Associate Professor Arianna Brambilla was awarded a Ph.D. with honors in Building Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (IT). Her background in both architecture and engineering allowed her to establish her research field at the merging borders of architecture, construction, building physics, and engineering. Drawing upon the different disciplines to assess and interpret construction as a holistic concept, with a strong focus on sustainability. Her research interests relate to human-centered design, building performance assessment, low-carbon living, construction and innovative technologies, and healthy built environments. Arianna is also the co-chair of the Building Efficiencies cluster in the Smart Sustainable Building Network.