Professor Clarice Bleil De Souza
(she/her)

PhD, MSc, BArch

Chair in Design Decision-Making

: Available for postgraduate supervision

Clarice is a Professor at the Welsh School of Architecture working in the interdisciplinary area of decision-making in the built environment.

She is interested in exploring interdisciplinary aspects of decision-making including models and modelling applied to the areas of conventional design, sustainable design and regenerative design. She has done extensive work in user-centric building performance simulation and its integration throughout the design process in her teaching and research. She has a particular interest in decision-making for urban regeneration, decision-making in emergency, disaster management and post-disaster relief as well as decision-making in designing for harsh climates and decision-making in participatory design processes including low-income communities. Her work is highly interdisciplinary, and she collaborates with other academics in the areas of Computer Science, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Urban Planning and Business.

2024

Altafini, D., Pezzica, C., Bleil De Souza, C., Gagarin, A., Rosenberg, G., Gunner, S. and Tryfonas, T. 2024. DECIDE: An outcome-driven decision support system for urban-regional planning. Presented at: Networks, Markets & People (NMP) International Symposium: Communities, Institutions and Enterprises towards post-humanism epistemologies and AI challenges, Reggio Calabria, Italy, 22-24 May 2024 Presented at Calabrò, F. et al. eds.Networks, Markets & People: Communities, Institutions and Enterprises Towards Post-humanism Epistemologies and AI Challenges, Vol. 4. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Vol. 1186. Springer, Cham pp. 91-100., (10.1007/978-3-031-74679-6_9)
Gizem, P., Bleil De Souza, C. and Cerutti, F. 2024. Scrutinising community-held knowledge transfer into World heritage site management plans: a multidisciplinary method. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 14(6), pp. 874-892. (10.1108/JCHMSD-12-2021-0216)
de Wilde, P. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2024. Overcoming fixation: Shaping BPS to fit into design practice. Building Simulation 17, pp. 1037-1041. (10.1007/s12273-024-1146-1)
Bleil De Souza, C., Pezzica, C. and Hahn, J. 2024. Using bottom-up digital technologies in technical decision-making for designing a low-carbon built environment. In: Golubchikov, O. and Yenneti, K. eds. Smart cities, Energy and Climate: Governing Cities to a Low-Carbon Future. Wiley, pp. 347-364., (10.1002/9781118641156.ch20)
Bleil de Souza, C., Badyina, A. and Golubchikov, O. 2024. OntoAgency: An agency-based ontology for tracing control, ownership and decision-making in smart buildings. Building and Environment 256, article number: 111489. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111489)
Altafini, D. et al. 2024. The spatial logic of e-mobility commutes within urban areas. Presented at: uSIM2024 - Shaping Net Zero Policies with Building Simulation The 4th IBPSA-Scotland Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 25 November 2024.
Sayam, M., Ampatzi, E. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2024. Expatriate behaviour in hot arid countries: Understanding conditioned environments to assess resiliance. Presented at: 37th Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference, Warsaw, 25 - 28 June 2024.
Sayam, M., Bleil De Souza, C. and Ampatzi, E. 2024. Expatriate behaviour in hot arid countries: Understanding conditioned environments to assess resilience. Presented at: PLEA 2024: 37th Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 25-28 June 2024.
Okasha, R., Bleil De Souza, C. and Knight, I. 2024. Outdoor comfort of schoolyards in hot arid climates: A forgotten design parameter. Presented at: 37th Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference, Warsaw, 25 - 28 June 2024.

2023

Bleil De Souza, C., Pezzica, C., Marchesi, M. and Brown, C. A. 2023. Axiomatic design facilitating integrated sustainable building design and operation. Presented at: The 15th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2023), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1-3 June 2023 Presented at Puik, E. et al. eds.Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Axiomatic Design 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Vol. 849. Springer pp. 101-117., (10.1007/978-3-031-49920-3_7)
Bleil De Souza, C. and Badyina, A. 2023. SmartUp project: Preliminary lessons and provocations for design, operation and policymaking of smart homes. [Online]. BUILD UP The European portal for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings: European Commission. Available at: https://build-up.ec.europa.eu/en/resources-and-tools/articles/smartup-project-preliminary-lessons-and-provocations-design-operation
Parlak, G., Bleil De Souza, C., Cerutti, F. and De Ribaupierre, H. 2023. Audit design: Know-how to monitor community knowledge transfer in World Heritage management systems. Sketch: Journal of City and Regional Planning 5(1), pp. 25-43. (10.5281/zenodo.8204433)
Hong, T., O'Brien, W., Li, H., Hahn, J., Bleil De Souza, C. and Nagy, Z. 2023. Occupant-centric performance metrics and performance targets. In: O'Brien, W. and Tahmesebi, F. eds. Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design: Theory, Application, and Case Studies. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, pp. 83-103.
Bleil De Souza, C., Tucker, S., Deme-Belafi, Z., Reith, A. and Hellwig, R. T. 2023. Occupants in the building design decision-making process. In: O'Brien, W. and Tahmasebi, F. eds. Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design: Theory, Application, and Case Studies. Routledge, pp. 34-59., (10.1201/9781003176985-3)
Tahmasebi, F. et al. 2023. Advanced simulation methods for occupant-centric building design. In: O'Brien, W. and Tamasebi, F. eds. Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design: Theory, Application, and Case Studies. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, pp. 168-208.
Wang, S., Bleil De Souza, C., Perisoglou, E. and Golubchikov, O. 2023. Keeping warm in northern China: Do rural households benefit from government clean heating policies?. Presented at: Healthy Buildings Europe 2023, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Germany, 11-14 June 2023 Presented at Schweiker, M. et al. eds.Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2023 Europe. Aachen, Germany: pp. 392-399.
Okasha, R., Bleil De Souza, C. and Knight, I. 2023. Informing early-stage design decisions: Comprehensive spatial and temporal analyses of outdoor thermal comfort to maximise the use of schoolyards. Presented at: 18th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Shanghai, China, 4-6 September 2023. pp. 501-508., (10.26868/25222708.2023.1547)

