Dr. Shauna Mallory-Hill
Assistant Professor, Department of Interior Design
206 Architecture 2 Building
t 204.474.7442
f 204.474.7532
s_mallory-hill@umanitoba.ca
Education
Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
M.Arch.,[Masters of Architecture],University of Manitob.
B.E.S., [Bachelor of Environmental Studies], University of Manitoba
Professional Memberships
EDRA, IFMA, IDEC
Green Building Research: Pilot POE study at the WHS
In the Spring of 2010, Dr. Shauna Mallory-Hill, with the assistance of Tony Wong and Anna Westlund, began a post-occupancy study of the Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) building. The purpose of this study is to test methods used to explore the impact of green building design on human productivity and wellness. The study, which is on-going, includes on-line occupant surveys and physical measurements of indoor environmental quality (IEQ).
LEED®-rated green buildings, like the WHS, incorporate strategies intended to improve indoor air quality, provide access to daylight, and enhance thermal control, all of which are factors associated with improving the productivity and well-being of building occupants. For North American office buildings, staff costs are typically 100 to 200 times total energy costs and salaries about eight times larger than total annualized costs for construction, operation, and maintenance.1 As a result, even a small percentage improvement in productivity could pay for any increase in building costs associated with green building. However, monitoring the indoor environment and measuring the exact financial costs and benefits of healthier, more comfortable and greener buildings is difficult. To date, relatively few studies have been undertaken to validate the benefits of green buildings to human behaviour and health.
The WHS study is part of an on-going effort by Mallory-Hill to build capacity at the Faculty of Architecture to undertake building performance evaluation research. Over the past year, the Faculty has acquired a variety of new field measuring devices capable of capturing lighting, thermal, air and acoustic quality levels. While the current study relies on the use of hand-held devices, over the coming year, a mobile unit is being constructed that is capable of simultaneously logging multiple environmental measurements. Similar to the mobile unit developed by the Institute for Research in Construction at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC-IRC), University of Manitoba researchers plan to use their unit to work collaboratively with the NRC and others to build a comparative database of green and non-green building performance, ultimately from which best practices can be derived.
In addition to green building research, an educational program was also initiated this Spring. Dr. Mallory-Hill along with Douglas Clark, of the Partners Program, offered a new interdisciplinary elective course open to all graduate and continuing education students. Sanctioned by the Canadian Green Building Council, LEED®Canada - Core Concepts and Strategies is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of techniques, approaches, materials and technologies used in creating greener buildings and communities. It also provides an introductory level of familiarity with the LEED® Rating System.
1 Wargocki, et al. (2006). Indoor climate and productivity in offices: How to integrate productivity in life cycle analysis of building services. Brussels, Belgium: REHVA Guidebook no.6. Federation of Heating & Air Conditioning Associations, 2006b.
206 Architecture 2 Building
t 204.474.7442
f 204.474.7532
s_mallory-hill@umanitoba.ca
Education
Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
M.Arch.,[Masters of Architecture],University of Manitob.
B.E.S., [Bachelor of Environmental Studies], University of Manitoba
Professional Memberships
EDRA, IFMA, IDEC
Green Building Research: Pilot POE study at the WHS
In the Spring of 2010, Dr. Shauna Mallory-Hill, with the assistance of Tony Wong and Anna Westlund, began a post-occupancy study of the Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) building. The purpose of this study is to test methods used to explore the impact of green building design on human productivity and wellness. The study, which is on-going, includes on-line occupant surveys and physical measurements of indoor environmental quality (IEQ).
LEED®-rated green buildings, like the WHS, incorporate strategies intended to improve indoor air quality, provide access to daylight, and enhance thermal control, all of which are factors associated with improving the productivity and well-being of building occupants. For North American office buildings, staff costs are typically 100 to 200 times total energy costs and salaries about eight times larger than total annualized costs for construction, operation, and maintenance.1 As a result, even a small percentage improvement in productivity could pay for any increase in building costs associated with green building. However, monitoring the indoor environment and measuring the exact financial costs and benefits of healthier, more comfortable and greener buildings is difficult. To date, relatively few studies have been undertaken to validate the benefits of green buildings to human behaviour and health.
The WHS study is part of an on-going effort by Mallory-Hill to build capacity at the Faculty of Architecture to undertake building performance evaluation research. Over the past year, the Faculty has acquired a variety of new field measuring devices capable of capturing lighting, thermal, air and acoustic quality levels. While the current study relies on the use of hand-held devices, over the coming year, a mobile unit is being constructed that is capable of simultaneously logging multiple environmental measurements. Similar to the mobile unit developed by the Institute for Research in Construction at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC-IRC), University of Manitoba researchers plan to use their unit to work collaboratively with the NRC and others to build a comparative database of green and non-green building performance, ultimately from which best practices can be derived.
In addition to green building research, an educational program was also initiated this Spring. Dr. Mallory-Hill along with Douglas Clark, of the Partners Program, offered a new interdisciplinary elective course open to all graduate and continuing education students. Sanctioned by the Canadian Green Building Council, LEED®Canada - Core Concepts and Strategies is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of techniques, approaches, materials and technologies used in creating greener buildings and communities. It also provides an introductory level of familiarity with the LEED® Rating System.
1 Wargocki, et al. (2006). Indoor climate and productivity in offices: How to integrate productivity in life cycle analysis of building services. Brussels, Belgium: REHVA Guidebook no.6. Federation of Heating & Air Conditioning Associations, 2006b.
