Dr.
Rena
Giesecke
Alumni
Rena Giesecke (Dr. sc. ETH) is the Senior Business Development and Project Manager at the Belimo Climate Foundation, where she drives the implementation of low-carbon building projects and expands the foundation’s impact through strategic partnerships, knowledge transfer, and high-impact communications.
Previously, as Program Engagement Manager at the Holcim Foundation, she directed the strategy for a global network of experts and developed the foundation’s content strategy to position it as a leading voice in international sustainable construction.
An architect by training, her expertise is grounded in high-level research at ETH, where she was an ITA Doctoral Fellow at the Chair of DBT, developing pioneering solutions in additive manufacturing and digital fabrication to integrate emerging technologies into the construction sector.
Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication
Alumni: Associated Researcher
Current position
Program Engagement Manager at the Holcim FoundationNCCR publications
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3D printing sand molds for casting bespoke metal connections (2019)
- Date: 01.01.2019
- Authors: Mania Aghaei Meibodi, Dr. Rena Giesecke, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: Intelligent & Informed: 24th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2019)
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3D-Printed Formwork for Prefabricated Concrete Slabs (2018)
- Date: 28.11.2018
- Authors: Dr. Andrei Jipa, Mania Aghaei Meibodi, Dr. Rena Giesecke, Demetris Shammas, Dr. Matthias Leschok, Mathias Bernhard, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: 1st International Conference on 3D Construction Printing (3DcP)
- Notes: Conference lecture held on 28 November 2018.
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Smart Slab: Computational Design and Digital Fabrication of a Lightweight Concrete Slab (2018)
- Date: 01.01.2018
- Authors: Mania Aghaei Meibodi, Dr. Andrei Jipa, Dr. Rena Giesecke, Demetris Shammas, Mathias Bernhard, Dr. Matthias Leschok, Dr. Konrad Graser, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA 2018)
- Notes: Paper presented on Thursday 18th October 2018.