2022

Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Aloini, D. 2022. The making of cities after disasters: Strategic planning and the Central Italy temporary housing process. Cities 131, article number: 104053. (10.1016/j.cities.2022.104053)
de Wilde, P. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2022. Interactions between buildings, building stakeholders and animals: A scoping review. Journal of Cleaner Production 367, article number: 133055. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133055)
Reith, A. and Bleil De Souza, C. eds. 2022. Regenerative buildings and beyond: Scale jumping sustainable and net-zero designs to regenerative neighbourhoods, districts, communities, and cities [Special Issue of Sustainability]. MDPI.

2021

Loche, I. M. C. F. W., Bleil De Souza, C., Spaeth, A. B. and Neves, L. O. 2021. Decision-making pathways to daylight efficiency for office buildings with balconies in the tropics. Journal of Building Engineering 102596, article number: 102596. (10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102596)
Tucker, S. and Bleil de Souza, C. 2021. Design patterns for low-carbon buildings: a proposal. Presented at: 13th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB 2021), Virtual, 15-17 September 2021 Presented at Littlewood, J. R., Howlett, R. J. and Jain, L. C. eds.Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Springer pp. 243-254.
Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Santucci, A. 2021. Adapting analysis workflows to humanitarian needs: different road network models and tools. Presented at: 5th International Symposium Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-16 October 2020 Presented at Eloy, S. et al. eds.Formal Methods in Architecture: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Springer International Publishing
Chioni, C., Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Rusci, S. 2021. Multi-scale configurational approach to the design of public open spaces after urban disasters. Presented at: 5th International Symposium Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon, Portugal, 13-16 October 2020 Presented at Eloy, S. et al. eds.Formal Methods in Architecture: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Formal Methods in Architecture (5FMA), Lisbon 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation Springer International Publishing pp. 171-183., (10.1007/978-3-030-57509-0_16)
Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil de Souza, C. 2021. Mind the gap: state of the art on decision-making related to post-disaster housing assistance. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 53, article number: 101975. (10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101975)
Forsberg, M. and Bleil de Souza, C. 2021. Implementing regenerative standards in politically green Nordic social welfare states: Can Sweden adopt the Living Building Challenge?. Sustainability 13(2), article number: 738. (10.3390/su13020738)
Pezzica, C., Bleil De Souza, C. and Dunichkin, I. V. 2021. Developing functional requirements for temporary housing by integrating Axiomatic Design with the 5 Gaps model of service quality. Presented at: 14th International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2021), Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 June 2021.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Dunichkin, I. V. 2021. Axiomatic design in regenerative urban climate adaptation. In: Andreucci, M. B. et al. eds. Rethinking sustainability towards a regenerative economy. Springer, pp. 5-21., (10.1007/978-3-030-71819-0_1)
Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil De Souza, C. and Chioni, C. 2021. Re-defining spatial typologies of humanitarian housing plans using machine learning. Presented at: 11th International Conference on Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning, Catania, Italy, 8-10 September 2021.
Haynes, B., Kamrowska-Zaluska, D., Petrovski, A., Bleil de Souza, C. and Jimenez-Pulido, C. 2021. Smart platforms for collaborative urban design and peer-to-peer sharing of resources. In: Reith, A. and Brajković, J. eds. Scale Jumping: Regenerative Systems Thinking within the Built Environment. A guidebook for regenerative implementation: Interactions, tools, platforms, metrics, practice.. Eurac Research
Villa, Z. K., Ecker, K., Zhou, J., Friedrich, D. and Bleil de Souza, C. 2021. EU policy documents for green transition. In: Reith, A. and Brajković, J. eds. Scale Jumping: Regenerative Systems Thinking within the Built Environment. A guidebook for regenerative implementation: Interactions, tools, platforms, metrics, practice. Eurac Research

