See the members of our current board (2024-2026):
Ana Paula Melo
President
Ana Paula holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2005), a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2007), and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2012), with a sandwich period at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (2010–2011). During her postdoctoral research (2017), she was invited to participate in the BRAGFOST – Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium held in Potsdam, Germany. This event was organized by CAPES and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Since 2019, she has been a faculty member at the Department of Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Her work focuses on Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on Energy Efficiency, Thermal Performance of Buildings, Computational Simulation, and Environmental Comfort. She served as faculty advisor for the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Student Branch in Florianópolis (2020–2022), receiving in 2021 the award for Best ASHRAE Student Branch Advisor of the South Brazil Chapter and ASHRAE Region XII. She is currently the president of IBPSA Brazil (International Building Performance Simulation Association).
Joyce Carlo
Vice-President
Graduated in Architecture and Urbanism from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1997) and Master's (2002) and Ph.D. (2008) in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. She is currently a professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Viçosa, where she carries out teaching and research activities in bioclimatic architecture, energy efficiency, thermo-energetic and lighting simulations, combined with optimization and digital modeling. She is also coordinator of the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at UFV since 2019.
Alberto Hernandez Neto
Secretary
Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1988), Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1993) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1998). He is currently a professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Works in the area of air conditioning and refrigeration with emphasis on energy efficiency, modeling and simulation of refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Member of ABCM (Brazilian Association of Mechanical Sciences) and ANPRAC (National Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Ventilation Professionals).
Martin Gabriel Ordenes Mizgier
Treasurer
He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2002) and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2008). He is currently an adjunct professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. He has experience in the area of Civil Engineering, with emphasis on Civil Construction, working mainly on the following topics: thermal performance of the envelope, energy efficiency, alternative energies, thermal comfort and sustainability.
Roberto Lamberts
Fiscal Council
Lamberts holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1980), a master’s degree in Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1983), and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Leeds (1988). He is currently a Full Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. His work focuses on Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on Energy Efficiency, Thermal Performance of Buildings, Bioclimatology, and Thermal Comfort. He is the supervisor of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Laboratory at UFSC. He serves as Associate Editor of the journal Energy and Buildings and is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Building Performance Simulation and Ambiente Construído. He is a member of several scientific associations, including ANTAC (National Association of Built Environment Technology), where he served on the board for several terms, the Brazilian Council for Sustainable Construction (CBCS), and IBPSA (International Building Performance Simulation Association). He is also a member of the Buildings Working Group of the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), supporting the development of the national energy efficiency labeling program for buildings.
David Douek
Fiscal Council
David is the founder and director of OTEC, a benchmark in the Brazilian market for performance in the built environment. At the head of the company, he coordinated consulting and service projects for buildings that add up to more than 10 million square meters in built area. Worked with companies such as: Coca Cola, P&G, GE, GM, Siemens, Natura, Cyrela, Brookfield, Hines, Sicredi, BNDES, GLP, BRP, BBP, Novartis and others of equal importance in the most diverse undertakings typologies that include: urbanism, infrastructure, industrial, logistic, commercial, residential, laboratory and cultural, which were implanted in the five regions of Brazil. He is a master's student in business administration at the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting at the University of São Paulo (FEA USP), holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo and a degree in Business Administration from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.
Vinicius Olmos Battistini
Fiscal Council
Graduated in Civil Engineering from the Escola Politécnica USP (2016). Partner at Inovatech Engenharia, where he structured the building performance consulting division. He mainly works on the following topics: natural lighting assessment, thermal and energy performance, acoustic performance, MEP, BIM and software development. He was also part of the committee for the revision of NBR 15.575 in the areas of thermal, natural lighting, and acoustic performance.
Eduardo Grala da Cunha
Fiscal Council
Graduated in Architecture and Urbanism, UFPel (1994), specialization in Production Engineering, UCPel/UFSC (1995), master's and doctorate in Architecture and Urbanism, UFRGS (2000, 2005). He is currently Associate Professor at the Federal University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil.