Dr Clarice Bleil De Souza

PhD, MSc, BArch

Lecturer

: bleildesouzac@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 (0)29 2087 5969
: Adeilad Bute, Rhodfa'r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3NB

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I have a PhD in Architectural Science and an MSc in Civil Engineering. I am a qualified architect and have worked in practice as an architect and environmental consultant in Brazil.

Research interests

My research focus on integrating building thermal physics throughout the whole building design process, exploring the problem-solving side of design thinking and how it affects and is affected by the use of computer tools, especially the environmental design ones.

I am interested in the debate on paradigms involved in engineering and architecture design problem-solving, considering the worldviews behind them, how these paradigms are used to articulate representation systems and practices and how these representation systems and practices are related to environmental computer tools used, or to be used, in the everyday activities of the practitioners.

Specific interests

Designers interpret and manipulate building thermal physics information differently from building physics experts. Therefore, my current research focuses on producing building thermal physics information within the framework of how designers think, imagining building designers as the main simulation tool users. I adopt a user-centred approach to the problem and use interdisciplinary methods from: Interaction Design, Information Visualisation, and Qualitative research methods from the Social Sciences (Thematic Analysis and Grounded Theory) together with Building Design theory and Dynamic Thermal Modelling theory."

2020

Dunichkin, I. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2020. An integrated solution to urban and sea waste management systems: using Axiomatic Design to discuss urban development risks. Presented at: International Multi-Conference on Industrial Engineering and Modern Technologies («FarEastCon»), Vladivostok, Russia, 1-4 October 2019.

2019

Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Teaching BPS to architects: A closer look at the building performance simulation 'consumer' and 'performer' training paradigms. Presented at: BS Cairo 2019: Simulation for a sustainable built environment, Cairo - Egypt, 28 - 30 November 2019.
Bleil De Souza, C., Fayzullaev, F. and Dunichkin, I. 2019. Influence of planning decisions on the local climate of residential building of the Krasnodar region and the Primorsk region (in Russian). Vestnik MGSU 14(8), pp. 954-966. (10.22227/1997-0935.2019.8.954-966)
Pezzica, C., Valerio, C. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Rapid configurational analysis using OSM data: towards the use of Space Syntax to orient post-disaster decision making. Presented at: 12SSS; 12th International Space Syntax Symposium, Beijing, China, 8-13 July 2019. pp. -.
Pezzica, C.et al. 2019. Photogrammetry as a participatory recovery tool after disasters: a grounded framework for future guidelines. Presented at: 27th International CIPA Symposium, Avila, Spain, 1-5 September 2019.
Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Performer, consumer or expert? A critical review of BPS training paradigms for building design decision-making. [Online]. Taylor & Francis / IBPSA world. Available at: http://www.ibpsa.org/?page_id=695
Aydin, G., Bleil De Souza, C. and Cerutti, F. 2019. Assessing the transition from traditional to participatory heritage management In Turkey. Presented at: 2019 AESOP Annual Congress, Venice, Italy, 9-13 July 2019.
Lorenz, C.et al. 2019. Machine learning in design exploration: An investigation of the sensitivities of ANN-based daylight predictions. Presented at: "Hello, Culture": Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures 2019, Daejeon, South Korea, 26-28 June 2019.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2019. ‘Building performance simulation and the user’ – Introduction of special issue of JBPS. [Online]. Taylor & Francis / IBPSA world. Available at: http://www.ibpsa.org/?page_id=695
Dunichkin, I. V.et al. 2019. Exploring specific features of Transport Interchange Hubs (TIH) design, taking into account the climatic conditions of the Russian Arctic. Presented at: ICCSA 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 July 2019Computational Science and Its Applications, Vol. 11621. Springer pp. 521-534., (10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_37)
Dunichkin, I. V.et al. 2019. Perspective trends in the design of Multifunctional Residential Units (MRUs) in the Russian Arctic: A discussion of potentials and challenges to their implementation. Presented at: XXII International Scientific Conference on Advanced in Civil Engineering Construction - The Formation of Living Environment - FORM-2019, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 18-21 April 2019. pp. -.
Bleil de Souza, C., Dunichkin, I. V. and Pezzica, C. 2019. A user-centred approach to design Transport Interchange Hubs (TIH): A discussion illustrated by a case study in the Russian Arctic. Presented at: ICCSA 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-5 July 2019Computational Science and Its Applications, Vol. 11621. Springer pp. 489-504., (10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_35)
De Wilde, P. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Performative design strategies: The synthesis process of a woven complexity. In: Kanaani, M. ed. Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture. Taylor and Francis
AlSaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Performer, consumer or expert? A critical review of BPS training paradigms for building design decision-making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12(3), pp. 289-307. (10.1080/19401493.2018.1447602)
Lorenz, C.et al. 2019. Input feature selection and optimization for ANN models predicting daylight in buildings. Presented at: 26th International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, 30 June - 3 July 2019. pp. -.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2019. Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Building Performance Simulation and the User. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12(3), pp. 243-245. (10.1080/19401493.2019.1578059)
Bleil De Souza, C. 2019. Risks and needs of digital regenerative design. In: Naboni, E. and Havinga, L. eds. Regenerative Design for digital practice: A handbook for the built environment. Bolzano IT, EURAC
Naboni, E.et al. 2019. Tools and data for holistic modelling: Simulating regenerative futures. In: Naboni, E. and Havinga, L. eds. Regenerative design for digital practice: A handbook for the built environment. Bolzano IT, EURAC
Bleil De Souza, C. and De Wilde, P. 2019. Cockroach 0.0 Beta: Exploring the novel building performance simulation domain of pest modelling through a literature review. Presented at: 16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Rome, Italy, 2-4 September 2019Proceedings of 16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association.
Lorenz, C.et al. 2019. Artificial neural networks for parametric daylight design. Architectural Science Review (10.1080/00038628.2019.1700901)

