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Constanza Molina Carvallo is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil Construction, Faculty of Engineering. She holds a PhD in Sustainable Energy Technology from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, and a professional degree in Civil Construction from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her academic work combines research, teaching, and institutional leadership in the fields of indoor environmental quality, building performance, health, and sustainability.

She has led and collaborated on national and international research projects, including the Fondecyt Initiation indoor air quality of Chilean houses, the IEA EBC Annex 86 on Energy Efficient Indoor Air Quality Management in Residential Buildings, IEA EBC Annex 101 on indoor environmental quality, and the MASSEv project on monitoring, mapping, and modelling air quality for sustainable environments in cities and communities. She has also collaborated on projects addressing health impacts from pesticide exposure and on a SUSESO-funded project on SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in workplaces.

At Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on materials technology, habitability, energy sustainability, health, and the built environment. Her academic work integrates building science, environmental health, and sustainable construction, contributing to the development of healthier, more resilient, and more sustainable buildings and cities.

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Title Year Doi
Analyzing energy poverty and carbon emissions in a social housing complex due to changes in thermal standards 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2023.101347
Data analysis of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in dwellings in Santiago, Chile 2026 https://doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2025.2572871
Towards a harmonized database of indoor air contaminant concentrations: Methods and application to CO2 2026 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114297
PANDORA: An open-access database of indoor pollutant emission rates for IAQ modeling 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114216
Harm from indoor air contaminants in offices 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113365
Harm from Residential Indoor Air Contaminants 2023 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c07374
Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111106
A preliminary assessment of the health impacts of indoor air contaminants determined using the DALY metric 2023 https://doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2023.2198800
PM2.5 exceedances and source appointment as inputs for an early warning system 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01189-2
Investigating Uncertainty in the Relationship between Indoor Steady-State CO2 Concentrations and Ventilation Rates 2021
CHAARM: A model to predict uncertainties in indoor pollutant concentrations, ventilation and infiltration rates, and associated energy demand in Chilean houses 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110539

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External Co-Authors

  • Giobertti Morantes
    2 publications
  • Benjamin Jones
    2 publications
  • Max H. Sherman
    2 publications