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Organisation profile

Organisation profile

Human Building Interaction describes cross-disciplinary research which aims to create human-technology integrated architectural environments, making new technologies sustainable and usable for people. Methods comprise qualitative approaches (post-occupancy evaluation, ethnography, participatory design, technology adoption) as well as quantitative measurements. With our human building interaction approach we want to improve integration of occupants and users, building envelope and building service systems, leading to sustainable, healthy and comfortable buildings.

Keywords

  • Architecture and Spatial Planning
  • Human Building Interaction
  • Human in the loop
  • Personal control
  • adaptoive opportunities
  • human centred design
  • human centric design
  • building operation
  • affordance
  • passive design

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

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Collaborations from the last five years

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  • 2022 Building and Environment Best Paper Award

    Chinazzo, Giorgia (Recipient), Andersen, Rune Korsholm (Recipient), Azar, Elie (Recipient), Barthelmes, Verena M. (Recipient), Becchio, Cristina (Recipient), Belussi, Lorenzo (Recipient), Berger, Christiane (Recipient), Carlucci, Salvatore (Recipient), Corgnati, Stefano (Recipient), Crosby, Sarah (Recipient), Danza, Ludovico (Recipient), de Castro, Luiza (Recipient), Favero, Matteo (Recipient), Gauthier, Stephanie (Recipient), Hellwig, Runa T. (Recipient), Jin, Quan (Recipient), Kim, Joyce (Recipient), Khanie, Mandana Sarey (Recipient), Khovalyg, Dolaana (Recipient), Lingua, Carola (Recipient), Luna-Navarro, Alessandra (Recipient), Mahdavi, Ardeshir (Recipient), Miller, Clayton (Recipient), Mino-Rodriguez, Isabel (Recipient), Pigliautile, Ilaria (Recipient), Pisello, Anna Laura (Recipient), Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini (Recipient), Sadick, Abdul-Manan (Recipient), Salamone, Francesco (Recipient), Schweiker, Marcel (Recipient), Syndicus, Marc (Recipient), Spigliantini, Giorgia (Recipient), Giraldo Vasquez, Natalia (Recipient), Vakalis, Donna (Recipient), Vellei, Marika (Recipient) & Wei, Shen (Recipient), 30 Jan 2023

    Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes

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  • IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award

    Berger, Christiane (Recipient), Sept 2021

    Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes