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“I see users of buildings as the most important assets of buildings. The value, including the financial value, of Health, Comfort and Productivity of users outweighs the building and running costs by far. Therefore, the user should be our prime point-of-attention!”
Research profile
Marcel Loomans is assistant professor in the group Building Performance in the Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven university of Technology (TU/e). His areas of expertise include building technology, environmental studies, indoor environment, building physics, computational fluid dynamics, sustainable energy and performance based building. His research interests focus on the performance of the indoor environment (mainly thermal and air quality), as well in the design as in-use phase. As it is very much multidisciplinary, this topic needs close collaboration. It touches on several fields of expertise.
Indoor environmental quality in health care environments (from the operating theatre to patient rooms) has been investigated, as have the sleeping environment in dwellings and spatial and temporal transients that users undergo when using buildings in real-life, to name bust a a few examples. Real-life in-situ assessment, combining physical sensors and the human sensor (perception and/or physiological) is another area of attention.
Academic background
Marcel Loomans obtained his PhD on the topic of indoor air flow (measurement and simulation) in 1998. He continued his work at the Dutch Applied Research Institute TNO and returned to TU/e in 2006. He has participated in several national and international projects related to these topics and has been or is advisor of more than 60 final year MSc students and 5 PhD students. Marcel has authored or co-authored more than 30 scientific journal papers, more than 75 academic conference contributions and more than 40 professional publications.
Marcel was (7/2016-7/2018) president of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). He is a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Building and Environment and Energy and Buildings and was president of the ISIAQ international Healthy Building 2015 Europe conference (Eindhoven May 18-20th 2015). He currently is active in national societies (ISIAQ.nl, TVVL).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Project leader/Research engineer, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
1 Oct 1998 → 1 May 2006
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FaceINQ: Innovative dynamic Façade systems for INdoor environmental Quality
Hajdukiewicz, M. & Loomans, M. G. L. C.
1/01/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research direct
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?
Morawska, L., Bahnfleth, W. P., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A. C., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., Haworth, C., Hogeling, J., Isaxon, C., Jimenez, J. L., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Marks, G., Marr, L. C., Mazzarella, L., Melikov, A., Miller, S., & 13 others , 24 May 2023, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 76, 10, p. 1854-1859 11 p., 068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Effectiveness of personalized ventilation in reducing airborne infection risk for long-term care facilities
de Haas, M. M. A., Loomans, M. G. L. C., te Kulve, M., Boerstra, A. C. & Kort, H. S. M., 10 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Ventilation. XX, X, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Herziening NEN 1087 binnen handbereik?
Loomans, M. G. L. C., 1 Mar 2023, 2 p. Zeist : VMN media - Gawalo.Translated title of the contribution :Revision NEN 1087 within reach? Research output: Other contribution › Professional
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Nieuw Handboek: PvE Gezonde Woningen
Jacobs, P., Loomans, M. G. L. C., Hensen Centnerová, L. & Beuker, T., 1 Jan 2023, In: InstallateursZaken. 2023, januari, p. 18-19 2 p.Translated title of the contribution :New Guideline: PoR Healthy Dwellings Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Onderzoek naar eisen voor het binnenklimaat in de langdurige zorg
Boerstra, A. C., van Heumen, S. P. M., Huisman, E. R. C. M., Kompatscher, K., Kort, H. S. M., de Kort, J. M. A., te Kulve, M., Loomans, M. G. L. C. & Traversari, A. A. L., 24 May 2023, Expertisecentrum Duurzame Zorg.Translated title of the contribution :Research into the requirements for the indoor climate in longterm care facilities Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional
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Let's talk scalability: The current status of multi-domain thermal comfort models as support tools for the design of office buildings (Dataset v1.2.1)
Mamulova, E. (Creator), Loomans, M. G. L. C. (Contributor), Loonen, R. C. G. M. (Contributor), Schweiker, M. (Contributor) & Kort, H. S. M. (Contributor), Eindhoven University of Technology, 12 May 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7930160, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7930160
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Prizes
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B.J. Max prijs
Loomans, Marcel G.L.C. (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
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Energy and Buildings - Best research paper 2008-2017
Hoes, Pieter-Jan (Recipient), Hensen, Jan L.M. (Recipient), Loomans, Marcel G.L.C. (Recipient), de Vries, Bauke (Recipient) & Bourgeois, D. (Recipient), 9 Jan 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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REHVA 2021 Professional Award for Education
Loomans, Marcel G.L.C. (Recipient), 19 Apr 2021
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
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TVVL Penning (Medal)
Loomans, Marcel G.L.C. (Recipient), 9 Apr 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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WILEY Top Downloaded Article
Brink, Henk (Recipient), Loomans, Marcel G.L.C. (Recipient), Mobach, Mark P. (Recipient) & Kort, Helianthe S.M. (Recipient), 16 Jun 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Activities
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IEA Annex 86 Meeting
Marcel G.L.C. Loomans (Organiser) & Atze C. Boerstra (Organiser)
3 Oct 2022 → 4 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Symposium 2022 - Gezondheid & Comfort
Lada Hensen Centnerová (Organiser) & Marcel G.L.C. Loomans (Organiser)
27 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Professional
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Response of low-cost environmental monitors to typical emission events in daycare centers
Marcel G.L.C. Loomans (Speaker)
27 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Professional
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Keynote: Ventilatie & COVID, vroeger, nu, toekomst
Marcel G.L.C. Loomans (Speaker)
20 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Het thermisch comfort in de OK: voor het welzijn van de patiënt èn de medewerkers.…
Marcel G.L.C. Loomans (Speaker)
15 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Courses
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Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne
6/04/22
1 Media contribution
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Verse luchttoevoer vaak nog onder de maat - Hoe staat het met de ventilatie in verpleeghuizen en ziekenhuizen?
1/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindelijk erkenning: een aerosol is risicovol
21/05/21
1 Media contribution
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Wetenschappers op de bres voor gezonde lucht: ‘Ventileer meer in strijd tegen corona en andere ziektes’
20/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Thesis
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Thermisch gedreven stromingen : simulaties en metingen
Author: Loomans, M. G. L. C., 31 May 1994Supervisor: Rutten, P. G. S. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master