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Dr.
Gearóid
Lydon

Alumni

Dr. Gearóid Lydon

Alumni

Gearóid Patrick Lydon is a civil engineer specialising in the energy transition, thermal energy systems, and integrated design approaches. He holds degrees in civil and computational engineering from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland and ETH Zurich in Switzerland.

From 2014 to 2022, he worked at ETH Zurich and the NCCR Digital Fabrication, where he led the thermal energy systems for the NEST HiLo project, a full-scale demonstrator showcasing the impact of digital fabrication in construction.

From 2022 to 2024, he served as an Associate Professor of Integrated Energy Design at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, focusing on research and teaching.

Currently, he is a senior researcher and Head of the Building System Sector at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland.

Work Topic

Investigates the benefits of integrating energy systems with digitally fabricated products and evaluates operational energy performance using computational and experimental methods. Provides support for researchers of grand challenge projects to advance product development concerning energy systems integration and building physics issues.

Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication

Alumni: Postdoctoral Researcher

Current position

Associate Professor - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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