chambers in Singapore. In Glass Performance Days (Hrsg.), Proceedings of Glass Performance Days (S. 1-8). Tampere, Finland: Proceedings of Glass Performance Days.
  • Wittkopf, Stephen; Soon, Lay Kuan; Yuniarti, Erika & Grobe, Lars Oliver (2006). Virtual Sky Domes - Making the CIE/ISO Standard General Sky available for CAD-based light simulation software. In International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) (Hrsg.), Proceedings of Building Performance Simulation Conference (S. 41-48). Toronto, Kanada: International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA).

Publications and presentations - Report/working paper

  • Geisler-Moroder, David; Lee, Eleanor; Ward, Gregory; Bueno, Bruno; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wang, Taoning; Deroisy, Bertrand & Wilson, Helen Rose (2021). BSDF generation procedures for daylighting systems (Bericht). International Energy Agency IEA,
  • Apian-Bennewitz, Peter; de Boer, Jan; Bueno, Bruno; Deroisy, Bertrand; Fang, Yuan; Geisler-Moroder, David; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Jonsson, Jacob C; Lee, Eleanor S; Tian, Zhen; Wang, Taoning; Ward, Gregory J; Wilson, Helen Rose & Wu, Yujie (2021). Analysis and evaluation of BSDF characterization of daylighting systems (Bericht). International Energy Ageny IEA,
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2017). High resolution complex glazing library: BIMSOL (Bericht). Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), Horw.

Publications and presentations - Theses (Bachelor/Master/Dissertation/Habilitation)

  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2019). Data-driven modelling of daylight redirecting fenestration at variable directional resolution. Dissertation, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Turkey.

Publications and presentations - Other publication formats

  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Schuetz, Philipp (2021). Computed tomography scan of Roman window glass from Ephesos.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (23.08.2019). Measured BSDF and data-driven model of a laser cut panel (LCP001).
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Noback, Andreas (01.07.2019). Light Scattering by Roman window glass.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Krehel, Marek; Wittkopf, Stephen & Yang, Xiaoming (2017). Monitoring of solar irradiation at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (2006). Distributed Rendering with Ranimate: Using Ranimate to distribute Single Frame Rendering Processes in an Openmosix Cluster. https://www.larsgrobe.de/projects/radiance/ranimate_openmosix

Publications and presentations - Presentation (conference/report/lectures)

