We believe that buildings, and building envelopes in particular, can and should be far more innovative, resource-efficient and user-centered.
We use our experience in building engineering and facade technology and our knowledge of leading-edge research to bring about step-change improvements in existing and future buildings. Closing the feedback loop between people and building technologies.
We develop novel methods and advise on materials and technologies for sustainable and high performance buildings and we use specially developed software and hardware toolkits to assess and improve the performance of existing buildings and their facades.
Mauro Overend
Mauro is passionate about innovation in building engineering. His expertise is at the interface of structural engineering, materials engineering and building physics which underpins his work on high performance and sustainable buildings. He is a chartered engineer and Professor of Structural Design & Mechanics at TU Delft. Mauro has a track record of leading interdisciplinary teaching and research activities at the University of Cambridge and TU Delft. He has developed engineering design solutions and provided forensic expertise for some of the most challenging buildings globally.
Alessandra Luna Navarro
Alessandra is currently assistant professor at TU Delft and a chartered engineer in Italy and the UK. She has a Masters degree in Building Engineering and Architecture from La Sapienza University of Rome and an MPhil in Energy Technologies from the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Her PhD research at Cambridge was funded by Arup, Permasteelisa and EPSRC. She is passionate about smart and resource-efficient buildings and cities, with a special focus on human comfort and human-centred AI. She collaborates with the International Energy Agency, the CIE and CIBSE in linking evidence and innovation to policy.
Mark Allen
Mark graduated with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Durham University in 2014. After working for the High Speed Two railway project for a year, he joined the University of Cambridge in 2015 as part of EPSRC’s Future Infrastructure and Built Environment Centre for Doctoral Training. His earlier research looked to nature for inspiration in the built environment. With these ideas in mind, he now uses state of the art technologies from the realm of computer science to quantify and improve the comfort, health and well-being of building occupants. Mark is now Research Associate at TU Delft.