Sara Parece
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ISTAR-Iscte - Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Centre
Department of Digital Technologies (ETDA)
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CV Summary

Sara Margarida Parece is a PhD candidate at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and a research assistant at ISTAR-Iscte. Her doctoral research, funded by the MIT Portugal Programme, investigates how digital construction technologies can improve environmental performance and material efficiency in the built environment.

Her work focuses on Building Information Modelling (BIM), Open BIM workflows and the integration of Life Cycle Assessment and energy simulation to evaluate embodied and operational carbon in building design.

 

She has experience in Python programming, Revit API development, BIM-based data workflows and data visualisation using Power BI. Her research interests include Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment, BIM-based decision support and digital construction.

 
Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering
Austin, Texas
Training Session TechLaunch Program 2025 - 2025
Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon
Escola de Tecnologias e Arquitetura - Portugal - Lisboa
PhD Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories 2021 - 2025
ADENE Agencia para a Energia
Portugal - Lisboa
Training Session LEED GA and LEED AP BD+C 2024 - 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Portugal Program - United States of America - Boston
Other type of qualification MIT Portugal Inovation Workshop 2024 - 2024
Associação Passivhaus Portugal
Technical Specialization Course Passive House Tradesperson 2024 - 2024
ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa
Portugal - Lisboa
Technical Specialization Course Seminário de Especialização em Ensino a Distância 2023 - 2023
Universidade do Minho
Portugal - Braga
Technical Specialization Course Curso BIM 17º Edição 2023 - 2023
Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR)
Portugal - Lisboa
Technical Specialization Course Introdução à Modelação BIM com REVIT 2022 - 2022
Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR)
Portugal - Lisboa
Technical Specialization Course Programação gráfica em BIM, Dynamo para REVIT 2021 - 2021
ISCTE-Instituto Universitario de Lisboa
Escola de Tecnologias e Arquitetura - Portugal - Lisboa
M.Sc. Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura 2015 - 2020
Research Interests
Circular Economy
BIM
Life Cycle Asssement
Decision making
Embodied carbon
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
Civil Engineering Engineering and Technology
Other Engineering and Technology Sciences Engineering and Technology