You can also apply by presenting a certificate of funding from an external employer. When this is the case, funding must cover four years maximum of study for a Degree of Licentiate or eight years maximum for a Degree of Doctor.
The Doctoral (Third Cycle) Subject Energy Systems in the Built Environment
This programme leads to a Degree of Licentiate or a Degree of Doctor in Energy Systems in the Built Environment. In addition to energy technology solutions, the concept of energy includes efficient energy use from a resource perspective on raw material use (primary energy) and environmental impact (for example, local and global emissions). Energy as a resource in buildings is seen from a life-cycle perspective in the design of energy system solutions that are sustainable in the long term. The impact of energy systems on the indoor climate in a building can be an important study component. In the subject, emphasis is on energy technology installations located in the built environment, which includes solar energy installations, installations for heating/cooling and electricity, and energy transfer in local distribution networks. The subject has a special profile in solar energy technology solutions integrated into the energy systems of buildings.
The built environment refers to construction in the form of residential buildings and premises and can in certain special applications refer to industry and energy facilities where the subject profile and knowledge within the research area can be applied. This may apply to, for example, energy solutions for process heating/cooling.
Research Area - Resource Efficient Built Environment
In addition to energy, the research area Resource Efficient Built Environment includes research on resources, materials and the environment in the built environment: resource-efficient use of materials in construction, operation and demolition, healthy indoor climates, and low environmental impact from a life-cycle perspective on construction.
As well as buildings, central to the concept of a built environment are spatial structures with infrastructure and functions for people’s lives and activities in an area, with a basis in research on spatial planning. The research area as a whole aims to build knowledge so as to develop sustainable civil planning and construction. It therefore has an interdisciplinary character where doctoral studies can include elements of a sociotechnical or techno-economic nature in projects in collaboration with social planners, social scientists and economists.
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this doctoral programme is to educate researchers who can develop knowledge about energy systems in the built environment and their role in society and who can also continue working within academia or heading development within companies.
Admission
Vacant PhD positions are advertised under Vacant Positions on our website.
You can also apply by presenting a certificate of funding from an external employer. When this is the case, funding must cover four years maximum of study for a Degree of Licentiate or eight years maximum for a Degree of Doctor.
PhD-Students and Supervisors
Santiago Valencia Gonzalez
