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Prof. Christoph Reinhart
Professor of Building Technology
Primary DLC
Department of Architecture
MIT Room:
5-418B
(617) 253-7714
tito_@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Sustainable Building Design
Environmental Modeling
Urban Modeling
Research Summary
Christoph Reinhart is a building scientist and architectural educator working in the field of sustainable building design and environmental modeling. At MIT he is leading the Sustainable Design Lab, an inter-disciplinary group with a grounding in architecture that develops design workflows, planning tools and metrics to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings and neighborhoods. Design tools originating from the group Ð such as DIVA, DAYSIM and umiD are used in practice and education in over 90 countries.
Recent Work
Projects
December 1, 2016
Department of Architecture
Accelerad: Daylighting Simulation on the GPU
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
July 21, 2016
Department of Architecture
Built Environment and Infrastructure Focus Area: Urban Sustainability
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
September 22, 2014
Department of Architecture
City Schema
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
December 17, 2012
Department of Architecture
The Lorax Project; Giving Architects A Voice In Daylighting Standards
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
December 17, 2012
Department of Architecture
Urban Daylight
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
December 17, 2012
Department of Architecture
Sustainable Design Lab at MIT
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
December 17, 2012
Department of Architecture
Cambridge Solar Map
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
December 17, 2012
Department of Architecture
Opportunities for Adaptation based on Pulse
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
December 17, 2012
Department of Architecture
Walkable Cities
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
February 6, 2012
Department of Architecture
Glare Analysis of Daylit Spaces: Recommendations for Practice
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
February 6, 2012
Department of Architecture
Creating Opportunities for Adaptation Based on PULSE (Population in Urban Landscape for Sustainable Built Environment)
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
February 6, 2012
Department of Architecture
Solar Radiation Map of Cambridge
Principal Investigator
Christoph Reinhart
Video
2.24.21-Decarbonizing-Buildings
February 24, 2021
Conference Video
Duration: 120:13
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Robert Stoner
Deputy Director for Science and Technology, MIT Energy Initiative
Founding Director, MIT Tata Center
Christoph Reinhart
Professor, School of Architecture + Planning
Director, Building Technology Program
Caitlin Mueller
Associate Professor, Structural Design
Director, Digital Structures Research Group
Joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Leslie Norford
Professor, Building Technology
Associate Head, Department of Architecture
Yang Shao-Horn
Keck Professor of Energy, Mechanical Engineering
Related Faculty
Prof. Nida Sinnokrot
Associate Professor of Architecture
Prof. Kristel Smentek
Associate Professor of the History of Art
Mohamed Abdelbagi Ismail
Graduate Student