  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Mächler, Claudia; Monteoliva Peralta, Juan Manuel & Noback, Andreas (15.11.2023). Daylight availability in a Pompeian insula: A quantitative and qualitative assessment. Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, Vienna, Austria.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Mächler, Claudia & Noback, Andreas (11.10.2023). Lost in time and space and meaning: Modelling the dimensions of natural light. Workshop "Historic spaces and the multisensory experience: A digital exploration of light, sound, and movement", Munich, Germany.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Plörer, Daniel; Roeske, Christian & Wasilewski, Stephen (13.09.2023). Modeling reflection by structured building-integrated photovoltaics. CISBAT 2023: International scientific conference on the Built Environment in Transition, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Noback, Andreas; Monteoliva Peralta, Juan Manuel & Grobe, Lars Oliver (28.08.2023). phos4dtools: Reconstructing the daylight conditions in an insula of antique Pompeii. 21st International Radiance Workshop, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Jakubiec, J Alstan (28.08.2023). Climate-based daylight modeling, metrics, and level of detail. 21st International Radiance Workshop, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (03.04.2023). Simply daylight? Addressing the complexity of an everyday phenomenon in buildings. Designfest 2023: Questioning Boundaries, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Brünenberg, Clemens; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Mächler, Claudia; Noback, Andreas & Wasilweski, Stephen (27.03.2023). Sensitivity and error in the reconstruction of daylight conditions in ancient residential architecture. UHDL 2023 3rd Workshop on Research and Education in Urban History in the Age of Digital Libraries, Munich, Germany.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas; Wasilewski, Stephen; Mächler, Claudia & Lang, Franziska (10.11.2022). Zonal reconstruction of daylighting. 27th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies CHNT27, Vienna, Austria.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Schregle, Roland & Wasilewski, Stephen (03.08.2022). Canned sunshine: Precomputed daylight coefficients for climate based modelling using photon mapping. 20th International Radiance Workshop, Toronto, Canada.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & İnanıcı, Mehlika (27.05.2022). Pools of light: Illumination by directional sunlight in Hagia Sophia. II. International Hagia Sophia Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (28.04.2022). Space, time, facade. IEA SHC Task definition workshop: Low carbon, high comfort integrated lighting, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wasilewski, Stephen (26.11.2021). Modelling daylight in buildings. Facade 2021: Digital!, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas; Bielfeldt, Ruth; Henkelmann, Vera & Lang, Franziska (02.11.2021). Views on ancient lighting: Modelling lighting devices and their effects in architecture. 26th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies CHNT26, Vienna, Austria.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Schütz, Philipp (14.09.2021). A model chain to simulate daylight in historic built environments New technologies, new theories? Reflections on the perception and simulation of building environments and architecture. Widening Horizons: 27 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, Kiel, Germany.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Schuetz, Philipp (07.09.2021). A model chain to simulate daylight in historic built environments. Widening horizons: 27th annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, Kiel.
  • Wasilewski, Stephen; Schregle, Roland; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wienold, Jan & Andersen, Marilyne (15.04.2021). Raytraverse: Navigating the lightfield to enhance climate-based daylight modeling. SimAUD 2021, online.
  • Noback, Andreas & Grobe, Lars Oliver (04.11.2020). Preparing the past for the future: Curating a daylight simulation model of Hagia Sophia for modern data infrastructures. International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies CHNT25, Vienna, Austria.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas & Inanici, Mehlika (24.09.2020). Challenges in the simulation of the daylight distribution in late antique Hagia Sophia. International Hagia Sophia Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Inanici, Mehlika (24.09.2020). Hagia Sophia’s sixth century daylighting. International Hagia Sophia Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (26.08.2020). Irregular light scattering properties of innovative fenestration for comfortable and energy-efficient buildings. Architecture, Technology and Innovation ATI 2020, Izmir, TR.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Terwilliger, Michaela & Wittkopf, Stephen (26.08.2020). Designing the colour, pattern and specularity of building integrated photovoltaics. Architecture, Technology and Innovation ATI 2020, Izmir, TR.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Noback, Andreas; Lang, Franziska; Schintlmeister, Luise & Schwaiger, Helmut (04.11.2019). Daylight scattering by late antique window glass from Ephesos: Reconstructing the spatial distribution of daylight in lost architecture. CHNT24 International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, Vienna, AT.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (04.09.2019). Photon mapping to accelerate daylight simulation with high-resolution, data-driven fenestration models. CISBAT 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (04.09.2019). Building Integrated Photovoltaics at NEST: Preliminary test-bedding results. CISBAT 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Lang, Franziska (03.09.2018). Modeling the effects of daylight scattering by window glass: The case of 6th century Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. 21st International Congress of the Association Internationale pour I'Histoire du Verre, Istanbul.
  • Lee, Eleanor; Wang, Taoning; Jonsson, Jacob; Ward, Gregory; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wienold, Jan & Geisler-Moroder, David (03.09.2018). Generating high-resolution BSDFs for the direct beam component. 2018 International Radiance Workshop, Loughborough, UK.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (21.03.2018). High Resolution Complex Glazing Library BIMSOL. Marktplatz Energieforschung an der Hochschule Luzern Technik & Architektur, Horw.
  • Wu, Yujie & Grobe, Lars Oliver (21.03.2018). Modeling light transmission through Venetian blinds. Marktplatz Energieforschung an der Hochschule Luzern Technik & Architektur, Horw.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Greiff, Susanne; Komp, Jennifer & Lang, Franziska (03.11.2017). Measuring and modelling scattering properties of Roman window glass for daylight simulation. Glass of the Caesars @ 30, London, UK.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wittkopf, Stephen & Kazanasmaz, Zehra Tuğçe (15.05.2017). High-resolution data-driven models of daylight redirecting components. ICBEST Istanbul 2017: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for future building envelopes, Istanbul.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (24.10.2016). BSDF characterizing components of high-performance building envelopes: Complex fenestration systems and architecture integrated photovoltaics. Workshop IEA SHC Task Definition Phase "Integrated solutions for daylight and electric lighting", Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik IBP, Stuttgart.
  • Papaiz, Luca; Grobe, Lars Oliver & De Michele, Giuseppe (29.08.2016). Modeling and measuring of solar shading with retro-reflection microstructure. 15th International Radiance Workshop, Padua.
  • Noback, Andreas; Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (29.08.2016). Comparing BSDF data from a real and a virtual goniophotometer. 15th International Radiance Workshop, Padua.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (25.08.2016). BSDF measurements to characterize components of high-performance building envelopes: Complex Fenestration Systems and Architecture Integrated Photovoltaics. Workshop Current state of the art and the future of BSDF measurements and simulation, Aldrans.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (12.01.2016). Solare Fassaden - Simulationswerkzeuge zur Tageslichtnutzung. Swissbau 2016, Basel.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Müllner, Katrin; Meyer, Björn & Wittkopf, Stephen (28.10.2015). A novel data-driven BSDF model to assess the performance of a daylight redirecting ceiling panel at the Calgary Airport Expansion. PLDC 5th Global Lighting Design Convention, Rome.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (29.05.2015). Enhanced Photon Mapping in Radiance: Modelling of daylight redirecting components. Workshop Enhanced Photon Mapping in RADIANCE, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Müllner, Katrin & Wittkopf, Stephen (01.09.2014). Measurement and Modeling of a Daylight Redirecting Component. 13th International Radiance Workshop, London.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (22.01.2014). Tageslichtlenkung: Technik + Modellierung. Swissbau 2014, Basel.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver; Hauck, Oliver; Noback, Andreas & Zeimetz, Bernd (30.10.2008). Hagia Sophia - Dealing with an extraordinary ancient building and complex materials. 7th International Radiance Workshop, Fribourg.

