ETHOS Lab

(Civil) Engineering and Technology for Human-Oriented Sustainability

We use data, engineering, and design to advance social and environmental sustainability in cities.

© Farhang Tahmasebi 2023

New book on occupant-centric building design

— ETHOS contributes to new open-access book on occupant-centric simulation-aided building design.

© Andrew Sonta / Thomas Delley 2022

Interview with Andrew Sonta, Head of the new Ethos Lab

— Andrew Sonta joined the EPFL School for Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering in September 2022. He leads the new Civil Engineering and Technology for Human Oriented Sustainability Lab (ETHOS) at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg. In the following interview, he tells us more about his academic career and research schemes.

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ETHOS welcomes PhD student Yufei Zhang

— Yufei Zhang joined ETHOS in February 2023 as a doctoral assistant. He received his MSc degree from the Integrated Building System Programme at ETH Zurich and his BSc from Tongji University, China.

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