BUILDING CONVERSATIONS UP WITH... María López Zambrano, Postdoctoral Researcher at the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) Tyndall/UCC/MaREI.
Dr María López Zambrano has a PhD in Construction Technology and her thesis focussed on developing an Evaluation System for retrofitting solutions for saving energy in Historic Buildings. She is an expert in Building Energy Simulation and a Certified Passive House Designer.
She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) Tyndall/UCC/MaREI. With a degree in Building Engineering, a MSc. in Energy Efficiency and Passivhaus, and a PhD in Construction Technology, she is currently working at the IERC in the coordination team of the H2020 MINISTOR project and is a member of the executive board (Heritage & Regeneration) of The European Construction, built environment and energy-efficient building Technology Platform (ECTP). She is also involved in The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) as a committee member at the national TC/40 (Retrofit of existing dwellings) and the European CEN/TC 371 - Energy Performance of Buildings.
On Monday 13th February from 10.00H to 11.00H CET, BUILD UP hosted the webinar "CITIES – BUILDINGS – SKILLS: Energy Renovations in Historic Areas at Different Scales", organised by the Cyprus Energy Agency (CEA).