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Researcher
Karen Allacker
- Disciplines:Architectural engineering, Architecture, Interior architecture, Architectural design, Art studies and sciences
Affiliations
- Design and Engineering of Construction and Architecture (Division)
Responsible
From1 Dec 2020 → Today - Design and Engineering of Construction and Architecture (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → 30 Sep 2022 - Architectural Engineering (Division)
Member
From1 Jan 2013 → 31 Jul 2020 - Department of Architecture (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2004 → 30 Jun 2006
Projects
21 - 30 of 35
- Regenerating Flemish Industry Parks. The built environment as circular economy resource (REFLIP)From1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Life Cycle Assessment of the European Building Stock – Assessing the transition towards a sustainable built environmentFrom17 Mar 2020 → 31 May 2021Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Building data models for scalable high-definition life cycle assessmentFrom23 Oct 2019 → 7 Jul 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- A new modular building system for temporary structures consisting of reusable metal or plastic joints, bars, and plates.From11 Sep 2018 → 21 Sep 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Reducing the Carbon and Environmental Footprint of the Building Stock Using an Approach of Clustered Renovation. The Residential Building Stock of Leuven as a Case StudyFrom1 Aug 2018 → 21 Oct 2022Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Towards climate resilient building: strategies to design future-proofed medium-sized offices in FlandersFrom20 Sep 2016 → 31 Mar 2022Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant, BOF - Doctoral projects
- Sustainability assessment of advanced window systems in buildingsFrom8 Apr 2016 → 1 Feb 2020Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- City Environmental Footprint. Development of a New Methodology to calculate Environmental Impacts of CitiesFrom5 Jan 2016 → 22 Apr 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- City Environmental Footprint (City-EF)From1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2019Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- Evaluation Framework for Sustainable, Innovative, Low-Cost Building Prototypes with Bamboo - with Case Studies in BrazilFrom1 Sep 2015 → 13 Dec 2021Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
1 - 10 of 147
- Life cycle environmental benchmarks for Flemish dwellings(2024)
Authors: Lise Mouton, Delphine Ramon, Damien Trigaux, Karen Allacker
- Optimizing building solutions in a changing climate: parameter-based analysis of embodied and operational environmental impacts(2023)
Authors: Delphine Ramon, Karen Allacker
- To What Extent Could Alternative Economic Models Increase Investment in the Renovation of and Reduce Energy Poverty in Social Housing in Flanders?(2023)
Authors: Els Van de moortel, Karen Allacker
- A New Modular Building System for Temporary Structures consisting of Reusable Components(2023)
Authors: Daan Van Cauteren, Mattias Schevenels, Geert Lombaert, Karen Allacker
- Building Data Models for Scalable High-Definition Life Cycle Assessment(2023)
Authors: Martin Röck, Karen Allacker
- Residential Brick Buildings in Flanders: materials and techniques in the 19th century(2023)
Authors: Barbara Oelbrandt, Karen Allacker
- Preliminary study on the use of Big Data for environmental benchmarks of residential buildings in Flanders(2023)
Authors: Lise Mouton, Delphine Ramon, Damien Trigaux, Karen Allacker
- Low-Tech Passive Solar Design Concepts for reducing Life Cycle GHG Emissions of Buildings - Life Cycle Assessment of Regenerative Design Strategies (2/2)(2023)
Authors: Lise Mouton, Damien Trigaux, Karen Allacker, Martin Röck
- Bio-based Building Material Solutions for Environmental Benefits over Conventional Construction Products - Life Cycle Assessment of Regenerative Design Strategies (1/2)(2023)
Authors: Lise Mouton, Karen Allacker, Martin Röck
- Dynamic modelling of operational energy use in a building LCA: A case study of a Belgian office building(2023)
Authors: Delphine Ramon, Karen Allacker, Damien Trigaux, Nicole Van Lipzig