2020

Pezzica, C., Chioni, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2020. Assessing the impact of temporary housing sites on urban socio-spatial performance: the case of the Central Italy earthquake. Presented at: 20th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, Cagliari, Italy, 1-4 July 2020 Presented at Gervasi, O. et al. eds.Assessing the Impact of Temporary Housing Sites on Urban Socio-spatial Performance: The Case of the Central Italy Earthquake. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues Vol. 12251. Springer, Cham pp. 324-339., (10.1007/978-3-030-58808-3_24)
Dunichkin, I. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2020. An integrated solution to urban and sea waste management systems: using Axiomatic Design to discuss urban development risks. Presented at: International Multi-Conference on Industrial Engineering and Modern Technologies («FarEastCon»), Vladivostok, Russia, 1-4 October 2019, Vol. 459. Vol. 5. IOP Publishing Ltd. pp. 62084., (10.1088/1755-1315/459/6/062084)

2019

Lorenz, C., Spaeth, A. B., Bleil De Souza, C. and Packianather, M. 2019. Artificial neural networks for parametric daylight design. Architectural Science Review 63(2), pp. 210-221. (10.1080/00038628.2019.1700901)
De Wilde, P. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Performative design strategies: The synthesis process of a woven complexity. In: Kanaani, M. ed. The Routledge Companion to Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture: Using Time to Craft an Enduring, Resilient and Relevant Architecture. Taylor and Francis, pp. 403-415.
Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Teaching BPS to architects: A closer look at the building performance simulation 'consumer' and 'performer' training paradigms. Presented at: BS Cairo 2019: Simulation for a sustainable built environment, Cairo - Egypt, 28 - 30 November 2019.
Pezzica, C., Valerio, C. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Rapid configurational analysis using OSM data: towards the use of Space Syntax to orient post-disaster decision making. Presented at: 12SSS; 12th International Space Syntax Symposium, Beijing, China, 8-13 July 201912th International Space Syntax Symposium (12SSS), Vol. 3. Space Syntax Network / Sejong University Press:
Bleil De Souza, C., Fayzullaev, F. and Dunichkin, I. 2019. Influence of planning decisions on the local climate of residential building of the Krasnodar region and the Primorsk region (in Russian). Vestnik MGSU 14(8), pp. 954-966. (10.22227/1997-0935.2019.8.954-966)
Pezzica, C., Piemonte, A., Bleil De Souza, C. and Cutini, V. 2019. Photogrammetry as a participatory recovery tool after disasters: a grounded framework for future guidelines. Presented at: 27th International CIPA Symposium, Avila, Spain, 1-5 September 2019Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. pp. 921-928., (10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W15-921-2019)
Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Performer, consumer or expert? A critical review of BPS training paradigms for building design decision-making. [Online]. Taylor & Francis / IBPSA world. Available at: http://www.ibpsa.org/?page_id=695
Lorenz, C., Spaeth, A., Bleil De Souza, C. and Packianather, M. 2019. Machine learning in design exploration: An investigation of the sensitivities of ANN-based daylight predictions. Presented at: "Hello, Culture": Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures 2019, Daejeon, South Korea, 26-28 June 2019.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2019. ‘Building performance simulation and the user’ – Introduction of special issue of JBPS. [Online]. Taylor & Francis / IBPSA world. Available at: http://www.ibpsa.org/?page_id=695
Dunichkin, I. V., Bleil de Souza, C., Bogachev, K. and Pezzica, C. 2019. Exploring specific features of Transport Interchange Hubs (TIH) design, taking into account the climatic conditions of the Russian Arctic. Presented at: ICCSA 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 July 2019Computational Science and Its Applications, Vol. 11621. Springer pp. 521-534., (10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_37)
Aydin, G., Bleil De Souza, C. and Cerutti, F. 2019. Assessing the transition from traditional to participatory heritage management In Turkey. Presented at: 2019 AESOP Annual Congress, Venice, Italy, 9-13 July 2019AESOP 2019 Conference - Book of Papers. Università Iuav di Venezia pp. 21-34.
Bleil De Souza, C. and De Wilde, P. 2019. Cockroach 0.0 Beta: Exploring the novel building performance simulation domain of pest modelling through a literature review. Presented at: 16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Rome, Italy, 2-4 September 2019Proceedings of 16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association.
Lorenz, C., Packianather, M., Bleil De Souza, C., Spaeth, A. B. and Lorenz, T. I. 2019. Input feature selection and optimization for ANN models predicting daylight in buildings. Presented at: 26th International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, 30 June - 3 July 2019. pp. -.
Bleil de Souza, C., Dunichkin, I. V. and Pezzica, C. 2019. A user-centred approach to design Transport Interchange Hubs (TIH): A discussion illustrated by a case study in the Russian Arctic. Presented at: ICCSA 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 July 2019Computational Science and Its Applications, Vol. 11621. Springer pp. 489-504., (10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_35)
Naboni, E., Bleil De Souza, C., Peters, T. and Havinga, L. 2019. Tools and data for holistic modelling: Simulating regenerative futures. In: Naboni, E. and Havinga, L. eds. Regenerative design for digital practice: A handbook for the built environment. Bolzano IT, EURAC
Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Risks and needs of digital regenerative design. In: Naboni, E. and Havinga, L. eds. Regenerative Design for Digital Practice: A Handbook for the Built Environment. Bolzano IT, EURAC
Dunichkin, I. V., Bleil de Souza, C., Bogachev, K. V., Korobeynikova, A. E. and Shchekaturova, N. R. 2019. Perspective trends in the design of Multifunctional Residential Units (MRUs) in the Russian Arctic: A discussion of potentials and challenges to their implementation. Presented at: XXII International Scientific Conference on Advanced in Civil Engineering Construction - The Formation of Living Environment - FORM-2019, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 18-21 April 2019. pp. -.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2019. Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Building Performance Simulation and the User. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12(3), pp. 243-245. (10.1080/19401493.2019.1578059)
AlSaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Performer, consumer or expert? A critical review of BPS training paradigms for building design decision-making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12(3), pp. 289-307. (10.1080/19401493.2018.1447602)

