Human-Centered Building Performance

Literature Reviews, Research Insights & Evidence-Based Design Frameworks

Explore literature reviews, research insights, and evidence-based design frameworks.

Discover how acoustics, lighting, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, passive design, and smart building technologies work together bridging building physics, environmental psychology, and sustainable design—to create healthier, more comfortable, and higher-performing environments for people.

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Energy in the Cities - Global Warming - Climate Change - Birds Migration

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 6/9/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 6/9/21

Lights of the City - Beautify the City or Light Pollutant threats Living Creatures

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 6/7/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 6/7/21

Sounds of the City - Between Noise Pollution and Beautiful Soundscape?

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 6/4/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 6/4/21

Psychoacoustic survey guitar violin live recording

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 4/23/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 4/23/21

From Google Map to Architectural Facade Design

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 4/23/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 4/23/21

Urban Noise Control: Designing Acoustic Barriers & Building Facades

How do we create healthy, quiet indoor environments amidst extreme urban traffic noise, without disrupting local culture? This case study explores how advanced 3D acoustic modeling (DataKustik CadnaA) is used to design optimized noise barriers and high-performance architectural facades. Discover how data-driven building physics can mitigate 85 dB of vehicular noise, ensuring optimal acoustic comfort without compromising natural daylighting, thermal insulation, or architectural beauty.

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/30/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/30/21

The evolution of Architecture’s Beauty and Science philosophy is by self-learning from its own history

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/25/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/25/21

Illumination Environment and Human Biological Response

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/16/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/16/21

Speech Intelligibility in the multi-media conference room

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/12/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/12/21

Night Sky Biomimicry Design in Home Theater

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/9/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/9/21

Direct vs. Direct-Indirect Lighting: What the Evidence Actually Says About Office Performance

Office lighting is no longer evaluated solely by horizontal illuminance.

This comprehensive literature review synthesizes more than four decades of academic research and evidence from leading lighting organizations—including ERCO, Zumtobel, Fagerhult, TRILUX, Panasonic, Signify, Targetti, and Bartenbach—to examine how direct-only and direct–indirect lighting influence visual comfort, perceived brightness, glare, circadian support, and workplace wellbeing.

The review demonstrates why balanced luminance distribution has become a cornerstone of Human-Centered Building Performance and provides practical recommendations for designing healthier, more comfortable, and higher-performing office environments.

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/4/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/4/21

Accurate acoustic result in design and commissioning of modern office

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/3/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/3/21

Acoustic and Lighting Integration Improve Workplace Satisfaction

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/2/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 3/2/21

Daylighting Modeling Simulation that meets EN 12464-1

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 2/25/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 2/25/21

Psychology study of Built Environment Design: Approaching or Leaving?

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 2/17/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 2/17/21

Beautiful design, beautiful sound, for music therapy

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 2/15/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 2/15/21

Brightness Management Strategies of IWBI Visual Lighting Design

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 1/29/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 1/29/21

Access to safe drinking water

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 1/25/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 1/25/21

Evidence of Health & Green Building Benefit

Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 1/22/21 Herwin Gunawan Human-Centered Building Performance Consultant 1/22/21

Why Entertainment Place needs Building Acoustics and Environmental Noise Control Design?