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Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
Preservation of energy and limitation of the environmental impact while providing a healthy and comfortable indoor and outdoor environment are essential requirements for the built environment.
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Enabling meaningful sustainability innovation through building physics and services research
Organisational profile
The Building Physics & Services (BPS) unit at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) looks beyond energy-neutral and climate-neutral buildings. The aim is to generate new knowledge and to integrate and develop design methods that lead to a sustainable, healthy, comfortable and productive indoor and outdoor environment. The goals is to support truly sustainable habitats with energy generation near the end user, combined with energy storage and smart control technologies and designing and operating buildings and built environments that are sustainable, healthy and comfortable.
This can only be achieved by a holistic approach to tackling the complexity of the problems at hand. The common long-term vision within the BPS research program is articulated as follows: “World-class excellent research in the different disciplines in Building Physics & Services to strongly contribute to a healthy, comfortable and sustainable indoor and outdoor built environment, taking into account economical, ecological and energetic constraints”.
BPS works across six interdepartmental research areas: Building Acoustics, Building Lighting, Building Materials, Building Performance, Building Physics (including Urban Physics and Building Physics of Monuments) and Building Services (including Integral Design)
Research is focused on:
- Building physics: experimental, theoretical and numerical modeling of physical aspects in the indoor and outdoor environment and the building envelope (heat, air and moisture transfer, wind, light and acoustics, building behavior simulation, systems, components and materials)
- The design process related to sustainable buildings.
The mission of the research program is to contribute to research in the built environment in the field of Building Physics & Building Services in several areas:
- scientific: fundamental and applied research; design and testing of solutions in prototypes, models, simulation and systems in practice
- societal: focus on sustainability and comfort in a broad sense
- knowledge dissemination to building designers and practitioners
- information and communication technology: development of modern design tools
- synergy and interaction between education, research and practice.
Research yields scientific results that contribute to the understanding and knowledge of physical behavior of buildings and environments and of Integral Building Design (processes). The BPS research is concerned with the development of tools for the analysis, design and conservation of a high-quality indoor and outdoor environment, in which energy efficiency, health, comfort and sustainability are key research topics. The program also provides knowledge to the building industry and engineering consultancy firms.
Research is organized as a network of collaborators within a common BPS research program with a single strategic mission. Synergy between research groups is essential to cover the interdisciplinary challenges that arise from the complexity of the built environment. In recent years, BPS has increasingly taken a leading role in energy, health and sustainability related programs, assuming roles in the Eindhoven Energy Institute, the 4TU (4l Universities of Technology) Focus point ‘Bouw’ (Built Environment) and the International Urban Physics Research Schools.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mariëlle P.J. Aarts
- Built Environment, Building Lighting - Assistant Professor
Person: UD : Assistant Professor
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Muhammad Jawad Ahmed Ahmed
- Built Environment, Building Materials - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) to participate in Interreg NWE PowerVIBES project
Moonen, S. P. G. (., Moonen, S. P. G. (., Sanders, M., Pujadas-Gispert, E., van Schie, F., van den Oever, J., Blok, R., Elbasdi, G., van Schie, F. & Moonen, I.
20/09/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research direct
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OptiLight
Linnartz, J. M. G., Bonarius, J. H., de Kort, Y. A. W., Smolders, K. C. H. J., Vogels, I. M. L. C., Peeters, S. T., Dangol, R., Kruisselbrink, T. W., Özçelebi, T. & de Kort, Y. A. W.
1/11/16 → 31/10/20
Project: Research direct
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Werkelijk bouwen aan BIPV - "Really" building with BIPV
Hensen, J. L. M., Hensen, J. L. M., Loonen, R. C. G. M., Nelissen, E. & Loonen, R. C. G. M.
1/09/16 → 31/12/20
Project: Research direct
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Aanzienlijk energiebesparingspotentieel in cleanrooms binnen handbereik: Een Green Deal voor cleanrooms
Ludlage, T. B. J., Loomans, M. G. L. C., van den Oever, H., Molenaar, P. C. A., Kort, H. S. M. & Joosten, P. H. J., 1 Jun 2021, In: TVVL Magazine. June 2021, 3, p. 26-33 8 p.Translated title of the contribution :Significant energy-saving potential in cleanrooms within reach: A Green deal for cleanrooms Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Aerodynamic analysis of uphill drafting in cycling
van Druenen, T. & Blocken, B., 22 Apr 2021, In: Sports Engineering. 24, 1, 11 p., 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Aerodynamic design optimization of ducted openings through high-rise buildings for wind energy harvesting
Alanis Ruiz, C., Kalkman, I. & Blocken, B., Sep 2021, In: Building and Environment. 202, 15 p., 108028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Additive manufacturing of functional construction materials on-demand
Lucas, Sandra S. (Recipient), Yu, Qingliang (Recipient) & Brouwers, H.J.H. (Jos) (Recipient), 18 Nov 2019
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Additive manufacturing of sustainable concrete for zero-energy buildings
Lucas, Sandra S. (Recipient), Yu, Qingliang (Recipient) & Brouwers, H.J.H. (Jos) (Recipient), 2019
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Activities
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Atmosphere (Journal)
Alessio Ricci (Peer reviewer)
5 Jul 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Applied Sciences (Publisher)
Alessio Ricci (Peer reviewer)
5 Jul 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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Building and Environment (Journal)
Bert Blocken (Peer reviewer)
26 Jun 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Press/Media
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TV-item on RTL 4 - RTL Nieuws: "Veel schade voor valwind"
21/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Article in Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg: "Ventilatieprof waarschuwt: “Mensen gaan schrikken als ze hun CO2-meter checken”
11/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Article in Belgian Newspaper Het NIeuwsblad: " Ventilatieprof trekt aan alarmbel: “Of we staan voor een revolutie, of we dreigen opnieuw te moeten sluiten” "
11/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
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2-channel mono playback in cinema and room in room acoustics: the effect of direct field interference on playback quality of diffuse-field recordings
Author: Wittebol, W., 31 Aug 2018Supervisor: Hak, C. (Supervisor 1), Hornikx, M. (Supervisor 2) & Wenmaekers, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Achieving thermal comfort in naturally ventilated offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Author: van de Voort, T., 25 Feb 2020Supervisor: Hoes, P. (Supervisor 1), Leite, B. (External person) (External coach) & Hensen, J. L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Active insulation: computational assessment of the performance of a forced convective dynamic insulation system
Author: Koenders, S., 27 Mar 2018Supervisor: Hensen, J. L. (Supervisor 1), Loonen, R. (Supervisor 2) & de Klijn, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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