2018

Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Opportunities for the use of collaborative 3D mapping in post disaster situations. In: Leone, A. and Gargiulo, C. eds. Environmental and territorial modelling for planning and design. Smart City, Urban Planning for a Sustainable Future Naples, Italy: FedOAPress, pp. 475-482.
Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Architect–BPS consultant collaborations: Harmony or hardship?. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 11(4), pp. 391-413. (10.1080/19401493.2017.1379092)
Akinwolemiwa, O. H., Bleil De Souza, C., De Luca, L. M. and Gwilliam, J. 2018. Building community-driven vertical greening systems for people living on less than £1 a day: a case study in Nigeria. Building and Environment 131, pp. 277-287. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.022)
Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Transitional housing: An update on sustainability challenges and research opportunities. Presented at: OIKONET Lisbon Seminar 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-16 February 2018.
Lorenz, C., Packianather, M., Spaeth, A. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Artificial neural network-based modelling for daylight evaluations. Presented at: SimAUD 2018, Delft, The Netherlands, 4-7 June 2018.

2016

Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2016. Of collaboration or condemnation? Exploring the promise and pitfalls of architect-consultant collaborations for building performance simulation.. Energy Research and Social Science 19, pp. 21-36. (10.1016/j.erss.2016.04.016)
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2016. Thermal simulation software outputs: a conceptual data model of information presentation for building design decision making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 9(3), pp. 227-254. (10.1080/19401493.2015.1030450)
Tucker, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2016. Thermal simulation outputs: exploring the concept of patterns in design decision-making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 9(1), pp. 30-49. (10.1080/19401493.2014.991755)
Tucker, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2016. Placing user needs at the centre of building performance simulation: transfering knowledge from human computer interaction. Presented at: Building Simulation and Optimization, Newcastle, UK, 12-14 September 2016.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2016. Placing user needs at the center of building performance simulation (BPS) tool development: using 'designer personas' to assess existing BPS tools. Presented at: Building Simulation and Optimization, Newcastle, UK, 12-14 September 2016.

2015

Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2015. Thermal simulation software outputs: a framework to produce meaningful information for design decision-making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 8(2), pp. 57-78. (10.1080/19401493.2013.872191)

2013

Bleil De Souza, C. 2013. Studies into the use of building thermal physics to inform design decision making. Automation in Construction 30, pp. 81-93. (10.1016/j.autcon.2012.11.026)
Tucker, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2013. Thermal simulation software outputs: patterns for decision making. Presented at: Building Simulation 2013 (BS2013): 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, 25-28 August 2013Proceedings of BS2013: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-28. International Building Performance Simulation Association pp. 394-401.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2013. Thermal simulation software outputs: what do building designers propose?. Presented at: Building Simulation 2013 (BS2013): 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, 25-28 August 2013Proceedings of BS2013: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-28. International Building Performance Simulation Association pp. 468-475.

