Dr. Linda Toledo

Dr. Linda Toledo

University of Strathclyde & Eurac Research, Institute for Renewable Energy

Architecture (sustainable building design)

Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027

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E-Mail: linda.toledo@strath.ac.uk

Last Update: 08.11.2024

Curriculum Vitae

Linda Toledo is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Renewable Energy at Eurac Research in Italy. She also holds the position of Chancellor’s Fellow in Healthy Buildings and is a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom.
Her background in architecture, coupled with a Master in Sustainable Design and a doctorate in Sustainable Buildings, has allowed her to conduct field research across various countries, including Italy, the UK, Brazil, and Perú.

Her work spans several critical themes related to the sustainable built environment:
(a) thermal comfort, by investigating the risk of overheating in modern housing, both new builds and renovated residential buildings;
(b) low-energy design, by exploring strategies for creating energy-efficient buildings;
(c) climate change adaptation, addressing how people and buildings can adapt to changing climate conditions.
Her most recent project, ADAPTIVE HOUSING, focuses on assessing the vulnerability and resilience of low-energy homes in the context of rising temperatures, using climate change projections.

Selected Publications

Lucchi E, Dall’Orto I, Peluchetti A, TOLEDO L, Pelle M, Polo López C, Guazzi G (2022) Photovoltaic technologies in historic buildings and protected areas: Comprehensive legislative framework in Italy and Switzerland. Energy Policy (2022) 161 112772.
Rastogi, P; Sobek, O; TOLEDO, L; Fleck, R; Jephson, G; Sharpe, T. (2023) Results from Air Quality Monitoring and Surveys in UK Residences. In: Winter Conference – Atlanta Vol. 129, Pt. 1, Pages 355-365. 2023 ASHRAE Transactions.
TOLEDO, L., Rissetto, R., Gallardo, A., Wieser, M., Marín-Restrepo, L., Mino-Rodriguez, I. (2022). Designing for Thermal Comfort: Lessons Learnt from Different Latitudes, Longitudes, and Altitudes, in: WILL CITIES SURVIVE? The Future of Sustainable Buildings and Urbanism in the Age of Emergency. Presented at PLEA STGO 2022, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, pp. 112–117.
TOLEDO, L.; Cropper, P.; Wright, A. (2017). ‘Vulnerability and resilience in energy efficient homes: thermal response to heatwaves’. In: Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, 2-5 July 2017. Editors: Luisa Brotas, Susan Roaf and Fergus Nicol. Vol. I. NCEUB 2017, Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, http://nceub.org.uk, pp. 875-882. ISBN 978-0-9928957-5-4
TOLEDO, L.; Cropper, P.; Wright, A. (2016). ‘Unintended consequences of sustainable architecture: Evaluating overheating risks in new dwellings.’ In: Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Cities, Buildings, People: Towards Regenerative Environments, Los Angeles, USA, July 2016. ISBN: 978-0-692-74961-6.

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications

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