Prof. dr. ir. Elke KNAPEN
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Prof. dr. ir. Elke KNAPEN
Associate Professor
Prof. dr. ir. Elke KNAPEN
Membership
Research
Discipline codes: Sustainable design (06040107), Sustainable buildings and cities (02010307), Building technology (02010303), Construction materials (02010402), Life cycle analysis of construction materials (02010407), Sustainable building (02010103)
Supervised PhDs
Spatial use patterns in Flemish dwellings: analysis and impact on energy consumption.
Nick Van Loy for the title Doctor of Architecture (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Unfired earth in circular building design: Developing earthen building solutions for reversible applications in contemporary sustainable architecture
Erik Pelicaen for the title Doctor of Architecture (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Unfired earth blocks: Mapping the user’s perspective to increase the base of support of unfired earth blocks in the Flemish context.
Nijs de Vries for the title Doctor of Architecture (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
CIRCULAR PERSPECTIVES IN MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION: Exploring the Environmental Impact Through a Design for Disassembly and Reuse Standpoint
Tatiana Chiletto for the title Doctor of Architecture (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Development of innovative and sustainable building blocks by using bio-briquette ashes based on sanitary sludge
Deogratius Marenge for the title Doctor of Architecture (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
End-of-life scenarios for earth-based building materials
Laura Claes for the title Doctor of Architecture (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Early design support for material related environmental impact assessment of dwellings
Elke Meex for the title Doctor of Architecture in 2018
Supervised as Copromotor
Projects
13 research projects have been found
Cross-Laminated Timber Components: Exploring the design of end-of-life scenarios through an applied research (Research)
16/02/2023 - 15/02/2027
Co-creative and material-driven exploration of the sensorial and experiential aspects of mycomaterials in the context of (interior) architecture. (Research)
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026
Overbruggingsbeurs bij het extern verworven project 'DOORBRAAKLENING' - Elke Knapen
01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026
Living Lab Circular Economy – Application of earth blocks in practice (Research)
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
Circular building with raw earth: Developing building solutions for reversible applications in contemporary sustainable architecture (Research)
01/02/2020 - 19/01/2025
Encouraging (future) house owners to use regenerative building materials (Research)
01/02/2020 - 31/12/2022
Innovative Holistic Renovation Concepts for Sustainable Dwellings (InHoReCo) (Research)
01/01/2015 - 30/06/2021
Education
Involved in the following courses
Academic year 2024 - 2025
Academic year 2024 - 2025
Academic year 2023 - 2024
Academic year 2023 - 2024
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