Won Hee Ko
Won Hee Ko
Assistant Professor, Hillier College of Arch & Design
330, 334 Colton Hall (COLT)
About Me
Dr. Won Hee Ko is an Assistant Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on integrated analysis of indoor environmental quality for architectural design with an aim to improve occupant comfort, well-being and productivity. Prior to joining NJIT, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley, where she also earned her Ph.D. degree in Architecture, with a specialization in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability. Won Hee has professional experience at Buro Happold Engineering (facade and computation analysis teams). She received her BArch from Yonsei University, South Korea, and her MS in Building Science from the University of Southern California.
Education
Ph.D.; University of California-Berkeley; Architecture (Building Science, Technology and Sustainability); 2021
M.S.; University of Southern California; Building Science; 2012
B.Arch.; Yonsei University; Architecture; 2010
M.S.; University of Southern California; Building Science; 2012
B.Arch.; Yonsei University; Architecture; 2010
2025 Spring Courses
USYS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
USYS 790A - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790C - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790E - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
USYS 790D - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
ARCH 546 - DSGN & OPTMZNG BLD ENCL
USYS 790B - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790A - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790C - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790E - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
USYS 790D - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
ARCH 546 - DSGN & OPTMZNG BLD ENCL
USYS 790B - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
Teaching Interests
Sustainable design
High-performance building design
Integrated facade design
Daylight, view, indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
Resilience and building autonomy (passive systems)
High-performance building design
Integrated facade design
Daylight, view, indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
Resilience and building autonomy (passive systems)
Past Courses
ARCH 314: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS II
ARCH 396: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO VI
ARCH 503G: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO III
ARCH 583: ST:
ARCH 396: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO VI
ARCH 503G: ARCHITECTURE STUDIO III
ARCH 583: ST:
Research Interests
Building envelope systems
View, daylight, circadian lighting
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
Building resilience and autonomy
Equitable building design
Occupant health, well-being, productivity
Emerging technologies, virtual reality (VR), 3D point cloud system
View, daylight, circadian lighting
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
Building resilience and autonomy
Equitable building design
Occupant health, well-being, productivity
Emerging technologies, virtual reality (VR), 3D point cloud system
Journal Article
Ko, Won Hee, & Burgess , Isabel , & Schiavon, Stefano , & Chung, Susana T. L., & MacNaughton, Piers , & Um, Chai Yoon (2024). Assessing the impact of glazing and window shade systems on view clarity. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 18392.
Kent, Michael George, & Ko, Won Hee, & Konstanzos, Iason, & Schiavon, Stefano, & MacNaughton, Piers, & Wilkins, Arnold J. (2024). The design of window shades and fenestration for view clarity. Lighting Research and Technology,
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Santos, Luis, & Kent, Michael , & Kim, Hanwook, & Keshavarzi, Mohammad (2023). View Access Index: The effects of geometric variables of window views on occupants’ satisfaction . Building and Environment, 234, 110132.
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Altomonte, Sergio, & Andersen, Marilyne , & Batool, Ayesha (2022). Window View Quality: WHY IT MATERS AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO. LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, 18(3), 259-267.
Ko, Won Hee, & Kent, Michael, & Schiavon, Stefano (2021). A Window View Quality Assessment Framework. LEUKOS, the Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, 18(3), 268-293.
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Zhang, Hui, & Graham, Lindsay, & Brager, Gail, & Mauss, Iris, & Lin, Yu-Wen (2020). The impact of a view from a window on thermal comfort, emotion, and cognitive performance. Building and Environment, 175(106779),
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Brager, Gail, & Levitt, Brendon (2018). Ventilation, thermal and luminous autonomy metrics for an integrated design process. Building and Environment, 145, 158-165.
Kent, Michael George, & Ko, Won Hee, & Konstanzos, Iason, & Schiavon, Stefano, & MacNaughton, Piers, & Wilkins, Arnold J. (2024). The design of window shades and fenestration for view clarity. Lighting Research and Technology,
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Santos, Luis, & Kent, Michael , & Kim, Hanwook, & Keshavarzi, Mohammad (2023). View Access Index: The effects of geometric variables of window views on occupants’ satisfaction . Building and Environment, 234, 110132.
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Altomonte, Sergio, & Andersen, Marilyne , & Batool, Ayesha (2022). Window View Quality: WHY IT MATERS AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO. LEUKOS: The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, 18(3), 259-267.
Ko, Won Hee, & Kent, Michael, & Schiavon, Stefano (2021). A Window View Quality Assessment Framework. LEUKOS, the Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society, 18(3), 268-293.
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Zhang, Hui, & Graham, Lindsay, & Brager, Gail, & Mauss, Iris, & Lin, Yu-Wen (2020). The impact of a view from a window on thermal comfort, emotion, and cognitive performance. Building and Environment, 175(106779),
Ko, Won Hee, & Schiavon, Stefano, & Brager, Gail, & Levitt, Brendon (2018). Ventilation, thermal and luminous autonomy metrics for an integrated design process. Building and Environment, 145, 158-165.