Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Architecture and Built Environment

Dr Astrid Roetzel
Phone   +61 3 522 78752
Email   astrid.roetzel@deakin.edu.au
Position   Lect Architectural Sustainability
Campus   Waterfront

Research interests

  1. The interaction of architectural design, climate & occupants. Designing in context and for occupants.
  2. Holistic approaches to architectural sustainability
  3. Thermal comfort & low energy conditioning / climate analysis & climate change / occupant behaviour & satisfaction / visual comfort & daylighting / building simulation / sustainability evaluation

Career

School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia (since 2011)
Research unit of Indoor Environment and Low Energy Building Design (IELEBD), University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece (2008 - 2010 )
Ressource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning Group (REAP), HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany (2002-2008)
Studies in Architecture (PhD + Dipl.-Ing.), HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany

Key publications

Roetzel, A., Tsangrassoulis, A. (2012) Impact of climate change on comfort and energy performance in offices Building and Environment 57, 349 - 361 Pergamon, UK

Roetzel, A., Tsangrassoulis, A., Dietrich, U., Busching, S. (2011) Context dependency of comfort and energy performance in mixed mode offices Journal of Building Performance Simulation Special Issue: Modelling Occupants' Presence and Behaviour – Part I , Volume 4, Issue 4 , pp. 303-322 Taylor & Francis, UK

Roetzel, A., Tsangrassoulis, A., Dietrich, U., Busching, S. (2010) A review of occupant control on natural ventilation Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14, 1001-1013 Elsevier Press, Netherlands

Roetzel, A., Tsangrassoulis, A., Dietrich, U., Busching, S. (2010) On the influence of building design, occupants and heat waves on comfort and greenhouse gas emissions in naturally ventilated offices Building Simulation: An International Journal Vol. 3, Nr. 2, 87 - 103 Springer Verlag Germany / Tsinghua University Press, China

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Professional activities

Architectural sustainability consultancy
Comfort and energy performance simulation

 

Teaching areas

Architectural Sustainability
Architectural Design


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