Professor Maria Kolokotroni
Associate Dean E&D / Professor
Howell Building 122
- Email: maria.kolokotroni@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266688
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Summary
Academic Career
I studied for an MSc in Environmental Design and Engineering at the Bartlett School, University College London (UCL). I stayed at UCL to carry out a PhD on the 'Thermal Performance of Housing' and further on for a post-doc on a two year project to develop environmental design guidance for research laboratories. I then moved on to the University of Westminster for a three-year post-doc on an EPSRC funded project dealing with Moisture in Residential Buildings. I joined Brunel in 1998.
Industrial Career
I worked for five years at the Building Research Establishment, Garston in the Indoor Environment Division. My research work focused on the application of natural ventilation strategies in office buildings as well as other energy and indoor air quality related issues in non-domestic buildings.
Newest selected publications
Salvati, A. and Kolokotroni, M. (2023) 'Urban microclimate and climate change impact on the thermal performance and ventilation of multi-family residential buildings'. Energy and Buildings, 294. pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 0378-7788 Open Access Link
Nikolopoulou, M., Kotopouleas, A., Renganathan, G., Watkins, R., Yeninarcilar, M., Kolokotroni, M., et al. (2022) 'Urban albedo: developing a canyon albedo calculator'. London: CIBSE. ISSN 13: 978-1-914543-36-4
Tavakoli, E., O'Donovan, A., Kolokotroni, M. and O'Sullivan, PD. (2022) 'Evaluating the indoor thermal resilience of ventilative cooling in non-residential low energy buildings: A review'. Building and Environment, 222. pp. 1 - 21. ISSN: 0360-1323 Open Access Link
Kolokotroni, M., Heiselberg, P. and Miller, W. (2022) 'Ventilative Cooling and Thermal Comfort', in de Gids W, W. and Sherman, M. (eds.) AIVC Technical Note 70: 40 years to build tight and ventilate right: From infiltration to smart ventilation. Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium : INIVE EEIG. pp. 39 - 43. ISBN 10: 2-930471-62-X. ISBN 13: 978-2-930471-62-4. Open Access Link
Salvati, A., Kolokotroni, M., Kotopouleas, A., Watkins, R., Giridharan, R. and Nikolopoulou, M. (2021) 'Impact of reflective materials on urban canyon albedo, outdoor and indoor microclimates'. Building and Environment, 207 (Part B). pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 0360-1323 Open Access Link