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Architecture + Sustainability
Heide Schuster studied architecture in Damstadt, Germany, and deepened her formerly self learned knowledge about energy and sustainability at the Architectural Association in London, Great Britain – one of the worldwide most acknowledged architectural schools holding one of the worlds eldest master programmes for sustainable design. Back from Great Britain she worked for different architectural offices. Sustainability as a topic in the general building practice still was not in place.

Science + Teaching
Consequently she went to one of the rare Institutes for Climatic Architecture at the University of Dortmund existing that time. She researched, taught and developed prototypes in co-operation with the building industry. Finally she did a PhD about “Daylight in the Eye of a User”. During that time she worked as a freelance architect and successfully took part in competitions.

Planning + Realising internationally
Between 2007 and 2013 she was responsible for the foundation and management of WSGreenTechnologies GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany. Within this leading task she realised a range of ideas and worked at projects around the world. Furthermore she was a co-initiator of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) in Germany and was deeply involved in the development of the first German certification system in the built environment.

In 2013 she founded the BLAUSTUDIO.

From September 2014 to October 2017 she held a Professorship for Energy Design at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

Heide Schuster gave a significant number of talks and lectures in architects chambers, for the building industry and at Universities. She published several articles in books and journals and a whole range of papers at scientific meetings in Germany and abroad.

Topics include: Certification of buildings, daylighting in buildings, urban design issues, microclimatic studies as well as general lectures about sustainable and energy efficient architecture.

Furthermore she was involved in the training of DGNB Auditors and herself holds the Auditor for several building types and urban districts.

2006 Dissertation PhD Award of the University of Dortmund

2005 – 2006 Mentoring hoch 3 Programme for the support of scientific talents

2005 Autarc Façade Award for Innovation and Sustainability at BATIMAT, Paris, France and Best Paper Award at PLEA 2005 in Beirut, Lebanon

2003 Martin- Schmeißer- Stiftung Financial Support for third price at the international competition “A Mobile HIV/Aids Clinic for Africa” by Martin-Schmeißer- Stiftung University of Dortmund

1997 – 1998 DAAD Postgraduate scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service

2014 – 2017 Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Professorship for Energy Design
Classes in the interdisciplinary masterprogramme “Sustainable Structures” and in the University wide “Studium Generale”

2016 – 2017 Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
Professorship (FH) for Sustainable Building
Classes in the interdisciplinary bachelorprogramme “Smart Buildings” and in the masterprogramme “Smart Cities”

2013 University of Applied Sciences Munich
Topic Light: Project Building Design, constrution and technique
“SportRaum” – Upgrade of a sustainable and energy efficient sport arena

2008 – 2011 Technical University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart
Masterprogramme International Projectmanagement Module Sustainable Urban and Building Design

2008 University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt
Masterprogramme Sustainable Structures Module Lighting in Buildings

2003 – 2006 University of Applied Sciences Koblenz
Masterprogramme Facade construction Module Building Technology, Light, Colour

Since 2000 Architectural Association London
Masterprogramme Environment & Energy Studies, Lectures and Design support

2000 – 2007 University of Dortmund
Concept and realisation of multiple teaching classes, development of new teaching concepts, excursions, student competitions, lectures

Seit 1998 Multiple Universities worldwide
Lectures in the field of sustainable architecture and urban design

Since 2017 PLEA (Sustainable Architecture + Urban Design Conference) Vice President

Since 2011 VDI Member of revision team for VDI 6011

Since 2011 PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Sustainable Architecture + Urban Design Conference) Member of the Directors Board

Since 2008 Bauhaus.SOLAR Member of the Scientific Board and 2008 – 2012 Jury for the competition Bauhaus.SOLAR Award

Since 2008 AKBW Member of the Architects Chamber Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Since 2007 DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council) Co-initiator / Founding member/ Auditor Buildings, Urban Districts, International / System development/ Member in Expert groups / since 2013 personal member

Since 2006 IBPSA Member of International Building Performance Simulation Association

Since 2004 LiTG Member of Lichttechnische Gesellschaft: Active contribution to daylight group (2004 – 2009)

2003 – 2007 FitLicht Member

2003 – 2011 PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference) Associate Member

2002 – 2008 AKNW Member of the Architects Chamber Nordrhein- Westfalen