Professor Dr. Rune Andersen

Biography

Rune Korsholm Andersen is an Associate Professor with a focus on Indoor Environment at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research emphasizes understanding and modeling the impact of occupants' behavior on energy consumption in buildings. Utilizing long and short-term field measurements, questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews, and building energy performance simulations, he seeks to gain insights into the reasons behind observed behavior patterns. His work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals by addressing energy efficiency and occupant comfort in residential buildings, offices, and schools. Andersen has been involved in various funded research projects by Danish ministries and private research foundations, exploring advanced communication solutions related to health information and comfort behavior. He has also made significant contributions to understanding indoor environmental quality and its implications for cognitive performance in building occupants. In addition to his research, he is active in supervision and mentorship for PhD candidates and has presented his work at numerous conferences.

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