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Dr Alejandro Moreno-Rangel is a Lecturer in Building Performance Evaluation and Net-Zero Design at the University of Strathclyde. Alejandro’s research interests include natural material construction, building performance evaluation, building’s energy consumption, net-zero carbon buildings and their impact on health – particularly on asthma and other respiratory diseases –, the indoor environment – indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort. These research foci help him to understand the occupants’ health and behaviour to create healthy homes, particularly through the Passivhaus Standard. Alejandro is also interested in low-cost sensors and technologies for building performance evaluation and housing retrofit energy with a particular focus on deep energy retrofit. Alejandro is also a certified Passivhaus Designer.
Research Interests
Alejandro’s main research interests are net zero buildings, particularly Passivhaus homes, and its connections to health, urban and human behaviours. Through this, Alejandro explores the architectural design, energy efficiency methods, passive techniques and their impact on the indoor environment – indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort–, particularly in homes and their relation to the urban environment to create healthy homes. Architecture has well responded to climate change mitigating the effects of the built environment. However, its impact on health is usually left aside. Alejandro’s approach to architectural design seeks to improve the quality of life for all citizens in an ageing society, delivering sustainable interventions that take a “whole house” approach. Alejandro’s research uses design research methods to explore the interactions between resident behaviours and the built environment to deliver healthier indoor environments, considering the impact of bio-psychological-social aspects of health, climate change impacts, and energy efficiency methods interactions. Alejandro’s research interests also extend to the use of low-cost sensors as research tools and the effect that they could have on residential behaviour, design and human health & well-being.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Continuous IAQ monitoring with low-cost monitors: Protocol development, performance and application in residential building, Glasgow School of Art
Jan 2015 → Apr 2019
Award Date: 29 Oct 2019
External positions
Committee member, UKIEG Committee
Sept 2021 → …
Member, AHRC Peer Review College
1 Feb 2021 → 1 Mar 2024
Director & Treasurer, Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA)
Nov 2017 → Sept 2020
Keywords
- Net Zero homes
- Healthy homes
- Indoor air quality
- Passivhaus
- Building Performance Evaluation
- Thermal comfort
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Human-Centric, Healthy, Net-Zero Housing and the Role of Digitisation
McGill, G. (Principal Investigator), Dragojlovic-Oliveira, S. (Co-investigator) & Moreno-Rangel, A. (Co-investigator)
2/12/24 → 2/06/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Conference / Seminar Hosting)
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Optimising Environmental Sensor Placement in Residential Settings: AICO Ei1025 Environmental Sensors
Moreno-Rangel, A. (Principal Investigator), Sharpe, T. (Co-investigator) & Farooq, M. Z. (Researcher)
1/10/24 → 31/05/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Ten questions concerning the future of residential indoor air quality and its environmental justice implications
Booker, D., Petrou, G., Chatzidiakoud, L., Darpan, D., Farooq, F., Ferguson, L., Jutila, O., Milczewska, K., Modlich, M., Moreno-Rangel, A., Thakrar, S., Yeoman, A., Davies, M., Mead, M. I., Miller, M., Wild, O., Shi, Z., Mavrogianni, A. & Doherty, R., 15 Jun 2025, In: Building and Environment. 278, 112957.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of indoor environmental quality on health and wellbeing in a warming climate
Al-Khatri, H., González Lezcano, R. A., Toledo, L. & Moreno-Rangel, A., 18 Feb 2025, In: Building Research and Information. 53, 1-2, p. 1-2Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Activities
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Indoor Air Quality engagement event with children
Moreno-Rangel, A. (Recipient)
15 Jan 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Education Outreach
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Scotland’s response to COP29: A call to action
Moreno-Rangel, A. (Invited speaker) & Taha, A. (Participant)
10 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course