Research at the Division of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
We conduct research specialising in energy in buildings and the built environment.
Our research
Civil Engineering and Built Environment as a field of research currently conducts research focused on energy in buildings and the built environment.
Examples of research areas are solar energy in buildings, energy modelling of buildings at city level, urban thermal systems and mathematical modelling of spatiotemporal processes in cities.
Completed research projects
Solar Electricity Reseach Center Sweden (SOLVE)
SOLVE is a national competence center financed in equal parts by academia, industry and the Swedish Energy Agency. The goal of the competence center, which is led by Uppsala University, is to develop knowledge that promotes and maintains the growth of solar cell markets in Sweden, to spread this knowledge within a broad network of actors in the solar energy field, and to promote the training of experts with good connections to business and industry.
The Division of Civil Engineering and Built Environment participates with a doctoral student and several researchers in the areas of building and power grid integration and large-scale expansion of solar power.
Dig-IT Lab
Dig-IT Lab is a competence centre with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of buildings through digitalisation. The centre promotes collaboration between academia, businesses, industry, and research centres to bridge the gap between research and industry applications, turning building data into actionable outcomes. Dig-IT Lab was jointly founded by Vinnova, KTH, and partners from both industry and academia, including Uppsala University. It builds on and expands the research and collaborations established within the research centre KTH Live-In Lab.
The Division of Civil Engineering and Built Environment participates with senior researchers and PhD students in collaboration primarily on digital twins for buildings.
STandUP for Energy
STandUP for Energy is a collaboration initiative between Uppsala University, The Royal Institute of Technology, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Luleå University of Technology. It arose as a result of the Government’s commitment to high quality research in areas of strategic importance to society and the business sector.
The main aim of our research within STandUP for Energy is to improve the knowledge on how new energy technologies and systems can be resource-efficiently integrated into the built environment while avoiding sub-optimizations. We use simulation, optimization, probabilistic modeling and machine learning to study the whole chain from utilization of renewable energy sources to integration of technologies into distribution systems.
Information about Doctoral Studies
Information about docotral studies.
Publications
The Division´s publications.