The investigation team involves members of the GEGRADI research group from the Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), and members of the Group of Research and Innovation in Construction (GRIC) from the Department of Project and Construction Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).
Coordinator:
Rafaela Bortolini (http://lattes.cnpq.br/9471659878839112)
Dr. Bortolini is a professor and researcher at the School of Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). She has a MSc in Civil Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a PhD in Construction Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). She is a member of the research group GEGRADI (Grupo de Estudos de Ensino / Aprendizagem de Gráfica Digital). She is also a reviewer of scientific international journals. Her current research topics focus on BIM, Facility Management, Decision support, Bayesian networks, occupants’ comfort, and Digital Twins.
Team:
Núria Forcada (https://futur.upc.edu/NuriaForcadaMatheu)
Dr. Forcada has a MSc in Industrial Engineering and an international PhD in Construction Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). She is a Full Professor and a member of the Group of Construction Research and Innovationg (GRIC) from the Department of Project and Construction Engineering. Dr. Forcada has participated and coordinated numerous national and international research projects in the fields of building performance, thermal comfort and energy efficency. She is also a member of the National Agency for Evaluation and Prospective (ANEP) of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and of the Group of Evaluators of the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong. She is also an Evaluator for the European Union’s Horizon Europe and H2020 Program. Dr. Forcada has published 53 articles indexed in the JCR and supervised two thesis. She is currently supervising four more thesis in the field of thermal comfort, energy efficiency, Industry 4.0, BIM and digital twins.
Hamidreza Alavi (https://futur.upc.edu/25208086)
Hamidreza Alavi (aka Hamid) is a researcher at the Department of Project and Construction Engineering (DPCE), Group of Construction Research and Innovation (GRIC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). He has studied Civil Engineering and has been an honor student in B.E and M.E. He has a PhD and his thesis has focused on Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Facility Managers. Throughout his academic career, he has been awarded several grants for his projects at Terrassa (Barcelona) city hall. He has also produced a number of high-quality peer-reviewed academic publications in some of the world’s leading scientific journals. His research topics focus on BIM, Facility Management, Data integration, Augmented Reality, Mobile applications, Decision support, Bayesian network, Building condition, Occupants’ comfort and Visualization.
Luisa Rodrigues Félix Dalla Vecchia (http://lattes.cnpq.br/3026091557054164)
She has a PhD in Evironmental Design (2021) from the University of Calgary, Master’s in Architecture and Urban Planning (2007) from UFSC, and Bachelor’s in Architecture and Urbanism from UFPel. She is currently a professor at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) where she coordinates the Specialization program in Digital Graphics. She is part of the research group GEGRADI (https://wp.ufpel.edu.br/gegradi/) and research interests include mass customization, digital fabrication and collaboration and automation in the design process.
Luana Zanini Ferreira (http://lattes.cnpq.br/4473956094300567)
Student of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel). Intern at the dDM Ateliê de Arquitetura office working on projects developed in BIM technology (Revit). Scientific Initiation Scholarship (CNPq) in the Teaching/Learning Study Group of Digital Graphics (GEGRADI) at UFPEL, working on research related to digital twins and BIM technology.
Raul Balbinoti Rodrigues (http://lattes.cnpq.br/7405939991176435) 
Graduating in Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL). Technician in Buildings graduated from Instituto Federal Sul-Rio-Grandense (2018). He is currently a scholarship of scientific initiation (FAPERGS) in the Study Group of Teaching / Learning of Digital Graphics (GEGRADI) at UFPEL, working in research related to BIM technology.