Dr./ Deputy Head Competence Center Typology & Planning in Architecture (CCTP)
Lucerne University
Work Experience:
• Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Engineering and Architecture (CH) Competence Center Typology & Planning in Architecture (CCTP)
• Deputy Head of Competence Center
• Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Engineering and Architecture (CH) Competence Center Typology & Planning in Architecture (CCTP)
• Senior Academic Research and Development Assistant
• Graz University of Technology (A), Institute for Buildings and Energy (IGE) Lecturer of Sustainability in Building Technologies
• AEE INTEC – Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Gleisdorf (A)
• Department Sustainable Buildings
• Civil engineering office – Dipl.-Ing. Willibald Boder, Fürstenfeld (A)
• Planning, construction engineering and building site supervision
• Several planning and architects offices (A)
• Freelancer – Design, planning and architectural competitions
• Graz University of Technology (A)
• Student Assistant “Design Basics” and “Design 1”
Education and Training:
• Doctoral degree in the field of timber construction
• Technische Universität München TUM, Prof. Hermann Kaufmann Awarded as “Architekt” acc. to the Law for Civil Engineering (A). International Project Management
• Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (A) Certification “Innovative fire protection planning”, Vienna (A) Certification “Coordinator for Planning and Construction Works”, Graz (A) Entrepreneur’s Academy; Chamber of Economy, Graz (A)
• Facility Management; Chamber of Economy, Graz (A)
• Civil Engineering Expert; Construction Academy Übelbach (A)
• Dipl.-Ing. (TU), Graz University of Technology (A), graduated in Architecture
Selected Research Projects:
• Innosuisse project “DeepWood – Disruptive Evolving Engineering and Planning in Wood” Innosuisse project “BIMwood – New Models for Digital Transformation in Timber Construction”
• ITC project “INNOwood – Innovative Value Chain Modeling in Forest and Timber Construction Industry”
• ARPAF project “REDIAFOR - Reinforcing Dialogue in Multifunctional Forests”
• Innosuisse project “A New Typology for Timber Hybrid High-Rise Buildings”
• WoodWisdom-Net project “leanWOOD Innovative Lean Processes and Cooperation Models for Planning, Production and Maintenance of Urban Timber Buildings
• Seventh Framework Programme project“E2ReBuild – Industrialised Energy Efficient Retrofitting of Residential Buildings in Cold Climates”
• EERA Net JP “Smart Cities”; 2011 – 2014
• “+ERS – Plus Energy Network Reininghaus Süd”; Austrian demonstration project in the context of the Building of Tomorrow Flagship Project “ECR – Energy City Graz Reininghaus” ERACOBUILD “SchoolVentCool – Ventilation, Cooling and Strategies for High Performance School Renovations”;;
• Austrian Building of Tomorrow Flagship Project “e80^3-Buildings. High-performance Renovation of Buildings to Plus-Energy-Buildings with Prefabricated Roof and Façade Modules with Integrated Active Components, Building Automation and Grid-integration” IEA Joint Project SHC Task 40/ ECBCS Annex 52 “Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings” IEA ECBCS Annex 50 – “Prefabricated Systems for Low Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings”
Selected Publications:
• Further publications see: https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/hochschule-luzern/ueber-uns/personensuche/profile/?pid=1774
• Keikut, Frank; Geier, Sonja (2019): Modul 17. Hochhaus in Holzhybridbauweise.
• ETH Zürich: vdf-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7281-3979-5.
• Geier, Sonja (2017): Analysemodell für das vorgefertigte Bauen mit Holz. Lösungsansatz zur Einschätzung und zum Umgang mit Komplexität. Argumentarium - Entwicklung - Anwendung.
• Dissertation an der TU München, Lehrstuhl für Entwerfen und Holzbau. Online verfügbar:
• https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1415118/1415118.pdf
• Geier, Sonja (2019): leanWOOD – towards resilient design and building processes.
• Paper SBE 2019 Graz 2019 (A). Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth Environment. Sci. 323, S. 12019. DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012019.
• Geier, Sonja; Schwehr, Peter (2019): Criteria catalogue and analysis model to manage complexity in prefabricated timber construction. Paper and presentation SBE 2019 Graz 2019 (A). Published in: IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 323, S. 12046. DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012046.
• Geier, Sonja; Huss, Wolfgang (2016): New procurement and cooperation models for planning and execution of timber buildings - case studies and visions. Paper and presentation WCTE 2016 World Conference on Timber Engineering, Vienna (A). Published in: Conference proceedings.
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