Spiegelhalter, Thomas
- Associate Professor, School of Architecture , College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts
Overview
overview
- Founder and Principal of Studio Thomas Spiegelhalter & Associates in Freiburg/Germany, E.U. in 1990.L.A. and Miami Beach, U.S. with a focus on design/built Sustainable, Carbon-Neutral Architecture, Resilient Engineering and Urban Planning. Spiegelhalter is a licensed architect, engineer and town planner in all European Union Member States (License: E.U. 037201, N.85/384/EW G0). He is also a LEED accredited professional and provides sustainable design consulting services, urban master planning, multi-dimensional analysis and scenario modelling, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) for private, institutional and commercial clients in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. As an architect, engineer and town planner, he has been responsible for numerous environmental designs since 1989. Spiegelhalter has received 54 honors, prizes and awards for his sustainable design built work through participation in competitions, applied research and professional, regional, national, and international levels
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2021Carbon-Neutral-Campus Building: Design Versus Retrofitting of Two University Zero Energy Buildings in Europe and in the United StatesFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/su13169023 Web of Science: 000690217900001
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2015Automated Fabrication and Assembly: Sekisui Heim, Tokyo, Japan. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 163-170.Web of Science: 000344713800015
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2015Custom-Designed Structures and Facades with Parametric-Algorithmic BIM Systems: 1 Bligh Street, Green Star Rated High Rise Project, Sydney. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 75-87.Web of Science: 000344713800007
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2015Green Automation: Design Optimization, Manufacturing, and Life-Cycle Sustainability. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 27-33.Web of Science: 000344713800003
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2015Integrated Project Delivery and Total Building Automation: Q1 ThyssenKrupp Headquarter, JSWD Architekten plus Chaix & Morel et Associes. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 99-111.Web of Science: 000344713800009
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2015Parametric-Algorithmic Automated Modeling and Fabrication: The Railway Station Stuttgart 21. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 89-98.Web of Science: 000344713800008
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2015Siemens Digital (Self-Learning) Factories and Automation: Automated System Optimization via Genetic Algorithms. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 145-153.Web of Science: 000344713800013
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2015Toward Automating Design and Construction. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 19-26.Web of Science: 000344713800002
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2012ACHIEVING THE NET-ZERO-ENERGY-BUILDINGS "2020 AND 2030 TARGETS" WITH THE SUPPORT OF PARAMETRIC 3-D/4-D BIM DESIGN TOOLS. JOURNAL OF GREEN BUILDING. 7:74-86.Full Text via DOI: 10.3992/jgb.7.2.74 Web of Science: 000310913000006
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Book Chapter
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2015Post-Parametric Automation in Design and Construction Preface. POST-PARAMETRIC AUTOMATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 13-15.Web of Science: 000344713800001
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Conference
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Proceedings Paper
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2015Integrated Project Delivery and Total Building Automation for the Nearly Net-Zero-Energy Q1 ThyssenKrupp Headquarters. SUSTAINABLE HUMAN-BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS. 168-175.Web of Science: 000381033000018
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2014Integrated Design Pedagogy for Energy Efficient Design: Tools for Teaching Carbon Neutral Building Design. 2013 ISES SOLAR WORLD CONGRESS. 2062-2069.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.171 Web of Science: 000348253202020
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2010Biomimicry and circular metabolism for the cities of the future. SUSTAINABLE CITY VI: URBAN REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY.Full Text via DOI: 10.2495/SC100191 Web of Science: 000289269700019
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2010Global benchmarking? Taking a critical look at eco-architectures resource usage. ECO-ARCHITECTURE III: HARMONISATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE.Full Text via DOI: 10.2495/ARC100331 Web of Science: 000281122400033
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Review
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2018Energy modeling and data structure framework for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE) - a review. FRONTIERS IN ENERGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11708-017-0530-2 Web of Science: 000435422700011
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Research
principal investigator on
- Belmont Forum Collaborative Research: Food, Water, Energy (CRUNCH: Climate Resilient Urban Nexus Choice) awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2021
- Diagnosing and Transforming the Paul L. Cejas Architecture School into a Net-Zero-Energy Building of the Future awarded by FIU Foundation 2013 - 2015
- Designing Passive-Active and Adaptive Environmental Controls for Human Thermal Comfort awarded by FIU Foundation 2014
investigator on
- Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) grant awarded by Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs 2013 - 2016
- District 11 Strategic Development Plan awarded by Lennar Homes 2013 - 2015
Teaching
teaching activities
- ARC5077-U04: Formative Studio 3 Fall Term 2019
- ARC5340-U04: Architectural Design 7 Fall Term 2019
- ARC5343-U04: Architectural Design 8 Fall Term 2019
- ARC5362-U01: Architectural Design 9: Sustainable Practices Spring Term 2019
- ARC5612-U01: Environmental Systems in Architecture 1 Fall Term 2019
- ARC5612-U02: Environmental Systems in Architecture 1 Fall Term 2019
- ARC5935-U07: Special Topics Spring Term 2019
- ARC6356-U06: Architectural Design 10 Fall Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Thomas Spiegelhalter
visualizations
Recent publications and grants in Scholars@FIU
publication subject areas
- Architecture
- Energy & Fuels