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Personal Statement
I am a Strathclyde Chancellor’s Fellow in Healthy Buildings and a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture. Trained as an architect at the University IUAV of Venice (2007), I gained professional experience in Italy and Belgium before pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability & Design at the University of East London (2012). In 2018, I was awarded a PhD in Sustainable Buildings from De Montfort University, with research focused on the risks of overheating in highly insulated English houses—examining the design process, comfort performance, and occupant behaviour.
From 2019 to 2021, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Eurac Research, contributing to projects on energy efficiency (existing buildings, and heritage). In 2021, I joined the University of Strathclyde as a Research Associate, where I conducted research in building performance evaluation (BPE), ventilation, and indoor air quality, with outputs informing the Scottish Government.
I am an international member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research at the University of Freiburg. I have served as co-editor for special issues, I am a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and research forums. I actively contribute to the International Energy Agency’s EBC Annexes 79, 86 and 95.
My strategic research focus lies in addressing the risks of overheating and poor indoor air quality in low-energy housing (both new and renovated)—a field I have worked in for over a decade. Recently, I have been exploring the role of adaptive comfort and ventilation strategies in mitigating overheating. My research spans key themes in the sustainable built environment, including thermal comfort, low-energy design, human-centric design, and climate change adaptation, with the aim of influencing housing design in the UK, EU, and Global South.
I am currently accepting PhD students.
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, Risks of overheating in highly insulated English houses: an investigation into the design process, comfort performance and occupant behaviour, De Montfort University
Award Date: 11 Oct 2018
External positions
Eurac Research
2 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2024
Keywords
- Thermal comfort
- Ventilation
- Energy efficiency
- Architecture
- Low carbon homes
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Retrofitting
- Building Performance Evaluation
- Mixed Methods
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REHSIA: REsilient HouSIng for the Alpine region
Toledo, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Fellowship
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EICCOH: Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training: Energy-efficient Indoor Climate Control for Optimised Health
McGill, G. (Principal Investigator), Tse, D. (Principal Investigator), Waites, W. (Principal Investigator), Toledo, L. (Principal Investigator), Moreno-Rangel, A. (Principal Investigator), Sharpe, T. (Principal Investigator) & Dragojlovic-Oliveira, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Internally funded project
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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
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Case study investigation of overheating in low-energy homes: insights from a post-occupancy evaluation in England
Toledo, L., Wright, A. & Cropper, P., 17 Feb 2025, In: Building Research and Information. 53, 1-2, p. 139-164 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Toledo, L. (Visiting researcher)
3 Jun 2024 → 23 Jun 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution