DrAstrid Roetzel
Honorary Fellow
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
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- Honorary FellowFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
RESEARCH INTERESTS
RESEARCH PROJECTS
International Energy Agency EBC - Annex 79 project - Occupant-Centric Building
Design and Operation [2018-2023]
As building envelopes and mechanical and electrical equipment become more
efficient, the impact of occupants on building energy increases. Meanwhile
trends in teleworking, co-working, and home-sharing mean vastly different
occupancy than the standard occupancy schedules. Finally, global expectations
for comfort are increasing, while a variety of new technologies may or may not
succeed in meeting this demand. The convergence of these trends has
necessitated a new look at how occupants are incorporated into building design
and operation practice throughout the building life-cycle.
http://annex79.iea-ebc.org/
An Integral Sustainable Design approach to human inhabitation of architectural
spaces [2017-2018]
This project is a transdisciplinary inquiry into how occupants experience
architectural spaces. Using the theoretical framework of Integral Sustainable
Design (ISD), which examines any occurrence from the perspectives of
behaviours, experiences, systems and cultures, the project team aims to
develop a combined qualitative and quantitative methodology for assessment of
human inhabitation of architectural spaces.
International Energy Agency IEA, Task 66 Annex Project: "Definition and
Simulation of Occupant Behavior in Buildings" [2013 - 2017]
http://www.annex66.org/?q=node/1
The aim of the multinational Annex 66 research project is to provide
scientific description and clear understanding of energy related occupant
behavior in buildings, as well as research methodologies and simulation tools
to bridge the gap between occupant behavior and the built environment, thus to
assist building design, operation, and energy technologies evaluation through
the close co-operation of researchers all over the world.
Advancing the theoretical approach of Integral Sustainable Design to Improve
Architectural Design Practice [2016]
The aim of this project is a combined evaluation of qualitative and
quantitative aspects of sustainability based on Integral Theory. Applied to
architecture, this approach provides the opportunity to address environmental
problems in the built environment more holistically than common building
rating schemes.
The energy implications of climate based daylight modelling ENER-DAY
[2014-2015]
Climate based daylight modeling (CBDM) criteria has been established in an
effort to assess daylighting conditions in buildings. While some building
energy rating schemes such as LEED refer to CBDM as the assessment method,
others such as BREEAM refer to the static calculation of the daylight factor
(DF). The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of CBDM as compared
to the daylight factor calculation, and to estimate the resulting impact on
final energy consumption and overheating.
International Energy Agency EBC - Annex 79 project - Occupant-Centric Building
Design and Operation [2018-2023]
As building envelopes and mechanical and electrical equipment become more
efficient, the impact of occupants on building energy increases. Meanwhile
trends in teleworking, co-working, and home-sharing mean vastly different
occupancy than the standard occupancy schedules. Finally, global expectations
for comfort are increasing, while a variety of new technologies may or may not
succeed in meeting this demand. The convergence of these trends has
necessitated a new look at how occupants are incorporated into building design
and operation practice throughout the building life-cycle.
http://annex79.iea-ebc.org/
An Integral Sustainable Design approach to human inhabitation of architectural
spaces [2017-2018]
This project is a transdisciplinary inquiry into how occupants experience
architectural spaces. Using the theoretical framework of Integral Sustainable
Design (ISD), which examines any occurrence from the perspectives of
behaviours, experiences, systems and cultures, the project team aims to
develop a combined qualitative and quantitative methodology for assessment of
human inhabitation of architectural spaces.
International Energy Agency IEA, Task 66 Annex Project: "Definition and
Simulation of Occupant Behavior in Buildings" [2013 - 2017]
http://www.annex66.org/?q=node/1
The aim of the multinational Annex 66 research project is to provide
scientific description and clear understanding of energy related occupant
behavior in buildings, as well as research methodologies and simulation tools
to bridge the gap between occupant behavior and the built environment, thus to
assist building design, operation, and energy technologies evaluation through
the close co-operation of researchers all over the world.
Advancing the theoretical approach of Integral Sustainable Design to Improve
Architectural Design Practice [2016]
The aim of this project is a combined evaluation of qualitative and
quantitative aspects of sustainability based on Integral Theory. Applied to
architecture, this approach provides the opportunity to address environmental
problems in the built environment more holistically than common building
rating schemes.
The energy implications of climate based daylight modelling ENER-DAY
[2014-2015]
Climate based daylight modeling (CBDM) criteria has been established in an
effort to assess daylighting conditions in buildings. While some building
energy rating schemes such as LEED refer to CBDM as the assessment method,
others such as BREEAM refer to the static calculation of the daylight factor
(DF). The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of CBDM as compared
to the daylight factor calculation, and to estimate the resulting impact on
final energy consumption and overheating.