Dr Sofie Pelsmakers
External partner
Lecturer
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- Research interests
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- In-situ heat loss measuring of existing and new constructions.
- Building performance gap and better design and build practices.
- Climate change adaptation (flood-proofing/overheating prevention) and community/city/building resilience.
- Impact of planning, architecture and building on (urban) biodiversity and human health.
- Actual performance and social acceptance/perception and occupant health implications of low energy standards (eg Passivhaus) and low energy materials.
- Creating a synergy between academic research, teaching practice and how to best integrate the sustainable design curriculum as a standard part of the curriculum in architecture education.