Prof. Dr.-Ing. John Grunewald

Prof. Dr.-Ing. John Grunewald © Kirsten Johannes Lassig

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. John Grunewald

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Director of the Institute of Building Climatology und Professor for Building Physics

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 RESEARCH AREAS

  • Components and constructions: Development of tools for hygrothermal component simulation and material characterisation (incl. laboratory measurements), development of material damage prediction models (e.g. through frost-immersion cycles), further development of building materials (e.g. internal insulation)
  • Buildings and neighbourhoods: development of simulation tools, development of supply concepts with renewable energies, in particular geothermal energy in the form of near-surface geothermal energy
  • Plant simulation: development of control concepts to maximise the proportion of renewable energy supply, optimise operating modes and economic efficiency

TEACHING AREAS

  • Hygrothermal behaviour of building materials and constructions
  • Sustainable refurbishment concepts
  • Supply concepts with renewable energies

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Since 2007 Director of the Institute of Building Climatology at the Technical University of Dresden and Professor of Building Physics
  • 2006 - 2007 Associate Professor at Syracuse University, NY (USA)
  • 2006 - 2007 Acting Director of the Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory (BEESL) at Syracuse University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NY, USA
  • 2000 - 2006 Senior Research Assistant at the Institute for Building Climatology at the Technical University of Dresden
  • 2003 - 2006 Project coordinator and head of several scientific research projects
  • 2000 - 2003 Project coordinator and scientific director of the research project INSUMAT (5th Framework Programme of the EU)
  • 1994 - 2000 Research assistant at the Institute for Building Climatology at the Technical University of Dresden
  • 1995 - 1997 Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Dresden
  • 1993 - 1994 Research assistant at the Institute for Building Physics at the Materials Research and Testing Institute in Weimar
  • 1991 - 1993 Research assistant in the laboratory for non-destructive testing at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin
  • 1987 - 1991 Studied civil engineering at the University of Applied Sciences for Civil Engineering in Cottbus (BTU), specialising in construction informatics
  • 1986 - 1987 Specialised baccalaureate at the University of Applied Sciences for Civil Engineering in Cottbus (BTU)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

  • 1980 - 1986 Practical building work
  • 1978 - 1980 Apprenticeship

MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS

  • Chairman of the Examination Board of the Faculty of Architecture
  • Chairman of the Board of the Centre for Building Research (ZfBau) at TU Dresden
  • Chairman of the Board of IBPSA Germany/Austria, Regional Member of the International Building Simulation Society (IBPSA)
  • Board member of the International Association for Building Physics (IABP)
  • Board member of WTA Germany, regional member of the International Scientific and Technical Association for Building Conservation and Monument Preservation (WTA)

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