Gregor P.ÌýHenze

  • Professor
  • RASEI Fellow
  • Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Chair
  • NLR Joint Professor
  • Professional Engineer
  • CIVIL SYSTEMS
  • ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Address

Office:ÌýECCE 246A

Education

  • PhDÌýin Civil Engineering (Building Systems), Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ, 1995.
  • MSÌýin Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1991.
  • Dipl.-Ing. (Diplom-Ingenieur) in mechanical engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 1992

Honors and Distinctions:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 2026
  • Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) 2025
  • Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Science, Technology, and Innovation at CSIRO in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2022
  • RASEI Associate Director for Energy Systems for the Built Environment 2017-2021
  • Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Chair 2017
  • University of Colorado Architectural Engineering Appreciation Award 2015
  • University of Colorado CEAE Department Service Award 2014
  • Endowed Lewis-Worcester Faculty Fellowship 2014-2018
  • Architectural EngineeringÌýInstitute (AEI) 2013 ConferenceÌýBestÌýPaper Award
  • University of Colorado CEAEÌýDepartmentÌýDistinguished AchievementÌýAwardÌý2012
  • Colorado Cleantech IndustryÌýAssociationÌýResearch andÌýCommercialization AwardÌý2011
  • University of Colorado CEAEÌýDepartmentÌýResearch Development AwardÌý2011
  • Renewable and Sustainable EnergyÌýInstitute (RASEI)ÌýFounding Fellow andÌýExecutive Committee MemberÌý2010
  • University of Nebraska-LincolnÌýCollege of EngineeringÌýHolling FamilyÌýDistinguished Teaching Award for Innovative Use of Instructional TechnologyÌý2006
  • University of Nebraska-LincolnÌýCollege of EngineeringÌýHolling Family TeachingÌýAwardÌý2006
  • University of Nebraska at OmahaÌýAlumni Outstanding Teaching AwardÌý2006
  • American Society of MechanicalÌýEngineers (ASME):ÌýBest Paper Award,ÌýInterna­tional Solar Energy Conference 2004, Portland, Oregon.
  • UNL College of EngineeringÌýFaculty FellowshipÌýfor 2003 and 2004
  • American Society of MechanicalÌýEngineers (ASME):ÌýBest Paper Award,ÌýNa­tional Solar Energy Conference 2002, Reno, Nevada
  • American Society of Heating,ÌýRefrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE):ÌýNew Investiga­tor AwardÌýforÌýthe yearÌý2001 (one per year)
  • American Society of Mechanical EngineersÌý(ASME):ÌýBest Paper Award, Interna­tionalÌýSolar Energy Conference 1996, San Antonio, Texas
  • Texas A&M University, College Station,ÌýTexas:ÌýWinner of Energy PredictorÌýShootout IIÌýin team ef­fort with Robert H. Dodier, 1995
  • WilliamÌýFulbrightÌýScholarshipÌýfor graduate study at Oregon State University 1990 – 1991

Professional Affiliations

  • International Building Performance Simulation Association
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
  • VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure): International member TGA (Building Energy Systems)

Interests

  • Building-to-grid integration
  • Model-based predictive optimal control and model-free reinforcement learning control of building energy systems and building thermal mass
  • Model-based benchmarking of building operational performance
  • Whole-building fault detection and diagnosis
  • Building occupancy detection using distributed sensor belief networks
  • Design and control strategies for mixed-mode buildings that incorporate both natural and mechanical ventilation
  • Low-exergy building energy systems for continental climates
  • Zero energy buildings
  • Time series prediction and forecasting
  • Distributed generation systems