2018

Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Opportunities for the use of collaborative 3D mapping in post disaster situations. In: Leone, A. and Gargiulo, C. eds. Environmental and territorial modelling for planning and design. Smart City, Urban Planning for a Sustainable Future Naples, Italy: FedOAPress, pp. 475-482., (10.6093/978-88-6887-048-5)
Akinwolemiwa, O.et al. 2018. Building community-driven vertical greening systems for people living on less than £1 a day: a case study in Nigeria. Building and Environment 131, pp. 227-287. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.01.022)
Lorenz, C.et al. 2018. Artificial neural network-based modelling for daylight evaluations. Presented at: SimAUD 2018, Delft, The Netherlands, 4-7 June 2018.
Pezzica, C., Cutini, V. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2018. Transitional housing: An update on sustainability challenges and research opportunities. Presented at: OIKONET Lisbon Seminar 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-16 February 2018.

2017

Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2017. Architect–BPS consultant collaborations: Harmony or hardship?. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, pp. 1-23. (10.1080/19401493.2017.1379092)

2013

Bleil De Souza, C. 2013. Studies into the use of building thermal physics to inform design decision making. Automation in Construction 30, pp. 81-93. (10.1016/j.autcon.2012.11.026)
Bleil De Souza, C. and Tucker, S. 2013. Thermal simulation software outputs: what do building designers propose?. Presented at: Building Simulation 2013 (BS2013): 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, 25-28 August 2013Proceedings of BS2013: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-28. International Building Performance Simulation Association pp. 468-475.
Tucker, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2013. Thermal simulation software outputs: patterns for decision making. Presented at: Building Simulation 2013 (BS2013): 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, 25-28 August 2013Proceedings of BS2013: 13th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambéry, France, August 26-28. International Building Performance Simulation Association pp. 394-401.

2012

Alsaadani, S. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2012. The social component of building performance simulation: understanding architects. Presented at: Building Simulation and Optimization 2012, Loughborough, UK, 10-11 September 2012Proceeding of Building Simulation and Optimization, 2012. Loughborough: Loughborough University pp. 332-339.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Alsaadani, S. 2012. Thermal zoning in speculative office buildings: discussing the connections between space layout and inside temperature control. Presented at: Building Simulation and Optimization 2012, Loughborough, UK, 10-11 September 20121st Building Simulation and Optimisation Conference. Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK: IBPSA England pp. 417-424.
Bleil De Souza, C. 2012. Contrasting paradigms of design thinking: the building thermal simulation tool user vs. the building designer. Automation in Construction 22, pp. 112-122. (10.1016/j.autcon.2011.09.008)

2009

Bleil De Souza, C. 2009. A critical and theoretical analysis of current proposals for integrating building thermal simulation tools into the building design process. Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2(4), pp. 283-297. (10.1080/19401490903349601)

2007

Bleil De Souza, C. and Knight, I. P. 2007. Interpreting building simulation modeling data for building designers, with specific reference to the cooling demand. Presented at: 2nd PALENC Conference and 28th AIVC Conference, Crete. pp. 126-131.
Knight, I. P. and Bleil De Souza, C. 2007. Modeling cooling demands in UK office buildings: the impact of using 3 different strategies to assess internal gains. Presented at: Sixth International IBPSA Conference, Bejing, China, September 3-6, 2007. pp. 47-54.
Bleil De Souza, C. and Knight, I. 2007. Thermal performance simulation from an architectural design viewpoint. Presented at: Sixth International IBPSA Conference, China. pp. 87-94.
Knight, I.et al. 2007. The AUDITAC Customer Advising Tool (CAT) to assist the inspection and audit of air conditioning systems in buildings. Presented at: 9th REHVA World Congress, Helsinki.

2006

Knight, I. P., Bleil De Souza, C. and Marsh, A. 2006. The AUDITAC Customer Advising Tool for assisting Air Conditioning Energy Efficiency Inspections. Welsh School of Architecture.
Dunn, G.et al. 2006. Measured building and air conditioning energy performance: an empirical evaluation of the energy performance of air conditioned office buildings in the UK.. Presented at: International Conference on Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2006), Frankfurt.
Bleil De Souza, C.et al. 2006. Modelling buildings for energy use: a study of the effects of using multiple simulation tools and varying levels of input detail.. Presented at: International Conference on Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2006), Frankfurt, Germany, 26-27 April 2006Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings, Vol. 2. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union
Knight, I. P.et al. 2006. The components of heating and cooling energy loads in UK offices, with a detailed study of the solar component. Presented at: International Conference on Electricity Efficiency in Commercial Buildings (IEECB 2006)., Frankfurt.
Adnot, J.et al. 2006. AUDITAC - Field benchmarking and market development for audit methods in air conditioning. Final Report to European Commission. Project Report. Brussels: Intelligent Energy Europe.

2001

Bleil De Souza, C., Nunes, A. L. and Lacerda, W. 2001. Mapeamento de áreas de risco para ocupação urbana através de SIG. Presented at: Anais da III COBRAE - Conferência Brasileira sobre Estabilidade de Encostas, ABMS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001. pp. 261-270.