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van der Laan, Michael

Contact Information
van der Laan, Michael
Position: Research Associate
Faculty/Department: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
Institution/Organization: University of British Columbia (UBC)
Phone Number: 604-822-9376
Email: mt.vanderlaan@gmail.com
Address:
2260 West Mall
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
V6T 1Z3
  

General Information
Languages: English
Field(s) of Research:
Alternative and Renewable Energy
Architecture
Atmosphere and Atmospheric Processes
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change and Impacts
Climate Modeling
Climatology
Decision-Making and Analysis
Energy Efficiency
Energy Systems
Environmental Design
GIS
Geography
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Industrial Ecology
Information Management
Land Use and Management
Mitigation
Modeling
Research Design and Methodology
Solar Energy
Sustainability
Systems Ecology
Urban Planning and Design
Visualization and Graphic Design

Details

Research Keywords

Analysis, modelling and visualization of:
Urban metabolism, urban morphology, energy balance, carbon cycle, urban climatology, geospatial modeling and visualization, urban design, architectural design

Education & Employment

MSc., B.EnD., LEED AP
Research Associate
UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Energy Simulation Specialist

Courses Taught Related to Climate Change Solutions

UBC Geography 200: Atmospheric Environments teaching Assistant
UBC Civil 498: Life Cycle Analysis Teaching Assistant
VSB Sketchup: Course Instructor

Publications

Christen, A., Coops N.C., Crawford B.R., Kellett R., Liss K.N., Olchovski I., Tooke T.R., van der Laan M., Voogt J. A. (2011). Validation of modeled carbon-dioxide emissions from an urban neighborhood with direct eddy-covariance measurements, Atmospheric Environment, 45, 6057-6069

Christen A., Coops N., Kellett R., Tooke T.R., van der Laan M. Classification of Residential Building Achitectural Typologies using LiDAR. Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Munich, April 11-13, 2011
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