About SBD Lab
Internships experiences make candidates more competitive in the job market. In addition to gaining exposure and experience in the field, they also provide an opportunity to getting personal experience in the field of research and development. By 2030, there will be a global shortage of 45 million university- educated workers (McKinsey). There is an increased need for high skilled graduates; therefore, your internship choice should be based on your skills you want to strengthen for your career development. At SBD Lab, we always make sure that the intern will develop three sets of skills (technical, management-communication and reporting-writing), some examples are listed below:
- Technical Skills: Data Acquisition Techniques (performance monitoring), Building Modeling Techniques, Building Auditing Techniques, Climatic Analysis Techniques, Sustainability Assessment (LCA and Rating Systems), Life Cycle Costing, Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Observations (non-biased) and Statistical Analysis
- Management and Soft Skills: Planning - Professional Management - Team Playing - Professional Communication
- Reporting and Writing Skills: Reporting skills - Scientific writing - Effective graphical visualization - Referencing and annotation
To know more about our work we advise you to visit our lab description page (click here) and learn more about our research areas (click here).
Application Instructions
To apply for an internship at SBD Lab, please browse our website to understand the nature of our lab. As a research lab, our internship opportunities are focused on producing high-quality research publications. In addition, you can explore the previous work of other internships listed below. Every year, we provide a list of topics structured according to their order of importance (click here). To apply for an internship at the SBD Lab we advise you to pick up a topic and contact Prof. Dr. Shady Attia by email.
Previous Interns at SBD Lab
- 2021 Alireza Norouziasas : Impelementation of ISO 52016-3 for adaptive facade: a sensitivty analysis for a case study of an office building
- 2021 Ismail Caner: Examination of the Effect of Different Window Types on Energy Use in Turkish Apartment Buildings
- 2021 Nathan Jehanno: Characterization of the building performance of post-World War II residential building
- 2021 Emma Douressamy: Characterization of the building energy performance of post-World War II residential buildings
- 2021 Soufiane Ammar: Impact of Climate Change on Heating and Cooling Energy Demands and Overheating Risks for Nearly Zero-Energy Dwellings
- 2020 Oriane Laurent: Energy efficiency of the Polish residential building sector
- 2020 Myriam Baskar: Evaluation of thermal comfort conditions in nurse housing in Belgium
- 2020 Theophile Canonge: Developing a benchmark model for nearly zero energy terraced building in Brussels
- 2020 Mathilde Cuchet: Developing two benchmark models for post-world war Belgian residential buildings
- 2020 Mathieu Popineau: Developing two benchmark models for post-world war residential buildings
- 2019_Ndongo_Eileen: Resilient cooling of building- A review of definition and assessment criteria
- 2019_Boisard_Gwenn: Technical and economic analysis of the viability of advanced shading technologies
- 2019_Declaude_Quentin: Future trends and main concepts of adaptive facades systems
- 2019_Lioure_Romain: Future trends and main concepts of adaptive facades
- 2018_Conti_Nina: Comparative analysis for comfort, passive heating and cooling strategies in Madagascar
- 2018_Garat_Sebastien: Main concept of the "European approach" to occupant-centered adaptive facades assessments and interaction
- 2018_Giry_Nicolas: Development of Benchmark Models for the Belgian Residential Buildings Sector
- 2017_Alphonsine_Pierre: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Multicriteria Approach for Assessing Sustainable Student Housing
- 2017_Dore_Antonin: Assessment of different air movement systems for cooling in energy efficient Hospitals.
- 2017_Lacombe_Theo: Analysis Tool for Bioclimatic Design of Urban Settlements in Madagascar
- 2017_Tapsoba_Kevin: Usability Testing for Building Performance Simulation Tools
- 2016_Gauvreau-Lemelin_Corinne: Comparative Study of the Environmental Impacts of a Traditional Wall and a Hemp Wall in Belgium