Eduardo Krüger is a civil engineer with an MSc in Energy Planning (COPPE, Rio de Janeiro, 1993) and PhD in Architecture (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, 1998). Since 1999, he has worked at the Federal University of Technology of Paraná/Brazil. He conducts research in Climatology, Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering. His current project is the development of a passive radiant-capacitive system. Skills and expertise: thermal comfort, urbanism climate, energy efficiency in buildings, sustainable architecture, green architecture, architecture science, urban planning, urban sustainability, bioclimatic architecture, sustainable construction.