Joyce C. Carlo is an Associate Professor at Federal University of Viçosa and the coordinator of Latecae - Laboratory of Technologies of Building Comfort and Energy Efficiency, where she develops studies regarding energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and daylighting using building performance simulation. Her expertise also includes low energy strategies and optimization methods. She is a member of the national advising committee of the Energy Efficiency Labeling Program for Buildings of Inmetro, an auditor of Inmetro for the Energy Efficiency Labeling Program for Buildings, and a founding member of IBPSA Brazil – International Building Performance Simulation Association. Her current focus are: building performance using phase change materials, climate zoning, and optimized shading devices.