Experience

ETSAV - UPC
• Spain
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vice Dean Student Affairs and International

  • May 2021 - Present


Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

• Spain
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor - Serra Húnter Fellow

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Full-time Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Architectural Technology (UPC)Teaching and Research focus on the nexus Housing - Energy - Lifestyle under the premises of Efficiency, Sufficiency and Circularity.

• Director Living Lab LOW3

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  The LOW3 (low energy – low impact – low cost) prototype is a energy self-sufficient solar house, developed by UPC-Barcelona Tech for the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 competition.LOW3 actually works as a LIVING LAB platform for sustainable architecture and life style at the UPC-BarcelonaTech Campus in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona).LIVING LAB LOW3 fosters teaching and research activities in the field of solar architecture, building simulation and performance evaluation of buildings with a strong focus on collaborative design and innovation as well as user-centered research.Living Lab LOW is a strategic project of the Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV) of UPC BarcelonaTech, focusing on innovation in teaching and learning as well as applied research in the field of sustainable architecture and lifestyle.Living Lab LOW3 offers a variety of activities from co-creation and innovation seminars and explorative educational visits up to research projects together with companies.More information under: www.livinglab-low3.blogspot.com.es Show less

• Director CISOL - Solar Research Centre ETSAV

  • 2003 - Present

  The CISOL- Solar Research Centre ETSAV promotes sustainable, solar energy related projects at the Vallès School of Architecture of the (ETSAV).As a centre of information, exhibition and documentation of products, systems and projects in the area of sustainable architecture with emphasis in solar systems, CISOL offers a solid base of knowledge about the architectural integration of these technologies.Its location in the Center of Research and Technology Transfer (CRITT) and its relationship with different departments and research entities in and outside of the Vallès School of Architecture allows a multidisciplinary approach. CISOL attends requests and collaborations from public administration as well as any other public or private entity. CISOL offers services in the field of energetic consultancy, technological training, solar design and bioclimatic architecture with focus on innovation projects and applied research in these areas.More information under: www.cisol.com.es Show less

• UPC Research Project Coordinator HORIZON 2020 - Roadmaps for Energy (R4E)

  • 2015 - Mar 2020

  Roadmaps for Energy (R4E) is an EU funded project under the Horizon 2020 programme that aims to develop a new type of energy strategy through visions and roadmaps for 8 partner cities, in co-creation with relevant local stakeholders. The project focuses on three areas within the domain of sustainable energy that are closely linked to the municipalities main responsibilities: Smart buildings , Smart mobility and Smart urban spaces. UPC BarcelonaTech as knowledge partner of the project develops desk studies and roadmaps in the field of Smart buildings and Smart urban spaces.More information under: http://roadmapsforenergy.eu Show less

• Leader of Solar Decathlon Team UPC 2010

  • 2008 - 2010

  The Solar Decathlon Europe is an international competition in which universities from all over the world meet to design, build and operate an energetically self-sufficient house, grid-connected, using solar energy as the only energy source and equipped with all of the technologies that permit maximum energy efficiency.The UPC 2010 team developed and constructed during 2 years (2008-2010) the LOW3 prototype solar house with the collaboration of over 100 students, 50 companies and 15 faculties at Barcelona Tech.LOW3 won a (shared) first prize in the Architecture Contest of Solar Decathlon Europe 2010, The Spanish Solar Prize 2010 by EUROSOLAR, and the Banc Sabadell Innovation Award 2012 at the Vallès Bienal of Architecture.More information under: www.low3.upc.edu Show less

• Adjunct Profesor

  • 2006 - 2009

  Teaching activities within regular and elective classes at the Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV), introducing students into solar design, solar technologies, and energy efficiency in buildings, from bioclimatic concepts up to high tech architecture.International Solar Workshops about integration of solar technologies and energy efficiency in buildings.Collaboration in different Master programs.The SOLAR CUBE project and the SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE 2010 competition introduced new concepts of participatory teaching and an experimental building site for the evaluation of prototypes into the Campus Sant Cugat. Show less



EstudiArt

• Spain
• Primary and Secondary Education

• Architect

  • 1999 - 2001

  Basic and executive planning of residential housing projects of different sizes. Assistant to building site management. Basic and executive planning of residential housing projects of different sizes. Assistant to building site management.