Helena Gervasio
Helena Gervasio has a MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Coimbra and is an integrated member of the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE). She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Coimbra.
Over the last 15 years, her research activities have been focussing on the sustainability of construction works and on the development of methods and tools striving for a more sustainable society. Her research interests include, among others: Life Cycle Analysis of structures, Efficiency of natural resources in construction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, and Decarbonization of the built environment.
She is the Chairperson of the Portuguese Technical Committee CT171, mirror group of CEN/TC350 – Sustainability of Constructions, an expert member in CEN TC350/WG6 “Engineering civil works”, member of Technical Committee TC14 – “Sustainability and Eco-Efficiency of Steel construction” of the European Commission for Coal and Steel (ECCS), and member of the iiSBE Organization – “International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment”, among others. In addition, she has recently been appointed as an Expert Advisor for the European Commission Technical group “Steel Applications for New Markets” (Mandate 2023-2028, future low emission industries).
She is responsible for several international and national research projects, and author of about 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals, international and national conferences.
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