Achievements

Achievements - Commissions, memberships and external activities

  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2023). Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2023-today). Developments in the Built Environment.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2023-today). Automation in Construction.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2022-today). Applied Sciences.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2022-today). Sensors.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2022-today). Inventions.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2021-today). Buildings.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2021-today). Energies.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2021-today). International Journal of Ambient Energy.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2020-today). Building Simulation.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2020-today). Journal of Building Performance Simulation.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2019-today). Building and Environment.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2019-today). SPIE Optical Engineering.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2018-today). Journal of Building Engineering.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2018-today). Energy and Buildings.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2018-today). Heliyon.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2017-today). Journal of Facade Design and Engineering.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver. Reviewer. (2014-today). Solar Energy.

Achievements - Awards and honours

  • Wasilewski, Stephen; Schregle, Roland; Grobe, Lars Oliver; Wienold, Jan & Andersen, Marilyne (17.04.2021). SimAUD 2021 Best Paper Award für Conference paper "Raytraverse: Navigating the lightfield to enhance climate-based daylight modeling".
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver (27.06.2011). Minister for National Development's R&D Award 2011 für For innovation in developing the Zero Energy Building, pioneering energy-efficient green building technologies for Singapore.
  • Grobe, Lars Oliver & Wittkopf, Stephen (23.04.2010). Best Paper Award Finalist für Conference paper "Singapore's Zero-Energy Building's daylight monitoring system".

Achievements - Other achievements

  • Noback, Andreas; Hauck, Oliver & Grobe, Lars Oliver. Visualisierungen des Innenraums der Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Beitrag zur Ausstellung Einblicke in den virtuellen Himmel: Neue und alte Bilder vom Inneren der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt.