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PhD Schools

The IABP Ph.D. Summer School takes place from the 8th to the 10th of September (just before IBPC 2027) in Budapest.

A three-day exclusive PhD summer school, aiming to support and inspire early-career researchers, will accompany and precede CESBP 2025. Conference participants are welcome to attend this event for free. Completion will be awarded a certificate of participation. Please see the flyer for the lecturers and topics.

Organized by
Prof. Umberto Berardi, President of the International Association of Building Physics (IABP)
Assoc. Prof. Balázs Nagy, Chair of the 6th Central European Symposium on Building Physics (CESBP 2025)

You can register here.

VENUE

CESBP 2025 takes place in Budapest, capital of Hungary at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, which is the largest institute providing civil engineering university education in Hungary. Keeping with the tradition of excellence, today’s graduates exhibit a high quality of engineering craftsmanship and skills.

Programme

DayTimeTitleProfessor
8th SEPTEMBER09:00–10:30Introduction, research at BMEAssoc. Prof. Balázs Nagy & Assoc. Prof. Zsuzsa Szalay
10:30–10:45Break
10:45–11:45Natural-based and ecological thermal insulation materials and measurement of hygrothermal propertiesProf. Jiri Zach
11:45–12:15BIM to hygrothermal simulationsAssoc. Prof. Balázs Nagy & Balázs Fűrtné
12:15–13:15Lunch break
13:15–14:45Next generation of energy retrofitting materials and clusters of buildingsProf. Mark Bomberg
14:45–15:00Break
15:00–16:00On-site building physics and energy performance diagnosticsAssoc. Prof. Balázs Nagy & Prof. Daniel Gosztonyi
16:00–17:00Field lab works in groupsAssoc. Prof. Balázs Nagy & Prof. Daniel Gosztonyi
From 17:00Sightseeing walk from BME to downtown Budapest; social evening












9th SEPTEMBER09:00–10:30Moisture performance of buildings, materials and structuresProf. Carsten Rode
10:30–10:45Break
10:45–11:45Simulation workshop of heat and moisture transfer in COMSOLProf. Carsten Rode
11:45–12:15BIM to hygrothermal simulationsAssoc. Prof. Balázs Nagy & Balázs Fűrtné
12:15–13:15Lunch break
13:15–14:45Hygrothermal behavior of wood polymers: from molecular scale to wood scaleProf. Dominique Derome
14:45–15:00Break
15:00–16:00BIM to BEM simulations (SAM)Michal Dengusiak & Jakub Ziółkowski
16:00–17:00Natural ventilation: CFD modelling in architectureDr. Roberto Stasi



10th SEPTEMBER09:00–10:30Anatomy and process of dynamic energy performance simulationsAssoc. Prof. Parham A. Mirzaei
10:30–10:45Break
10:45–11:45Urban microclimate modelling for building physics problemsProf. Jan Carmeliet
11:45–12:15Lunch break
12:15–13:15Daylighting in Architecture: Performance Metrics and Simulation Approaches for Improved Visual Comfort in BuildingsAssoc. Prof. Feride Şener Yılmaz
13:15–14:45Break
14:45–15:45Dynamic simulation of human-building interactionAssoc. Prof. Christiane Berger
15:45–16:45Innovative reflecting materials for solar modulation and controlProf. Umberto Berardi
16:45Welcome drink of CESBP 2025 at BME

Download the shareable IABP summer school flyer: here