Iris Loche is a postdoctoral researcher in the Building Performance group at Eindhoven University of Technology, contributing to the JUST PREPARE project. Her research focuses on developing renovation strategies for social housing to improve energy efficiency while considering the diverse needs and behaviours of residents.

Iris Loche holds a Ph.D. in Architecture, Technology, and City from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil (2024), and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil (2018). In her doctoral research, she developed decision-making guidelines for balcony design to optimize daylight, thermal, energy performance, and natural ventilation in office buildings. During her PhD, she was also a visiting researcher at the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University and the Department of the Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology, where she advanced her research on sustainable building performance.