Dr Carolina Recart
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Architecture
Personal statement
Carolina Recart is an architect by training, currently serving as a Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow in Architecture and Health at the University of Strathclyde. She holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington, United States, where her doctoral research explored the unintended consequences of energy retrofits—particularly the risks of neglecting the hygrothermal performance of building envelopes. Prior to her current role, Carolina was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. Her research there focused on strategies to reduce energy demand in existing buildings, with a particular emphasis on integrating occupants' energy practices into retrofitting processes. Her work aims to improve the energy performance of residential buildings and to envision innovative, low-energy futures for the built environment. Beyond her research, Carolina is actively engaged in academic publishing. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Building Performance Simulation and regularly contributes as a peer reviewer for several leading journals in the field.
Prize And Awards
- Scotland's Life Sciences Conferences & Awards (Finalists in the Sustainability category)
- Recipient
- 12/3/2026
- Early Career Editorial Board Member
- Recipient
- 2024
- Fulbright Chile
- Recipient
- 2018
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Recipient
- 2016
- Best Graduation Design Project - Architecture
- Recipient
- 2013
Publications
- Co-designing equitable engagement-Home health assessment in healthcare practice in Scotland
- Oliveira Sonja, Maclean Laura, McGill Grainne, Recart Carolina
- DRS2026 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.796
- Strathclyde RKEI Network Report : Collaborative Cultures
- McGuire Darren, Batchelor Hannah, Reilly Grant, Moghadas Shayesteh, Jamieson Rachel, Trelli Phyllis Shirley, Kinnaird Yvonne, Vavouris Apostolos, Wilkinson Michael, Sampath Shabadini, Recart Carolina, Kinnear Andrew, Clark Ruaridh, Feng Jinglang, Luchinskaya Daria, Witte Kimia, Dobson Katherine J, Naghiyeva Turan, Gherghina Gabriela Loredana, Haroon-Tejumola QO, Buchanan Sarah, Brown Sarah, McGill Grainne, Sampath Shabadini, Colombo Samuele
- (2026)
- Quantifying energy efficiency potential in existing residential buildings : integrating heating practices into energy retrofit projects
- Recart Carolina, Loche Iris, Kuijer Lenneke, Loonen Roel
- Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress, CLIMA 2025 Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol 788 LNCE, pp. 202-211 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10546-2_19
- Co-designing equitable engagement - home health assessment in healthcare practice in Scotland
- Oliveira Sonja, MacLean Laura, McGill Grainne, Recart Carolina
- Design Research Society Conference 2026 (2026)
- Assessment of the cost-effectiveness of energy-saving measures tailored to residents' heating practices
- Loche Iris, Recart Carolina, Kuijer Lenneke, Loonen Roel
- Proceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress, CLIMA 2025 Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Vol 763 LNCE, pp. 665-675 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06810-1_66
- Integrating residents' heating practices into energy retrofit decision-making : a sufficiency-oriented approach
- Loche Iris, Recart Carolina, Kuijer Lenneke, Loonen Roel
- Journal of Building Engineering Vol 112 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113781
Professional Activities
- UKIEG 2026: Retrofitting for Health: Advancing Indoor Environmental Quality in the UK Building Stock
- Organiser
- 24/6/2026
- UKIEG 2026: Retrofitting for Health: Advancing Indoor Environmental Quality in the UK Building Stock
- Chair
- 24/6/2026
- Beyond efficiency - integrating occupants into the building energy performance equation
- Speaker
- 1/3/2026
- Connecting Home, Health and Healthcare Pathways
- Contributor
- 21/8/2025
- Results in Engineering (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- Buildings and Cities (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
Projects
- Connect – Learn – Innovate – Lead Initiative: Creating Inclusive Research , knowledge and Innovative Cultures into ASHRAE Student Chapter
- Recart, Carolina (Academic) Onyia, Stephanie Chisolum (Project Lead) Owolabi, Temiloluwa (CoI) Sirimanne, Praveen Manodya (CoI)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2026
- Modelling Innovative Use Scenarios for Future Domestic Comfort (MIESDOC)
- Recart, Carolina (Principal Investigator) Kuijer, Lenneke (Principal Investigator) Loonen, Roel (Principal Investigator)
- MIESDOC is an innovative research project aimed at exploring the potential of future scenarios involving unconventional residential energy retrofit approaches. MIESDOC is part of the Built Environment Heat Transition (BEHeaT) program initiated by the Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES). Within the broader BEHeaT program, research is conducted into the development of new technologies, materials, and dynamic models towards facilitating the energy transition in the Netherlands.
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- CD-Ines, IT tool for statistical assessment of airtightness levels in existing buildings in Chile
- Recart, Carolina (Principal Investigator)
- Funded by the Research Center for the development of construction Technology from the University of Bio-Bio to develop an IT tool for statistical assessment of airtightness levels in existing buildings in Chile
- 03-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2016
- FONDEF VIU, Research Project Stage 1 and 2: - A prefabricated cladding system tailored to enhance energy efficiency and environmental performance in residential structures across Chile
- Recart, Carolina (Principal Investigator)
- Principal Investigator. Funded by Chile’s National Agency for Innovation and Development to develop energy-efficient and ready to install cladding system.
- 03-Jan-2014 - 01-Jan-2017
Contact
Dr
Carolina
Recart
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Architecture
Email: carolina.recart@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted