Our research
At the heart of this research area lies the engineering of building services—systems that ensure comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient indoor environments. This includes heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and air purification, with core scientific foundations in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and psychrometrics.
Our research combines advanced modelling with field studies and laboratory experiments to develop solutions that optimize indoor climate and air quality while minimizing energy and resource use. We focus on defining and improving criteria, methods, and technologies that support sustainable building performance.
Collaboration is central to our approach. We actively engage with adjacent disciplines such as architecture, building physics, atmospheric and indoor air chemistry, microbiology, and environmental medicine to address complex challenges from multiple perspectives.
Our stakeholders span a wide spectrum—from industry partners (including real estate and engineering firms) to national authorities, as well as municipal administrations. All are navigating the pressing demands of a sustainable future: adapting to a warmer climate, managing constrained energy resources, and embracing circular economy principles.
Research challenges in focus
We address five overarching challenges:
- To advance the understanding of the quality of the indoor climate
- To develop and utilize new technologies within Building Services Systems
- To adapt buildings and indoor environments to climate change
- To support the transition of the building sector to climate-neutrality
- To prepare for future disruptive events affecting indoor air and climate
Research Area members
Research Area Leader
Members
- Doctoral Student, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Full Professor, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Research Engineer, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Senior Lecturer, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Doctoral Student, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Doctoral Student, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Director of Master's Programme, Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Senior Lecturer, Building Services Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering
Affiliated
- Sarka Langer, IVL, Adj. prof. at BSE
- Bengt Ljungqvist, BSE, Affiliated prof.
- Berit Reinmüller, BSE, Assoc. Prof.
- Yin Wei, Hunan Univ. (guest researcher 2024)
- Ola Gustavsson, RISE, industrial Ph.D.-candidate
- Martin Andersen, Solgrid, Norge, Högskolan Dalarna, Industrial PhD-candidate
- Peter Filipsson, CIT, Ph.D.
- Daniel Olsson, CIT, Lic.eng.
- Theofanis Psomas, Early career researcher at CIT (application 2024)
Key Publications
The key publications from the Building Services Engineering Research Area that have been published in Chalmers’ research portal.
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Publications
In Chalmers’ research portal you will find publications from the members of the Indoor Climate Technology Research Area.
Key Projects
A list of key projects from the Indoor Climate Technology Research Area that have been published in Chalmers’ research portal.
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In Chalmers’ research portal you will find projects from the members of Building Services Engineering Research Area.