Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Reinhart

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsEnergy Process Engineering,Construction Material Sciences, Chemistry, Physics,Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering
Keywordsenergy efficiency of the built environment, sustainable building design, environmental urban performance modeling, daylighting

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCambridge
InstitutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InstituteDepartment of Architecture
Homepagehttp://web.mit.edu/sustainabledesignlab/

Host during sponsorship

Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian HerkelFraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Andreas BettFraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2018

Program(s)

2017Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Reinhart is a prominent building scientist and architectural educator working in the fields of sustainable building design and environmental modeling. His lab develops design workflows and metrics to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings and neighbourhoods. The resulting planning tools are used in practice and education in over 90 countries. In Germany, Professor Reinhart continues his studies on new paths in order to reach a carbon free building stock by 2050.