2012

Bleil De Souza, C. and Alsaadani, S. 2012. Thermal zoning in speculative office buildings: discussing the connections between space layout and inside temperature control. Presented at: Building Simulation and Optimization 2012, Loughborough, UK, 10-11 September 20121st Building Simulation and Optimisation Conference. Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK: IBPSA England pp. 417-424.
Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2012. The social component of building performance simulation: understanding architects. Presented at: Building Simulation and Optimization 2012, Loughborough, UK, 10-11 September 2012Proceeding of Building Simulation and Optimization, 2012. Loughborough: Loughborough University pp. 332-339.
Bleil De Souza, C. 2012. Contrasting paradigms of design thinking: the building thermal simulation tool user vs. the building designer. Automation in Construction 22, pp. 112-122. (10.1016/j.autcon.2011.09.008)

2009

Bleil De Souza, C. 2009. A critical and theoretical analysis of current proposals for integrating building thermal simulation tools into the building design process. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2(4), pp. 283-297. (10.1080/19401490903349601)

2008

Bleil De Souza, C. 2008. Design problem-solving: A theme for critically debating the integration of building thermal physics and architecture design. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2007

Bleil De Souza, C. and Knight, I. P. 2007. Interpreting building simulation modeling data for building designers, with specific reference to the cooling demand. Presented at: 2nd PALENC Conference and 28th AIVC Conference, Crete. pp. 126-131.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Knight, I. 2007. Thermal performance simulation from an architectural design viewpoint. Presented at: Sixth International IBPSA Conference, China. pp. 87-94.
Knight, I. P. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2007. Modeling cooling demands in UK office buildings: the impact of using 3 different strategies to assess internal gains. Presented at: Sixth International IBPSA Conference, Bejing, China, September 3-6, 2007. pp. 47-54.
Knight, I., Bleil De Souza, C., Alexandre, J. L. and Marsh, A. 2007. The AUDITAC Customer Advising Tool (CAT) to assist the inspection and audit of air conditioning systems in buildings. Presented at: 9th REHVA World Congress, Helsinki.

2006

Knight, I. P., Bleil De Souza, C. and Marsh, A. 2006. The AUDITAC Customer Advising Tool for assisting air conditioning energy efficiency inspections. Welsh School of Architecture.
Dunn, G., Bleil De Souza, C., Knight, I. and Marsh, A. 2006. Measured building and air conditioning energy performance: an empirical evaluation of the energy performance of air conditioned office buildings in the UK.. Presented at: International Conference on Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2006), Frankfurt.
Adnot, J. et al. 2006. AUDITAC - Field benchmarking and market development for audit methods in air conditioning. Final Report to European Commission. Project Report. Brussels: Intelligent Energy Europe.
Knight, I. P., Bleil De Souza, C., Dunn, G. and Marsh, A. 2006. The components of heating and cooling energy loads in UK offices, with a detailed study of the solar component. Presented at: International Conference on Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2006)., Frankfurt.
Bleil De Souza, C., Knight, I. P., Dunn, G. and Marsh, A. 2006. Modelling buildings for energy use: a study of the effects of using multiple simulation tools and varying levels of input detail.. Presented at: International Conference on Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2006), Frankfurt, Germany, 26-27 April 2006Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings, Vol. 2. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

2001

Bleil De Souza, C., Nunes, A. L. and Lacerda, W. 2001. Mapeamento de áreas de risco para ocupação urbana através de SIG. Presented at: Anais da III COBRAE - Conferência Brasileira sobre Estabilidade de Encostas, ABMS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001. pp. 261-270.

Interests & Expertise

Clarice is interested in exploring interdisciplinary aspects of decision-making in the built environment.

Her research interests are in the areas of:

Computerized-evidence based decision making in building and urban design and development
Using digital tools for decision-making in Regenerative and Sustainable buildings and urban design
Decision-making in design methods
User-centric building and urban simulations and their integration in the design process
Exploring the use of Machine Learning in decision-making
Decision-making in emergency, disaster management and post-disaster relief
Decision-making in participatory design processes & Co-design
Decision-making in designing for harsh climates and low income communities
Decision-making and argumentation in interdisciplinary technical collaborations

Clarice has an interdisciplinary research profile: She collaborates with other academics in the areas of Computer Science, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography and Planning, Social Sciences and Business.

She has experience in using different research methods mainly from the Social Sciences (thematic analysis, grounded theory, participatory action research, etc.), 'Classic' Engineering (simulation, experimental design, etc.) and Human Computer Interaction (surveys, diaries, etc.).

Recent Work

EU HE-MSCA-PF-2022 Host for the project fellowship DECIDE: Decoding cities for informed decision-making: a digital twin approach for monitoring territorial disparities and enhancing urban liveability.
EU CHANSE / ESRC grant holder for the project Smart(ening up the modern) Home: Redesigning power dynamics through domestic space digitalization.
EPSRC grant holder to represent the UK in the IEA EBC Annex 79: Occupant behaviour-centric building design and operation
Ambassador for the EU BUILD UP portal – The European Project for Energy Efficiency in Buildings web portal.
Member of new IEA Annex 91 Open BIM for Energy Efficient Buildings
Member of the European Reserach Alliance Joint Programme Smart Cities (EERA JPSC)
Member of the EU COST Action Pesitive Energy Districts (PED-EU-NET) - CA19126
Member of the IEA Annex 79 Occupant Behaviour-Centric Design and Operation - recently finished

