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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 physical 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 resilient buildings.
Keywords
- Architecture and Spatial Planning
- Human Building Interaction
- adaptive opportunities
- Personal control
- affordance
- human centred design
- human centric design
- resilience
- sufficiency
- passive design
- Human in the loop
- building operation
- adaptive thermal comfort
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):
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Profiles
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Christiane Berger
- The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
- Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
- Section for Architecture and Urban Design
- Create Integrated Architecture
- Centre for Sustainable and Digital Transformation
- Human Building Interaction
- [Mission] A Sustainable Danish Energy System
Person: VIP
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Luis Filipe dos Santos
- The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
- Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
- Section for Industrial Design
- Create Integrated Architecture
- Lighting Design Lab
- Centre for Sustainable and Digital Transformation
- Human Building Interaction
- [Mission] A Sustainable Danish Energy System
Person: VIP
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Joint Collaboration on 'Integrated Design of High-Performance Buildings' with C.F. Møller Architects
Berger, C. (Project Participant)
01/01/2025 → …
Project: Other
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International Energy Agency EBC - Annex 95 - Human-Centric Buildings for a Changing Climate [2024 - 2029]
Berger, C. (Project Participant), dos Santos, L. F. (Project Participant), Andersen, R. K. (Project Participant), Rupp, R. F. (Project Participant) & et al. (Project Participant)
01/11/2024 → 31/12/2029
Project: Research
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Cross-semester external and teaching collaborations towards exploring sustainability
Berger, C. (PI), Tvedebrink, T. D. O. (PI) & Hernandez Bueno, A. V. (PI)
01/02/2024 → …
Project: Other
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Occupants’ willingness to share information for improved comfort and energy efficiency in offices
Schweiker, M., Potoglou, D., Al-Atrash, F., Ampatzi, E., André, M., Azar, E., Bandurski, K., Bourikas, L., Buonocore, C., Cao, B., Chinazzo, G., Christoforou, R., Crosby, S., De Vecchi, R., Dudkiewicz, E., Rupp, R. F., Gauthier, S., Giraldo Vasquez, N., Hellwig, R. T. & Huebner, G. M. & 7 others, , 1 Jan 2026, In: Building and Environment. 287, 14 p., 113918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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An Explorative Tracing Of Peer Learning Dynamics In A PBL-Oriented Design Engineering Education
Berger, C. & Olsen, T. V., 2025, (Accepted/In press) EAAE/ARCC Conference 2024 - Architecture into the unknown. Aarhus School of Architecture in Aarhus, DenmarkResearch output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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Beyond technology: Meeting complex multi-stakeholder challenges in the built environment
Mahdavi, A., Berger, C., Bandurski, K., Hoes, P. J., Azar, E. & Lu, Y., 1 Aug 2025, In: Building and Environment. 281, 113228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Datasets
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Documenting occupant models for building performance simulation: a state-of-the-art
Vellei, M. (Creator), Azar, E. (Creator), Bandurski, K. (Creator), Berger, C. (Creator), Carlucci, S. (Creator), Dong, B. (Creator), Favero, M. (Creator), Mahdavi, A. (Creator) & Schweiker, M. (Creator), Taylor & Francis, 29 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20180440, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Documenting_occupant_models_for_building_performance_simulation_a_state-of-the-art/20180440
Dataset: Supplementary material
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Documenting occupant models for building performance simulation: a state-of-the-art
Vellei, M. (Creator), Azar, E. (Creator), Bandurski, K. (Creator), Berger, C. (Creator), Carlucci, S. (Creator), Dong, B. (Creator), Favero, M. (Creator), Mahdavi, A. (Creator) & Schweiker, M. (Creator), Taylor & Francis, 29 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20180440.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Documenting_occupant_models_for_building_performance_simulation_a_state-of-the-art/20180440/1
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Prizes
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2022 Building and Environment Best Paper Award
Chinazzo, G. (Recipient), Andersen, R. K. (Recipient), Azar, E. (Recipient), Barthelmes, V. M. (Recipient), Becchio, C. (Recipient), Belussi, L. (Recipient), Berger, C. (Recipient), Carlucci, S. (Recipient), Corgnati, S. (Recipient), Crosby, S. (Recipient), Danza, L. (Recipient), de Castro, L. (Recipient), Favero, M. (Recipient), Gauthier, S. (Recipient), Hellwig, R. T. (Recipient), Jin, Q. (Recipient), Kim, J. (Recipient), Khanie, M. S. (Recipient), Khovalyg, D. (Recipient), Lingua, C. (Recipient), Luna-Navarro, A. (Recipient), Mahdavi, A. (Recipient), Miller, C. (Recipient), Mino-Rodriguez, I. (Recipient), Pigliautile, I. (Recipient), Pisello, A. L. (Recipient), Rupp, R. F. (Recipient), Sadick, A.-M. (Recipient), Salamone, F. (Recipient), Schweiker, M. (Recipient), Syndicus, M. (Recipient), Spigliantini, G. (Recipient), Giraldo Vasquez, N. (Recipient), Vakalis, D. (Recipient), Vellei, M. (Recipient) & Wei, S. (Recipient), 30 Jan 2023
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor Award
Berger, C. (Recipient), Sept 2021
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
Activities
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Invited lecturer at the International Association of Building Physics (IABP) PhD Summer School 2025, Budapest, Hungary
Berger, C. (Lecturer)
8 Sept 2025 → 10 Sept 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
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3rd Expert Meeting HCB Network, IEA EBC Annex 95, organized by EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (Event)
Berger, C. (Member)
1 Sept 2025 → 2 Sept 2025Activity: Memberships › Membership of research networks or expert groups
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Improving Indoor Environmental Quality: Balancing Affordability and Sustainability
Berger, C. (Speaker)
Aug 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Press/Media
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INSPIRELI Award 2025, Kashitu category, to Master Thesis project "From Earth to Education: A Sustainable Approach to Climate Resilient School Design in Rural Zambia"
07/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Sufficiency as a sustainability strategy
11/07/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Nämlich fast alles (In fact, almost everything)
01/07/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media