Maria Isabel Rivera is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Geography, from the Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
She is a researcher at the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS). Rivera’s research focuses on indoor environmental quality in school buildings.
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, USA in 2019, and earned ARCC King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural & Environmental Research.
Her dissertation investigated thermal comfort and indoor air quality conditions in naturally ventilated primary schools in Southern Chile.
She has co-authored journal papers in Energy and Buildings and presented her research at ARCC and PLEA International conferences.
Maria Isabel Rivera has a Master in Architecture from University of Washington in 2009 and BArch from Universidad de Concepción in 2006. Rivera is a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC), from Passive House Institute U.S.
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Andrea Martínez Arias, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Geografía, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Her research centers on existing building retrofit and its potential for transformation to high performance. Within this area, her focus is the study of strategies to reduce energy consumption while improving living conditions for occupants.
She is currently exploring monitoring environmental conditions on existing buildings. Martínez obtained her doctoral and Master of Building Science degree(University of Southern California)thanks to a Fulbright-Conicyt scholarship and awarded an Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Medal.
She received her professional architectural degree at Universidad de Chile, with the awards Mario Recordón, Mejor Proyecto de título, and Facultad de Arquitectura.
Her experience in academia is complemented by her background in practice in Chile and the US.
Martínez is WELL and LEED AP BD+C and O+M. In addition, she is a certified professional from the Ministry of Housing in Chile.
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