Current teaching

· PhD supervisor and PhD examiner

· MSc Supervisor and MSc examiner

· Course designer and leader for BSc Architecture Technology 1 (20 ECTS)

Past teaching responsibilities

MSc dissertations module (module leader)
MSc Architectural Science Research (Research Methods) module (module leader)
BSc Architectural Technology 1a - module leader (learning fundamentals of building physics, site analysis and building construction)
BSc Architectural Technology 3 – module leader (learning fundamentals of modular coordination systems, framed structures, building thermal physics and building construction by engaging the students in a design activity, specifically tailored for them to experiments with the concepts learnt)
MSc Explorations in Modelling – module leader (undertaking a mini-research exercise to 'think outside the box' and explore a modelling aspect that either potentially provides insights into further developments on this field or shows an original approach to the solution of a practical problem)
MSc teaching of Building Performance Modelling – Co-leader (learning fundamentals of dynamic thermal modelling and applying them to a controlled design-refurbishment exercise)
BSc Design Studio Teaching Year 3

ERASMUS activities

Award holder for staff exchange with CESI Graduate School of Engineering La Rochelle (France) for 2 years
Award holder for staff exchange with DESTEC University of Pisa (Italy) for 4 years
Participant to the International Credit Mobility agreement with the Moscow Higher School of Economics HSE (Russian Federation)
Hoster for Chioni, C. an MSc student from the University of Pisa (Italy)
Past coordinator and implementer for student exchange with ENSA Paris Belle-Ville (France)
Past coordinator and implementer for student exchange with KU Leuven (Belgium)
Past coordinator for student exchange with the University of Madrid (Spain)
Past coordinator for student exchange with Technische Universität München TUM (Germany)
Past coordinator for student exchange with the University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Past coordinator for student exchange with the Stuttgart University of applied sciences (Germany)

Clarice is a Professor at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. Prior to this, she worked as a researcher in the UK and as a practitioner and environmental consultant in Brazil. She has a PhD in architectural sciences (Cardiff University - UK), an MSc in civil engineering (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS- Brasil) and is a qualified architect (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS- Brasil). She supervises and examines PhD and MSc students and has participated in projects funded by the European Commission, the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council UK) and the BRE (Building Research Establishment UK).

She is researching, teaching and supervising PhD and MSc students in the area of interdsiciplinary decision-making in the built environment using multi-domain digital models in conventional design, sustainable design and regenerative design. She has more than seventy peer-reviewed publications covering the areas of user-centric building performance simulation and its integration throughout the design process, digital decision-making in disaster management and post-disaster relief, decision-making in designing for harsh climates and in participatory design processes, and on the use of machine learning techniques to aid design decision-making.

She sits in the editorial boards of the Journal of Building Performance Simulation (Taylor & Francis), Sustainable Design and Construction (Frontiers in Built Environment journal) as well as in the IBPSA England board apart from many international scientific conference committees, including the main Building Simulation (IBPSA – BS) conferences. She is an active reviewer for several Elsevier and Taylor & Francis journals and a member of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC – UK) college, assessing research grant applications for British Government engineering research programmes. She has been a PhD external examiner and invited to lecture in several Universities in the UK, EU and Russia, including the University College London (UCL – UK), the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL – Switzerland), Moscow Higher School of Economics (Russia), University of Pisa (Italy) among others and has been involved in prestigious programmes, such as the EU Cost Actions RESTORE (CA16114), APPLY (CA17132), PED-EU-NET (CA19126), European Reserach Alliance Joint Programmed Smart Cities EERA JPSC, IEA Annex 79 Occupant Behaviour-Centric Building Design and Operation as well as the recent IEA Annex 91 Open BIM for Energy Efficient Buildings. She is also an Ambassador for the EU BUILD UP Portal, the European Project for Energy Efficiency in Building Design and Operation.

Honours and awards

· Publication featured in the EU Urban Nature Atlas (https://una.city/nbs/agege/building-community-driven-vertical-gardens), developed as part of the EU-funded Naturvation project and including more than 1100 examples from European cities and beyond (www.una.city): Akinwolemiwa, O., Bleil de Souza, C., De Luca, L. M., Gwilliam, J. 2018. Building community-driven vertical greening systems for people living on less than £1 a day: a case study in Nigeria. Building and Environment 131, pp. 227-287. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.022)

· Publication featured by the World Bank Global Program on Nature-Based Solutions’ report “A Catalogue of Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience” (https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36507): Akinwolemiwa, O., Bleil de Souza, C., De Luca, L. M., Gwilliam, J. 2018. Building community-driven vertical greening systems for people living on less than £1 a day: a case study in Nigeria. Building and Environment 131, pp. 227-287. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.022)

· Publication featured in the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) PreventionWeb global knowledge sharing platform: Pezzica, C., Cutini, V., Bleil de Souza, C. 2020. Mind the gap: state of the art on decision-making related to post-disaster housing assistance. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Jan 2020 (#openaccess #DRR #decisionmaking #UN # 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101975)

