Scientific Staff

Bjarne W. Olesen, Director
Professor, Ph.D.

Geo Clausen, Scientific Secretary
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Gunnar Langkilde, Administrative Secretary
Associate Professor, M.Sc.

David P. Wyon
Professor, Ph.D.

Charles J. Weschler
Professor, Ph.D.

Jan Sundell
Professor, Dr.Med.Sci., M.Sc.Eng.

Arsen Melikov
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Jørn Toftum
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Carl-Gustaf Bornehag
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Peter Strøm-Tejsen
Post Doc, Ph.D.

Gabriel Beko
Post Doc, Ph.D.

Pawel Wargocki
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Lei Fang
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Carsten Rode
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Peter V. Nielsen
Professor, Ph.D.

Shengwei Zhu
Post Doc, Ph.D.

Jørn Toftum
Associate Professor, Ph.D.

International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy
Technical University of Denmark, Building 402
DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

Phone: +45 45 25 40 28
Fax: +45 45 93 21 66
Email: jt@byg.dtu.dk

Research activities
The research covers mainly the interaction between the thermal indoor environment and human comfort and health. Experimental studies regarding evaporation and accumulation of sweat in clothing worn by persons working in cool environments and the influence of these factors on human heat loss and comfort have been conducted.

Investigations of the effects of air movement and of high air humidity on human comfort have been performed. Based on the latter studies, models were elaborated that may specify detailed design criteria for air movement in spaces and upper limits for air humidity, based on human comfort. Extensive field measurements of thermal indoor climate and questionnaire surveys have been completed in factories and in office buildings.

Recently involved in studies of the combined effects of thermal, acoustic and atmospheric indoor climate on human discomfort and the potential of low air temperature/high surface temperature conditions for improving human comfort, health and productivity at low energy consumption.