Sarah Crosby

Dr. Sarah Crosby

Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Biography

Dr. Sarah Crosby is Director of the Zero Carbon Building Systems Lab at ETH Zürich’s Institute of Technology in Architecture, in Switzerland, where she leads research and education on zero-emission building technologies, environmental control systems, and occupant-centric design. Her work combines full-scale lab and field experimentation with building performance modelling and data-driven methods (Bayesian modelling, machine learning) to reduce carbon emissions while improving thermal comfort, air quality, and health. Previously, she was a postdoctoral research scientist at EPFL, leading an EU project benchmarking energy and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in residential and educational buildings and developing multi-domain IEQ indices. She earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and has partnered with industry and public agencies, including the City of Vancouver, where her recommendations informed published energy-modelling guidance. Dr. Crosby has taught 15+ undergraduate and graduate courses and is active in international collaborations such as IEA EBC Annexes on occupant-centric buildings and personalised environmental controls. She is a recipient of the Building and Environment Best Paper Award and UBC President’s Academic Excellence Award.

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering

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