· Award nomination for best Axiomatic Design paper 2019-2021 from the Axiomatic Design Research Foundation (ADRF) for publication: Dunichkin, I.V., Bleil de Souza, C. 2020. An integrated solution to urban and sea waste management systems: using Axiomatic Design to discuss urban development risks. Far East Conference – International Multi-Conference on Industrial Engineering and Modern Technologies, Vladivostok, Russia, 1-4 October 2019, Vol. 459. Vol. 5. IOP Publishing Ltd. pp. 62084., (10.1088/1755-1315/459/6/062084)

· BS Cairo 2019 – best paper award 2019 for the publication: Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Teaching BPS to architects: A clos er look at the building performance simulation 'consumer' and 'performer' training paradigms. Presented at: BS Cairo 2019: Simulation for a sustainable built environment, Cairo - Egypt, 28 - 30 November 2019.

· Journal of Building Performance Simulation (Taylor & Francis) - best paper award 2014-15 for the publication: Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2015. Thermal simulation software outputs: a conceptual data model of information presentation for building design decision making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 9(3), pp. 227-254. (10.1080/19401493.2015.1030450)

Professional memberships

Board at-Large Director International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) from 2021.
Board Member of the International Building Performance Simulation Association - IBPSA England
Board Member of the International Association of Axiomatic Design (IAAD) executive committee.
Editorial board member of Sustainable Design and Construction, Frontiers in Built Environment
Editorial board member of Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis
EPSRC Associate Peer Review College member (sitting on panels and reviewing funding applications).
Editorial board member of the brazilian journal 'Ambiente Construído' Revista da Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído ANTAC - Brasil.
Editorial board member of the Brazilian journal ‘PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção’ Departamento de Arquitetura e Construção da Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) – Brasil.
Member of scientific committees of International Building Performance Simulation (IBPSA) Conferences, Building Simulation and Optimization (BSO) Conferences, Urban Energy in a Net Zero World (uSIM), International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD), FORM-2019 and 2020 conferences.
Reviewer for: Automation in Construction (Elsevier), Journal of Building Performance Simulation (Taylor & Francis), Building and Environment (Elsevier), Energy and Buildings (Elsevier), Architectural Science Review (Taylor & Francis), Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier), Advanced Engineering and Informatics (Elsevier).
International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Fellow.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK.

Speaking engagements

· Pezzica, C., Bleil de Souza, C., Marchesi, M., Applying Axiomatic Design in Architecture. Workshop delivered in the ‘Productive Disruptive’, Association of Architectural Educators Conference. Cardiff, July 2023.

· O’brien, L., Berger, C., Bleil de Souza, C., Andrews, C., Gaetani, I., Tahmasebi, F., Agee, P., Gunay, B., Occupant-centric simulation aided building design: Theory, application and case studies. EU Build UP book launch webinar. Online - June 2023. https://build-up.ec.europa.eu/en/resources-and-tools/audio-visual-resources/webinar-book-launch-occupant-centric-simulation-aided

· Bleil de Souza, C., Pezzica, C. “Combining multiple research perspectives to make integrated decisions for regeneration and resilience.” Keynote speech Architectural Humanities Research Association - AHRA Symposium ‘Research in Crisis’ Welsh School of Architecture – Cardiff – April 2023.

· Bleil de Souza, C. “Axiomatic Design applications in Positive Energy Districts”. EU Cost Action PED-EU-NET Positive Energy Districts European Network Training School on ‘Useful tools for characterization and simulation of Positive Energy Districts (PED)’ - Borlange, Sweden, October 2022.

· Wagner, A., O’brien, L., Bleil de Souza, C., Abuimara, T., Rouleau, J., Gosselin, L. Topical session: IEA Annex 79 in the 5^th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment COBEEE 2022, invited speaker for the topic ‘Occupants in the design decision-making process’ – Montreal, Canada, July 2022.

· Arch+ Research Seminar #6 Decision-making for integrated design: Towards building a regenerative future. University of Hertfordshire (UK). April 2022.

· Bleil de Souza, C., McElroy, L., Pezzica, C., Hensen, J., Beausoleil-Morrison, I. JBPS Special Issue: Multi-domain simulation workflows for ‘Sustainable Cities & Communities’ (UN SDG 11). Promotional webinar. February 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T22199IC_ZM)

· International Energy Agency IEA Annex 79 webinar on ‘Occupants in the building design decision-making process.’ Hosted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LBNL – USA. December 2021 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/aeqhhwm1rjmw84j/Annex%2079%20ST3%20OB%20seminar1.mp4?dl=0).

