Dr. Vincenzo Costanzo

After graduating cum laude in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Catania (Italy), Vincenzo Costanzo spent some months as an apprentice for a construction company. Afterwards, he started his PhD research in Energetics focusing on both passive and active systems for reducing building energy needs and improving their comfort conditions (thermal and visual). During his PhD studies, he spent six months as a visiting PhD candidate at School of Architecture of Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), studying natural ventilation and daylighting measures for existing office buildings. Now, he is a Postdoc Research Fellow at the University of Reading (UK), School of the Built Environment, with both research and teaching duties.