· Charing at the Building Simulation 2021 (BS2021) session on “Practice industry related case studies” & “Ensuring high quality simulations & BIM”

· Ricci, L., Tucci, F., Andreucci, M. B., Battisti, C., Brown, M., Marvuglia, A., Baltov, M., Heinonen, J., Bleil de Souza, C., Jimenez Pulido, C., Wahl, D. C. – Webinar “Rethinking sustainability” for the launch of the book “Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy” Ed. Andreucci, MB, Marvuglia, A, Baltov, M & Hansen, P; Springer International, 2021. Sponsored by EU COST Action RESTORE hosted in Roma La Sapienza 30^th June 2021 (https://youtu.be/L_odmXRd20o).

· Charing at the International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD 2021) session on “Designing for Industry”.

· ASHRAE South Brazil & IBPSA Brazil Building Performance Simulation Conference – Keynote speech: “Simulations for decision-making in the built environment” 31^st May & 1st June 2021 (https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/7286359519016847618).

· COST Action RESTORE Final Conference – Panel discussion: “Climate change & cities, circular economy approach from cities” (guest panellist) December 2020.

· Laird, A., Robinson, AM., Bleil de Souza, C., Godefroy, J., Cheshire, D. AECOM / CIBSE webinar “Beyond Net-Zero” the launch of CIBSE: Sustainability Guide L (webinar delivered in 2020 to an audience of more than 1200 industry practitioners in the UK and worldwide - https://cibse.org/GuideL-Launch-webinar) September 2020.

· Chairing at the Building Simulation and Optimization (BSO 2020) session on “Parametric Design”.

· Leading Thematic Session “Computerized evidence-based decision making” (part of the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020), In collaboration with the University of Pisa (Italy) and the University of Brescia (Italy).

· IBPSA Education, Webinar Series 2, 2019 (2 webinars delivered in 2019 to an audience of around 200 people worldwide) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Vguwsz4X8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9yz7ss2H_0)

· Guest lecturer at CESI LA Rochele (France), 2023

· Guest lecturer at DESTEC University of Pisa (Italy), 2018, 2019, 2022.

· Guest lecture at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering MGSU (Russia), 2019.

· Guest lecture at State University of Land Management and Planning (Russia), 2019.

· Guest lecture at Moscow Higher School of Economics – HSE (Russia), 2019.

· Guest speaker in High Performance Buildings Seminar – University of Plymouth (UK)

· Guest lecture at the University College London (UCL) EDE MSc course (UK)

· Guest lecture at the Faculty of Architecture & Arts, Hasselt University, Belgium

· Guest lecturer Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS – Brazil

Committees and reviewing

Peer reviews:

Journal of Building Performance Simulation (Taylor & Francis)
Building and Environment (Elsevier)
Automation in Construction (Elsevier)
Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
Architectural Science Review (Taylor & Francis)
Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier)
Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
Advanced Engineering and Informatics (Elsevier)

Conference scientific committees:

International Building Performance Simulation (IBPSA) Conferences,
Building Simulation and Optimization (BSO) Conferences,
Urban Energuy in a Net Zero World (uSIM)
International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD),
FORM-2019 and 2020 conferences.

Topics:

Areas of decision-making and modelling (urband and buildnig scale), including:

Computerized-evidence based decision making in building and urban design and development
Using digital tools for decision-making in Regenerative and Sustainable buildings and urban design
Decision-making in design methods
User-centric building and urban simulations and their integration in the design process
Exploring the use of Machine Learning in decision-making
Decision-making in emergency, disaster management and post-disaster relief
Decision-making in participatory design processes & Co-design
Decision-making in designing for harsh climates and low income communities
Decision-making and argumentation in interdisciplinary technical collaboration

Current supervision

Reem Okasha Okasha

Research student

Shuye Wang

Research student

Jue Zhou

Research student

Monya Syam

Research student

Past projects

Parlak, Gizem. Audit Design: a semi-automated method to scrutinize community involvement in heritage management plans. Co-supervisor: Dr. Federico Cerutti (School of Computer Science and Informatics – Cardiff University).

Pezzica, Camilla. Temporary Housing and Transitional Urbanism: Planning for sustainable post-disaster recovery under uncertainty. Jointly supervised with Prof. Valerio Cuttini from the University of Pisa (Italy) awarded ‘Cum Laude’.

Lorenz, Clara L. Daylight Design Exploration Using Parametric Processes and Artificial Neural Networks. Co-supervised by Prof. Benjamin Spaeth from Technical University of Lubeck (Germany)

Donovan, E. (collaboration – exchange student from Aarhus School of Architecture – Denmark) A Plurality of Sustainable Architectures: bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Akinwolemiwa, O. (Completed 2018) Developing affordable vertical greening systems, their user acceptability and impact on thermal comfort for low-income groups in Lagos, Nigeria.

Al-Saadani, S. (completed 2013) A mixed-methods exploration of non-technical barriers in collaboration for building performance simulation use in architectural decision-making.

Contact Details

BleildeSouzaC@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 75969
Bute Building, Room Room T.09, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB

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